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This exchange of ideas really helped me understand rebatching and boiled soap better, so thanks to all for helping! As soon as I have a chance I´ll try the boiled method.

@atiz I never tried salting out on rebatch. I thought about it but never risked it. I several times pondered rebatching using and adaptation of the industrial method where you salt the soap but I haven´t got enough knowledge or experience of it or even the right tools/ recipients - I´ll have to...

Developing DOS is exactly what happened with some batches I made. So, no adding the extra lye then? But is it possible?

Hi, I don´t usually have time for forums but I sometimes check the posts here whenever I can read them and I have a doubt that´s been bothering me and would like to hear from your experience. Is it possible to successfully add more lye to a low lye soap on rebatching? I mean, how do you add a...

I researched better and looked to older recipes I had stashed somewhere and decided to go with your advice. As soon as I have more olive oil, I am trying recipes more lye heavy and also HP process, since winter here is worst for soap to cure, something I never really tried besides "rebatching"...

Ok, thank you very much for that information - I will recheck the recipe with the lye calculators. As soon as I can get more olive oil, off course. I´m hoping I can take advantage of the heat wave we´re having here at this time of year! I´m also thinking of trying other recipes, like old recipes...

Thank you all for your opinions and input based on the long experience you have. @amd, 90% water and 100% water just means 90 or 100% of the weight of the oils - if oils 6 oz. then water would be 6 oz. @Obsidian, I never boil my soap, or try not too. I just usually have to reheat it. I start...

Thanks for your replies. Deanna, you say that soap should gel in the mold? I see, I wasn´t sure, it did seem a bit more gelled than usual... this one got like this on the day it was made, just a few hours later. It is NaOH. I waited an hour and a bit more before adding the lye solution to the...

Hello, First, congratulations on your forum that has so much information! I´m new here and though I don´t usually have much time for forums, I signed up because I had to try and request an opinion from people that have more experience at making soap than I. I´m writing this thread to request...