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HI. By unexpected results I mean it turns slimey. I haven't understand about the gelling you said this ratio inhibits. What's gelling? I'm using 100% olive oil. I'll try other oils just to experience. If you say that your soaps also take a year to cure then I guess I'm fine. I think...

Sorry for the great delay and thanks a lot for the replies. I still have two questions though. My Soaps cure for much more then just 3-4 weeks. I have soaps 2 and 3 months old that still haven't cure fully. I make my soaps form olive oil and I understand it takes longer to cure. Is there any...

Hello. After having some unexpected results from my soap, investigating a bit and from answers from this forum I got to realize that the part of the curing process isn't clear to me at all. Could any of you explain what's going on while curing better for me? To my understanding it's only drying...

mm.. ok. So I'm using a real OO which I know it's origin. I use grams and my lye is 50% water 50% caustic soda, when you say 40% is that for the lye or the water? my superfat should be about 5%. I asked for the glycerine because I thought maybe that is what absorbing the water in that way...

Hi. I think I've let it cure for about 6-8 weeks. Perhaps more is needed cause it's winter time now? Can anyone explain the curing process and what is that slimy layer? Doing the zap taste it aint alkylene at all so what exactly happens there after it's fully reacted? thanks Erez.

Hi. Ive started making my CP soaps, made already a few batches and they keep getting this transperent gel like layer after getting wet. It's really not fun for the touch and doesn't dissolve well. I don't take no glycerine out and I use only olive oil. Anyone has any Idea what makes it? How...