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  1. Rick Potter

    Recipe suggestions

    I'd skip the Vinegar. It screws with your Super Fat and makes your soap go rancid faster and orange spot. The Lye converts the videgar into sodium so why not just give a little squeeze of ready to go Sodium Lactate for a hardness bump. You'll soon learn Lard is your friend in CP. It's the...
  2. Rick Potter

    Recipe suggestions

    Keep it simple. 45 lard, 25 Coconut, 25 Olive, 5 Castor. Throw in 1oz Lavender per log and don't mess with the color. Put all your design and color in the paper bands. A squeeze of Sodium Lactate in each log will help cure. Also put your log molds in a cardboard box and wrap with a bath...
  3. Rick Potter

    Your Standard Recipe

    What did you come up with for a standard CP recipe?
  4. Rick Potter

    Menthol Soap in 60 seconds

    I do have glasses on.
  5. Rick Potter

    Menthol Soap in 60 seconds

    Thanks for watching. Fast is the only way....so many instructional videos are way too long.
  6. Rick Potter

    Small batch recipe

    Check out my CP soap in 60 seconds.
  7. Rick Potter

    Menthol Soap in 60 seconds

    My Cold Process soap in 60 seconds.
  8. Rick Potter

    Rebatching question

    I've done rebatch several times and yes it's always a little ugly. I chop everything up and melt/cook in crock pot and mash with potato masher. Takes a while. I add water and a little olive oil to the rebatch. It will look rough like hot process. Add some fragrance right before you spoon...
  9. Rick Potter

    Browsing soap pics

    Priority mail box and traah bag mold. Lard, O,Co
  10. Rick Potter

    Molds found on amazon -any good?

    I have 3 of these molds and love them. Make sure and put some talc powder inside the wood mold for easy release. Makes 10 1" bars. The crinkle cut looks the best.
  11. Rick Potter

    Fragrance Oil scent fade help

    Unspecified? Seriously? With all the toxic items we touch and consume each day we should worry about a little fragrance? We don't live in a sterile bubble these days. I'd say a bag of beef jerky has more toxins than a little laundry fragrance.
  12. Rick Potter

    Fragrance Oil scent fade help

    Yea I too had the same considerations. However if its safe for your clothes which are against your skin it couldn't be too bad. We've been using the beads for quite some time with no problems. We have had more problems with the varying qualities and strength of Lavender oils. 1/2 a cup of...
  13. Rick Potter

    Heeeeelp! Addicted!

    Been there done that....is an old phrase. SoapCalc. I've settled on 30Coconut, 25Olive, 35 Lard, 5 castor and 5 luxury oil like wheat germ or shea. 6% super. Ice Lye and oils to 90 degrees. Stick blend oils before adding lye. Don't mix to full trace. Cut at 24 hours, age 3 weeks. Perfect...
  14. Rick Potter

    Fragrance Oil scent fade help

    Downy Unstopables In-Wash scent beads. Over the years I've tried Essential oils and fragrance oils. Recently discovered a cheap super strong scent that has worked well in our CP soaps. I use 1/2 cup per 3lb log and melt/stick blend into the oils before adding lye. Really strong long lasting...
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