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Get ready! First test coming.

“Yet” I’m sure, @AliOop. Right? :)

Thanks @Mobjack Bay, I was hoping they might chime in.

I am sure someone will be able to offer a more scientific answer, but I am happy to share my practical experience. I’ve been experimenting recently with 100% coconut oil soap for household cleaning. It works very well for cleaning, but I find it very stripping on my hands. In contrast, I use...

Hello all, warning, long obscure post ahead. I’ve gone way down the rabbit hole. I’m hoping to make a lotion consistency shaving cream that I can put in a pump bottle and keep in the shower. I’ve seen threads about this, but no recipes or posts about folks attempts/experiences. I’ve read...

Thanks @DeeAnna. With careful pouring I’ve gotten it down to 1 gram drips. Sticky stuff!

Hello all, I ordered some liquid germall plus for liquid soap. It is very thick and honey-like. I’m finding it a challenge to add small amounts to small test batches. Has anyone tried, or does anyone know, if pre-diluting and storing a known amount would interfere with the chemistry or safety...

Fantastic! That’s exactly what is going on.

@DeeAnna will do! I made a batch with 10% castor, 10% rosin, and 80% coconut today. It came out really weird—not like any liquid soap I’ve ever made. The “paste” is liquidy with a goopy center. I’m going to try another batch.

ok, report back: As of this morning, no zap. The soap is softer than an 100% NaOH soap, but still relatively hard. It takes significant finger pressure to make a dent. It is, however, MUCH more soluble in water. I’m thinking I’ll make another batch at 60/40 NaOH/KOH. My guess is this will be...

I just posted in another thread about d-limonene. It cleans greasy hand prints better than anything else I’ve found.

DeeAnna, bear with me on this and let me know if I should repost in a separate thread. I remember reading a post of yours somewhere on the forum that hypothesized the difference in irritating/stripping nature of coconut oil versus palm kernel oil might be due to the greater amount of capric and...

Ok, I’ve mixed up the following and will report back: 200g Coconut Oil 6g d-Limonene 86g water 6g sodium citrate 25.91g NaOH (70%) 17.13 KOH (30%) NaOH was calculated with a -1% superfat. KOH was calculated with 90% purity and 0% superfat. I used small cavity molds for the test before...

Thanks, AliOop! That is exactly what I’m going for. I’ll try 70/30 and report back.

DeeAnna, do you think it might work well in a stain stick or other non-skin cleaning product?

Hello all, I made my first 100% coconut oil, 0% superfat, stain sticks. They work great, but are hard as a rock and rough on the hands. I’d like to make them softer and try pouring them in oversized chapstick tubes. I’m thinking of trying a dual lye approach using 50/50 KOH/NaOH. I’ve made hot...

And here is the morning after:

Ok, I gave ciaglia/confetti a try. I colored the base with activated charcoal in hopes of a granite look. We’ll see how it turns out.

That makes total sense, and what I hoped was the case. I had a bunch of old pickling salt just waiting for a project. It took close to 800g.