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  1. michael732

    Alternative to Lard

    I have batches of 100% lard soap that my wife loves. She can smell a far...well never mind. If i recall i made the batch with a 5% super fat. No smell what so ever.
  2. michael732

    Alternative to Lard

    Thank you for the reply. Avocado at 40%? Wow. I use it in my current recipe but only at 5%. I have been tinkering SoapCalc, just replacing the lard with other solid fats. It looks like I can use Shea butter. Tweak the other percentages and my numbers look compatible to my original recipe.
  3. michael732

    Alternative to Lard

    That's a good idea. I am using palm and olive oils in the same recipe. I think I'll need to sit down and tinker with soap calc to get myself in the ballpark. Thanks for the advice.
  4. michael732

    Alternative to Lard

    So I gave away a few bars of soap to a co-worker. She love the soap and can't stop saying good things. She is telling me I should sell my stuff. No intentions of doing that but it did bring up a question I had been thinking about. I currently use lard as an ingredient to my soaps. I understand...
  5. michael732

    Mens FO

    Thank you. Its funny because I use a shower bar with pumice everyday and never think that lather helps clean. Its just my opinion. But taken to heart. I have seen other talk of blood orange. Thanks. Tingle is sensitive areas? That could be a winner. Lol, I get what you're saying. Lemon might...
  6. michael732

    Mens FO

    I was hoping someone had a good recommendation for a masculine FO. I plan to make a "mechanics soap". This will have a pumice for cleansing. I typically buy from Bramble Berry but I'm not stuck on them for a good FO. Thank you for the help. Mike
  7. michael732

    Curing to packaging time

    I believe you. I just recently came across a soap display in a consignment shop. They had been there for some time. And like you said, the shrink wrap was not fitting tight and looked sloppy.
  8. michael732

    Curing to packaging time

    I weigh my soap. When it stops losing weight, I think its done curing.
  9. michael732

    Eagles greatest hits

    I like that color.
  10. michael732

    Who is your favourite YT soaper?

    Terrie from TreeMarie Soap works Lisa from I dream in Soap
  11. michael732

    Who is your favourite YT soaper?

    Its funny you said that. Every time I scrap my bowl, I say it. Scrapy- scrapy my containy.
  12. michael732

    How To Use Soap Calc Tutorial

    I like to tinker with soapcalc. I change recipies and change the % of super fat, I note the the lye amounts. Just search recipies that use percentages of oil and plug them in and tweak them just to see what happens. And also, super fat is the amount of oils that are not changed to soap via the...
  13. michael732

    History of soap

    Great. Thanks.
  14. michael732

    History of soap

    I found this interesting and just thought I'd share. Sorry if this had been posted before
  15. michael732

    Extremely thick trace in a basic, lard soap after 2 seconds.

    This is odd, as I just posted a question yesterday because my batter took forever to get to trace (%100 lard). I even used a FO known to accelerate trace. What brand of lard are you using?
  16. michael732

    Batch number 2 in the mold

    I never thought of a name. Black Jack it is. Thanks.
  17. michael732

    Batch number 2 in the mold

    Thank you. I used sodium lactate but Ill wait the full 24 before I unmold. Thank you.
  18. michael732

    Batch number 2 in the mold

    So I just finished batch number two. It was %100 lard with 1oz of FO just for fun. It took forever for the lard to emulsify and get to trace. I thought I was doing something wrong. I have to say I was having fun with this. Drinking Jack Daniel's and blasting Black Sabbath. Fingers crossed it...
  19. michael732

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    Yes it is.
  20. michael732

    Need help with my silicon mold.

    So I've been wasting my time? Great. Thank you.
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