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OK went back to Soapcalc, but in fact my water was just too low... right? 25% water as percent of oil weight (ration 1 lye for 1.77 water) was probably to low? If I put it at 32%, my ratio becomes 2.2665:1.

Oh my! You're right! In the soap calc I put 25% of water as percentage of oils weight. I played around with a few recipes and forgot to check the water:lye ratio. You're right that it's quite high! Will adjust for next time. I did use another brand of OO! It looks very pale in the bottle, but...

OK, so this is not an issue, because it went away, but this had never happened to me. I am a beginner with about dozen batches. I make some soaps for a couple of days every year, or every six months. Yesterday I made this CP soap recipe, with Shea Butter. Batter was pretty buttery "vanilla...

Thanks for your replies and answers! Here are a few of my answers to your questions: Q.1 (jcandleattic) Did you separate before you brought to trace? That could really impact the end result by having too much lye solution in 1 half and not enough in the other half. A.1 Hum, a little a both. I...

Hi! I made an Olive-Oil Recipe from a book and it went really well. Wanting to increase Olive Oil content and also put the giant tub of Palm Oil I bought 6 moths ago into use, I used SoapCal for the following recipe (took a photo of the recipe). My Lye got cold a lot sooner than I was ready...

Hi! I'm new to making soap, I tried the simple and fun pre-made recipes and decided to try my hand at the real ones with lye. I love everything natural, as organic as possible without going nuts about it, but I like the process and chemistry of it all. (I used to lock myself in the bathroom as a...