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True miss Zany, however this is from Januaryish, cray high alkaline, 5% SF, doesn’t lather for the life of me, but, just for you, I’ll save it in a mason jar.

And that’s what I’ve been doing 😂 which could explain some of the issues I’ve been having. I just now did an experiment with my very first LS I have sitting here that’s terrible. Added CA to neutralize the excess alkali and that turned it cloudy.with chunks. Heating would not clear it like it...

Thank you again Zany. Um, my recioe/method is 100% mad scientist and most of my raw materials from the hard bar days are still good just don’t wanna go bars for a while due to space, available time and it’s a PIA as I also do custom paint when I get orders coming in. I’ll look at the links again...

Thank you @Zany_in_CO for this info especially the oil help cause I had no idea. My GF skin is so dry with commercial products that she has to use lotion afterwards. After using mine, that’s no longer the case. I did notice MMS isn’t all that lovely for LS but, after initial goo in the pot, I...

I chose 5% super fat. The goal for the mix is super fluffy/creamy lather, clean rinse, cleaning properties without overly drying. For the third question, I don’t know

I think what’s going on here is I put my boots on before my pants. What I have at home are containers of paste with no citric acid added. I found today the soap making friend calculator that has the helpful additions of citric acid. Now, is that added in with the koh and distilled water? Or is...

That’s one of the problems. Um, I went mad scientist and mixed a very strong Koh solution so I could add drops to bring it up to par. Well, I have no clue how strong the solution was, added more then more then more etc….I’ll toss this crap in the garden and dilute some more. Like a complicated...

Thank you DeeAnna. The soap is diluted and has sat out for 7 days….looks like morning pee. I was curious about PH, which in turn led to utter disaster. I’ll get Kevin’s book and try to find your articles. I used to make bar soap 25 years ago but I have always wanted to make liquid. Is there any...

Had a quart of finished soap. I had used the same formula in the shower and it worked fine meaning it rinsed clean, lathered plenty, cleaned well and was clear. I was curious about PH so I dipped the calibrated meter in the solution which read 4.13. Ok, let’s add some koh solution and try to...