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Hi! Im having a really hard time to find some info on how to make your own lip balm recipe, I have dry skin with exczema so I want to be able to make my own recipe with ingredients that works for me :) How much hard oils and soft oils should I use? Does anyone know where I can find some...

Sorr if this is a stupid question but I cant find the answer to it somewhere else... If the oils of my soap weigh 1 pound then how much soap will I get after Ive mixed in the lye and water, does something disappear in the soap making process? Or can I add the weight of the lye and water to find...

Thank you so much judymoody :) I actually have found some palmoil now that does not destroy the rainforest and kill monkeys :P So now its easier for me to find recipes. I hope that not all of you will get tired on my questions but soapmaking is not so easy in the beginning..

Thanks for all the help! I wanted to convert it to ounces so it would be easier for most of you to help me :) Judymody: Here in Sweden its not so easy to find fairtrade and organic palmoil, and shipping from other countries is quite expensive, and I dont feel comfortable with bying regular...

misread? you have not answered until now? :P do you also think I should lover Shea and castor oil?

I forgot to say that the superfat is 8% and that the soap should suit my dry skin with exzema.

Thank yo for answering I will recalculate the recipe :) Do you know any other oil I can add if I lower the Shea and castor oil? I dont want to use any animal fat (vegetarian) and I dont like to use Palm oil. What does "gel" mean?

Hi! Ive never made soap and now Ive made my first recipe in soapcalc that I plan to use to make my first batch of soap. I measure in Grams so the numbers get weird when I translate the to ounces: 1.552 Oz Castor Oil (=11%) 1.411 Oz Cocoa butter (=10%) 3.527 Oz Coconut Oil, 76 deg (=25%)...

Thank you so much for your helpfull answers!!! Now I actually had some time to play around in soapcalc and Ive made a recipe that I would like to hear your opinions on, I measure in Grams so the nubers get weird when I translate the to ounces: 1.552 Oz Castor Oil (=11%) 1.411 Oz Cocoa...

Thank you so much! Im going to look at that site. Ive read a book about soapmaking and there was a chapter about soapcalc, but Im a little afraid to use it my first time :P I would appreciate more tips from others to :)

Hi! I want to start making CP soap and can´t seem to find a recipe that fits my needs: Im a vegetarian so I dont want to use any animal fat I dont want to use palm oil I would like to use both shea- and cocoa butter in my first batch because Im so exited about using this raw ingredients :P...