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Is it possible to make a CP soap with 0 superfatting and add the SF oils (5%?) when rebatching?

I live in the twin cities, and none of the soaps I see in health food stores, including Whole Foods, has weight listed on the label, so I assume it's not required in Minnesota. When I used to sell soap I listed it between a range (i.e.: 4.5-5 oz.). It's funny when you think that the xtra 1/2...

I've been soaping for over 20 years, my memory is not what it used to be and I've lost soap records during 3 moves. It's been a long time since I've added food to soap and I can't remember if I need to use some sort of antioxidant or preservative...?? Like GSE, ROE or something. I have a...

I mix my lye water in a deep rubbermaid container using a long plastic spoon. This keeps the fumes more inside the container than outside of it.

I use all of my soap trimmings and log ends to grate into new batches. I color them by melting them down as in rebatching and adding small amounts of colorant, then grating them up again. Another thing I do with them is to cut or grate coarsely and put them in a dish by the sink to be used as...

You're a woman after my own heart, lol.....

I used to use PVC pipes and downspouts as molds. Haven't for a long time since I got my silicone ones. Here's the process I used: A thin layer of mineral oil or vaseline; after 48 hours put in the freezer for at least 2 hours (sometimes I'd forget about it and it would be in there way longer...

I still remember my mother-in-law on the farm back in the '60's making her laundry soap from lard and wood ash lye. I don't know how she estimated her sap values but I"m sure it wasn't a complicated formula (well I don't think it was....). I do remember orange spots on the soap, which I guess...

I haven't made honey oatmeal soap for quite a while, but I used to mix my oatmeal (colloidal), honey, FO and superfatting oil well and add them at trace. My soap (made with water, not milk) turned out a nice honey colored dark tan.

I had a similar experience with a couple batches of soap. It turned out soft and curdly looking with little pockets of liquid. This was after about 48 hours in the molds. The first time I thought I had screwed up something with the weights, so I re-checked my digital scale and made another...

OK-- I'm going to throw out another variable here from my own experience. I am wondering whether something about climate could be a factor. I've been soaping for over 20 years. For the first 5 years or so I lived in northern Minnesota and had problems with soda ash no matter what formula I...

Thanks! I have made GM soap many times and it always turns out a medium to dark tan, which I don't mind. I have done split method but didn't know it was called that. did learn a few things on this thread that I'm going to try. Yes an old soaper can learn new tricks, LOL.....

Nice to meet another Twin Cities soaper, and good to have a positive report re: Sweetcakes' FO's. I am in Eden Prairie very close to Sweetcakes and will definitely be getting some FO's from them. They also have a few EO blends.

What is the split method?

Where would I find pre-buy groups?

I can't tell you how many times that's happened to me, lol..... sometimes the FO, sometimes the superfatting oil, sometimes both! It always turns out to be a fine soap, though. Good thing you were able to mix before the soap started to harden. I signed on for 120 bars of beer soap (Guinness...

I signed on for 120 guest size bars of beer soap for my nephew's wedding, which was going to be held at a brewery. That is, until it was postponed due to the virus. I have 2 5 pound logs of soap that almost seized from the FO I used. It is not cosmetically fit for the wedding anyway, but...

I've been soaping for about 25 years. I used to sell but now only make it for myself, family, gifts, etc..... I kept records of everything-- recipes, how they turned out with each batch and what each batch cost-- vendors I used and their prices, etc. It was sort of fun and now I can go back...