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Thanks @Obsidian and @ResolvableOwl What I was saying above is that I’m not trying to replace olive oil. I’m interested in using both OO and safflower in combination primarily because it raises the linoleic value in the calculator. I’m going for oleic values in the mid 30s and linoleic around...

I’m curious what experience's you’ve had with using regular safflower oil (non high oleic). I’ve noticed that safflower oil has a more similar fatty acid profile to olive oil compared to most vegetable and seed oils. I’m not looking to replace OO, but rather supplement soft oils in a recipe to...

Thank you for your thoughtful response! I had to read your post over and over because it contains so much information I couldn’t absorb it all in one read 😆 Excellent information!!

I’m curious as to how omega-3’s play into soap making. Usually omega-6’s are the focus of polyunsaturated fatty acid conversations due to high linoleic concerns. I’ve noticed that most popular soaping oils are very low in omega-3’s, that seems to be the most common quality they have in common...

It looks beautiful 🤩 I wish the bricks in my house looked like those and I mean that as a big compliment! Very rustic and earthy.

@ResolvableOwl Super fascinating! I’m so glad that your breaking down of ingredients and knowledge paid off with a unexpectedly great bar of soap! You’ve certainly created something original. Thank you all for sharing your creativity and experimentation. This thread has turned out to be another...

My two favorite recipes that I’ve made over the last year have 48% and 60% lard. They’re great on my skin and in the calculator. I’m using mostly lard, coconut and moderate linoleic soft oils (no butters) so I have a difficult time finding values that I like with anything less than 40% lard. In...

Welcome and thanks for joining the community!! I look forward to learning from you as you perfect your craft 🧼 🙌

Ditto! It looks like a good recipe provided you like olive oil in soap. Some people prefer to keep CO below 20% which is a good guide, but I made a bar that had 28% CO that was totally fine for my skin. The 44% olive oil should provide plenty of oleic acid to help offset the potential drying...

Hey Soaplizard! I’m still very new to soap making myself, but I’ve had good results with canola oil. My oldest canola oil soap is only 4 1/2 months old, but it shows no signs of DOS. Canola is inexpensive, helps make a white bar and has a decent balance between oleic and linoleic fatty acids. I...

Yes, we blow dry wet cats! Low heat, of course, but we guarantee that your cat will be twice as feisty! GUARANTEED!!! If your cat isn’t feisty enough we’ll rectify it PRONTO! Pre/Post photos available…

The guy at the end of the bar isn’t having as much fun as we are 🤷‍♂️

This would be hilarious if there was at least some shred of evidence, I mean, even just a YouTube video… Funny story Zing, I believe you 😆🤣😉

😆 I thought you might be joking 🤣 Sometimes I have trouble distinguishing between appropriate jokes and inappropriate jokes, so I get paranoid. What the heck, I’ll put the photo back up for the cat lovers out there…

I deleted it 😆 I thought it was hilarious and it got a lot of laughs on social media. I don’t think it violated any forum rules, but after I posted I decided I would delete it if anyone seemed bothered. Sorry Alioop.

The guy at the end of the bar keeps following me into the bathroom… 🤨

Do you think a lotion called “Barbarian” would sell? “Your skin smells great! What kind of lotion is that?” “Its called Barbarian” 😆

Very interesting post and idea 👏 Thanks! I would’ve never thought to experiment with soap dough. If the soap dough smelled similar enough to the cp bars produced with the same fragrance they could make for perfect “scent samples” for those of you who sell your soaps at markets. You could keep...

@Mobjack Bay Once a scientist always a scientist!! 🤘

Thank you guys SO much! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I’m going to make all of my new batches fragrance free until I’ve found a balanced base recipe that I love and is replicable. Do you guys know how hard it is for me to NOT put fragrance in my soap? (I’m sure some of you do 😆)...