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I know this is an old thread, but I thought I would add my thoughts about adding lanolin to a recipe for a "wool washing" soap. I think this is a ridiculous idea and seems it would only be tried by people who have a very poor understanding of chemistry AND don't know how fresh wool is...

Do you know what kind of wire you used for this and what gauge or diameter? I'd like to make a cutter but the one I made before the wire ended up breaking too easily. I've been told that piano wire is supposed to be pretty good, but I'm not sure if there is something that would be better.

Do you have a link to this recipe? I'd like to check it out.

I've seen soaps packaged many different ways, some are completely sealed in plastic, some put a "band" around the soap, leaving the ends and sides open and people also use a paper/cardboard band around them as well. I'm trying to figure out the best way to wrap them and I'm leaning toward heat...

I've spent the last 8+ years studying manufacturing techniques of various industries and I've decided to make a setup tht will allow me to make a wide range of custom soap moulds (and hundreds of other things like custom interior car parts and a very wide array of other things like custom cell...

Just as an update on this, I did a test of this where I grated the soap and then pressed it into a 1ft long PVC pipe that was 2.25" diameter. The press was 20 tons. The soap was more dense than normal CP soap and it did last longer. I did then take 1/2 of it and grated it with a micro-blade...

Have you found a mould for your soap? I've been researching different ways to make molds and I've decided to get a setup to make lots of different custom molds. Basically they can be of any shape and size you want and the mold is made from a positive example of the bar you want. So I would...

I'd really like to buy some sandalwood EO as it was one for the main scents of a Vera Wang cologne I had back in my college days and it was one of the only scents that wasn't some light/fruity "unisex" cologne that most all men seemed to wear. It was definitely a guys scent and the price was...

Can you tell me your exact recipe and how you did it? I just did a CP with 100% CO that I intended for liquid soap and it turned out VERY well. What kind of lye did you use? What concentration of water (percentage - 38?) What was the temperature of the oil and temp of the lye solution when...

I'll bet it lists the type of oil on the back of the bottle. I've never seen one that doesn't list it.

I just got a gallon of grapeseed oil (GSO) and when I looked at the properties of the soap (at 100%), it is very similar to olive oil in both fatty acids and the properties as it has a conditioning value of 87 (vs 82 for olive oil) and 12/12 for hardness & creamy vs 17/17 for olive oil...

I have a number of pieces of leather that I'd really like to try some restoration to as it looks like it is cracking (not totally through), some of it is colored leather (black, grey, tan, red, brown, natural, & some others). The leather cracks and there are little "islands" of color...

I made some pure coconut oil soap with no superfat (no need for clothing washing from my experience and it does a better job) and I'm wondering what percent (by weight) do you mix the soap with water to make a liquid laundry soap? I think I'll use KOH next time so it makes a liquid soap a...

I'm wondering if anyone has tried this. imagine a kitchen drawer or desk drawer, it has a bottom and 4 sides. let's say the sides are 3.5" tall and the bottom is 24" x 18". What I want to do is place another 24" x 18" board on top and screw it onto the sides. Oh, everything inside where the...

I REALLY need to figure out a solution for this issue, and it really shouldn't be that hard. I used to print wrappers on normal paper and cut them so they would wrap around the soap and tape/glue it in the back. I did it so that some of the soap remained uncovered on either side of the...

:) Like i said, I think the next version will be a little different, I'll probably use blades on 2 sides like a normal stick blender, this will make running it at high speed much easier, less vibrations I think. I don't know when I'm going to make some, maybe later this month or beginning of...

With VERY small helpers. J/K I use small stainless containers, and I use a dremel that has a mixing blade I made that stirs everything up. There really is no reason you can't make 1oz or even 1/2oz batches if you had small enough container. A micro chemistry glassware would work with magnetic...

Thanks for the suggestion! I did finally find something, they are large plastic cups that restaurants use for taking sauces/dips/etc. There are lots of sizes and I found one that is 3.5 if filled to the top, so it will work well. Here's that blender stick I made. It's actually really well...

Making 20-40 batches of soap all at once with very little differences to the recipe. Fr example I would have 20-40 mixing containers (each small batch would create a 3-6oz bar of soap, each with different recipes ranging for different oil mixes/ percentages. The main differences between the...

The one thing that I have found is that no two batches of tallow are created equal when I buy it from stores. It varies in color, texture and smell. I've also found that it can greatly change the quality of the soaps I make. This is very disturbing b/c I find it to be one of the best oils for...