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Well nobody answered, anyway i found a way. People who had done Aleppo Soap before, I have one simple question. How long did you wait for curing. I know it depends, but 4 weeks are enough, or 6 months are needed ? P.S. I do not use dehumidifier, fans, etc. Conditions : ~30 C average for the...

Well, after making castile soap, my new aim is to make Aleppo Soap. There are very few info about Aleppo Soap Recipe. I already watched Soaping 101 video and there she says 78% olive oil 22% bay laurel (berry) oil 6 ounces of ... spring water 2 ounces of lye. Three questions (consider...

Well, at last i found the problem. The problem was about oil. It was homemade oilk and i used the end parts of oil. So when i changed oil (bought from market) it has gone ok. And for this new oil i had to try two times also. At last i think it is ok. And dimitris here is photo of my castile...

Well, wow, people in this forum are really helpful. First of all, thank you all for sharing. The subject of purity of olive oil. I know that it is pure olive oil, 'cause it is our own olive oil. And i used this once more before that trial and wverything was okey except consistency, that is why...

I didn't know that zap test is. I learned and i'm not sure that if i can. Today i'm gonna buy a pH meter and tonight i'm gonna do it once more. Do you know what is the pH value of castile oil soap mixture trace before put it in mold? or at about which value i can say that "ok this is ready...

For 2nd trial, i closed the top of storage box very tightly. Water vaporized and condensed and caused these spots? Or i am a bit day dreamer? :lol:

1st Trial 555 gr Olive Oil 70 gr Lye (12,6% of olive oil in weight) 167 gr distilled water. (30% of olive oil in weight) I solved lye in distilled water first. Then wait for temperature decrease and when they become 32-33 degrees Celcius, i put lye solution to oil slowly, while i'm...

I suppose there is a misunderstanding. (Sorry for my English) I put the mixture after mixing a couple of minutes. I'm gonna answer dagmar, with describing step by step.

I've done some little search on web, and people claim that shea butter really helps people with skin problems. As soon as i catch the basics of soap making i'll try to make recipes (I've seen some on web also). Thank you so much Jean1C. Hazel, I'll check it as soon as possible and continue on...

Well, hi to all. AS of yet, I've done my second trial of soap making (both Castile Soap) At 1st trial, I've used 100x olive oil, 30x distilled water, and 12,6x lye (NaOH). At the end (24 hours), I 've reached soap that is a bit hard to put in a mold (PVC pipe). For the 2nd trial, I've...

I am definitely agree with oyu innerdiva73 :) Fabius, if i can, i will. Hazel. I got it. Two things force me to make a soap. One is, as i said, my skin problem (eczema) and I want to do some extra job. And i started to make soap last week with castile soap. I had some problems and yesterday i...

Thanks lsg, savonierre and hazel. And Hazel; Definitely it helped. In fact, ordinary soaps make my skin very dry and peel. With this soap, peeling and drying stopped. Here is the link i guess : http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002F5H6DM/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 And here in Turkey it is about...

Hi to all. I am Mustafa and i'm living in Izmir, Turkey. I just started to think about making soaps when my doctor says "you have sensitive skin", after i bought a special soap with a very high price (dead sea soap, don't remember the label). I'm planning to start as a hobby, and if i will...