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Just tested my Laundry soap and it's not cleaning properly I think I should have done 0 or 1% super fatting. But even store bought yellow laundry soap doesn't clean well I think it's because I have hard water. The best I have used is a delicates detergent from natural surfactants.

Some people who are experts able to get 35% lye solution to work there is a method to get their soap traced and poured and gelled. It comes out a perfectly hard bar and without the brittleness. They have to work quickly. Expert soap makers.

This bar gelled in the cooler bag and I was able to unmold it perfectly in 6 hours.

Yes it's also therapeutic spending the day making soap for me. :smile: It's like a meditation.

I just did a batch 400grams of oil 20% Coconut 20% Canola 60% Olive tsp of Salt 5% superfat for general use hand/shower soap 400grams of oil 50% Coconut 30% Olive 20% Canola tsp of salt in water before Lye tsp of sugar at trace for bubbles and lather. 1% Superfatting for a...

Hi I don't think it's worth it to do a steep water discount to speed up the cure of CP olive oil soap. I did 65% water to 35% Lye. Unless you are an experienced soaper. My water discounted soap did not cut as nicely and look as smooth as my 38% water to oils batch. I may do a 30% water to oil...

Sorry but I didn't know where to put this. Can I use a paper tea box as a CP soap mould?

OK do you then grate the soap and use it with washing soda and or borax. Wouldn't it get a bit expensive? Do you use refined coconut oil? Yes I tried to search in the forum and got a bit confused that's why I asked.

My second batch of soap that I made was Honey Oatmeal Milk soap. 80% Olive 10% Canola 10% Coconut Normal 38% water to oil. I added 1/3 volume of milk powder to 1/3 water saved from the water volume. Added to oil then added lye/water mix. The soap didn't trace after 10-30 mins. So I...

Thanks for replies. I want to use 1% superfatting as my scale only does whole number and I will round up decimals to whole numbers. I am worried about excessive lye when washing dishes etc.

Thanks for replies, I will try a batch of refined CO which is apparently scentless. $9.90 / Litre here And I will try a small batch of FCO, $18.70/500ml I was really happy with my first batch of soap 80% Olive oil 10% Canola 10% Coconut Extra Virgin I just used normal 38% distilled water of...

What about for delicate Laundry? Washing by hand. Would 5% superfat wreck your delicate clothing. I plan of adding 10-20% Lanolin. This is my plan for Dish Soap/Laundry. 80% Canola Oil 20% Coconut Oil Allowing 1% Superfating as my scale only goes to Whole numbers. Coconut oil is...

Ok but will Fractionated coconut which is liquid give the same hardness?

How much super fatting should I used for Laundry Bar Dishwash by Hand Bar Delicates Wash / Wool Wash Bar I'll probably be using 10% Coconut Butter for cleansing and bubbles and 10% Canola oil and 80% Olive. Please help guide me. My guess maybe 2% for Laundry and Dish to account for mis...

I made a soap with 80% Olive oil 10% Canola Oil 10% Coconut Oil Normal 38% water to oil ratio by SoapCalc. I love the formula, lather creaminess, hardness and consistency. I would like to have the same characteristics but do away with Coconut oil because family members hate the coconut...

How?

My soap's PH is down to 8.5 which is what I want. Still drying as I think the Lye has not fully Saponified. Yes my hand is getting zapped. I am not sure if there is enough water content left to cure to rest of the Lye.

So is it possible to make money selling soap?

Hi I didn't insulated I think that is my problem. Can you use stainless steel moulds without lining.

Water247.798Lye - NaOH133.430 in grams Oil Grams Olive Oil945.0002 Canola Oil105.000