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  1. M

    How to increase trance time?

    so I must start to learn physic! :mrgreen:
  2. M

    How to increase trance time?

    SA help to decrease soap solubility in use. I have problem by finding oils and must use of SA.
  3. M

    How to increase trance time?

    Coconut 20% Palm 30% Castor 5% Soybean 5% Olive 35% And SA 5% It seem increasing or decreasing oils haven't any effect on trance time.
  4. M

    How to increase trance time?

    Hi I need to increase trance time near 5 min more because I can't mold my soap correctly. How I buy some more time without increase water? Regards!
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    Hardness in use

    It's not important for me to use Lard and lard is very cheap in my area but I prefer to use herbal materials. I use of Lard for test and was very good except it's smell. Because I use of herbal essences and forced to filter it myself hadn't any success by it. I make two batch today by...
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    Hardness in use

    Thank you all for kindly advise and Encouragement! not_ally: I live in Goris a little city in "Holy mountains" in Armenia and work for a lawyer that I have access in his office to internet (in fact internet and PC is part of my wage!!! :razz: ). Situations of war really cut us from the world. I...
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    Question about Expiration time (date)

    Hi Thank you for your respond! I decided to use CP for my soaps (before I work on HP but I couldn't mold it correctly!) and understand that we have a more than one mount sleep time in CP. Now I think for example a batch with 5% superfat. But when this soap will expired ? It's similar to Exp of...
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    Hardness in use

    Thank you all !!! Thank you not_ally ! your advise was very useful ! I understand that I must sleep my soap more than one mount in house!!! Really my soaps is not bad! I use of it near one year my self ! Today I tested two batch: one by salt and other by change percentages of oils! I will...
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    Hardness in use

    Change to soap under customer eyes is a strategy!!! Of course I didn't use it but think to packaging time and transferring and selling time! When I sell soap myself , this time is very short near two week but when I send it to another sellers the time will increase to 4 or 6 week until end user...
  10. M

    Hardness in use

    I just sell to my family and give feedback of them (and material money of course (: )!
  11. M

    Hardness in use

    I'm not vegan! and never test beeswax! I just like make vegan because my customers like it! in addition of my oil list : I can buy sunflower too!
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    Hardness in use

    I can't buy Shea butter or cocoa Butter! What I can use instead them except tallow (I use just vegan Oils)? I have this list in my shops: 1 - Soybean 2 - corn 3 - olive 4 - Coconut 5 - Palm 6 - Castor 7 - Canola 8 - Stearic Acid 9 - Beeswax I think I keep the Idea ! and start to test! Thank you...
  13. M

    Hardness in use

    Mean of salt is NaCl ? or sea salt or something else? I have NaCl but never see sea salt!:grin:
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    Hardness in use

    Thank you ! I let it sleep for two week before use. I looking for a receipt by materials that I can buy in my area. Unfortunately I couldn't fine Sodium lactate in shops. I must have a receipt that work in my customer bathrooms! I will test Decreasing Coconut and increase Palm! Thank you for...
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    Hardness in use

    Hi (Excuse me about my bad language!) I make some soaps by CP. When I put them in bathroom or steamy or sultry weather , change to melt. I have low hardness in use time. Very soon a 200 gr cut of soap melted and solved in steam! or just use for two or three time in shower How I can increase it...
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    A question about PH

    Please don't laugh me but I started to sell my soaps :grin: I sell two or three Kilograms per week but I sell. I test my soaps at university and all of options was standard!!!
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    A question about PH

    Useful info and all great! Thank you all! I'm looking to start to sell my products and this is just with your great helps! Hope to success to us! I was really worry about PH and test some Acids such as Citric but all of them decrease quality (Or may be I couldn't find a way to use of them :) )...
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    A question about PH

    Hi I have a receipt and try to better it! PH is 9.5 . When I check it in calculators I must have 6% super fat . But How this is possible? Why when I have super fat , I have 9.5 of PH ? I mean more PH is about Lye and it means I have super lye inside super fat in my soap? If it's true , why this...
  19. M

    Deformation in Soaps

    I use water as percent of oil weight 38% -> 190 gr per every 500 gr palm 65% coconut 20% olive 10% castor 5% NaOH -> 64.13 gr per every 500 gr
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    Deformation in Soaps

    Hi! Thank you for your response! My soaps after four week start to some sort of deformation that damage it's faces! How I can prevent it? I use of CP and a receipt of coco and olive and castor that according to calculator I'm in range correctly :D Regards
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