Search results

I found a new recipe to test that includes palm (organic and EcoSocial), olive and coconut oils (no more grapeseed oil). In my city, there's a well known soap ingredient supplier store, and they mentioned that the lye/water ratio can vary between 1.2 to 3. Is that true? When I use the...

Thank you ! Your feedback is very beneficial. I like the idea of the report card for feedback! :)

Thank you for the feedback!

Thank you. I was never trying to make a quick buck. I wanted to share something I enjoy doing with my friends and family.

Thank you!! my recipe is: - 10 oz olive oil - 10 oz grapeseed oil - 10 coconut oil - 9.5 oz water - 4.2 oz lye - 1.2 oz EO (4%) Since I do HP, my bars cure for 1 week or more. All feedback is welcome! Thanks!

Hello everyone! I make HP soap bars and really enjoy this method. However, my soaps aren’t hard and my clients tell me they’re done fairly quickly. I reviewed my recipe and noticed that I had made it using 0% superfat. I have since corrected that to 5% superfat, which decreased the water amount...

Thank you everyone for your input, it's greatly appreciated!

I used a recipe in volume instead of in weight I found here: https://www.diynatural.com/how-to-make-soap-2/ They suggest 20 drops of EO I used 40. The recipe was first weighed before being given in volume. My soaps turned out great and they are hard and wash well.

Hi everyone! I started making soap about one month ago and I'm now starting to use my soaps. I used the recommended amount of EO and they smell great dry but once wet there is absolutely no odor. Have you ever encountered this situation? Should I increase the amount of EO? Also, I don't want to...