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ok so cocoa butter and mango butter would be .33 each or half of .33 for each? and 453 times 16 oz?

thank you for the advice. I needed that! I will make a small batch- just an ounce. if it turns out to what i am looking for how do I ramp up the recipe to be 453.59 grams?

The problem is that it didint really harden. As soon as I remove it from the fridge, it softens up into a blob. Its not hard at all, and when I push it up out of the tube and apply to skin, its just all greasy. Can you help me figure out this recipe? Or do I need to start over. I would...

I'm on my third try of making a solid balm. my recipe has to be off, but at this point I can't see what is wrong,.. what I am trying to accomplish,is a nice solid bar that glides on the skin with not alot of drag but doesnt completly melt., that can be used in hot weather without it melting...

I did add kaolin claly. It didn't become grainy until 6 months later. I sold 6 bars, and didn't realize they were gainy until after the sale... customer didnt contact me, I noticed it myself as I only had one tube left, so I just don't want that to happen again. I made a batch using the...

yes, I can adjust as needed, but for now all is good. Thank you for all your imput. I really appreciate your knowledge. I've been making soap for so many years without any problems and thought I knew it all Haha!!!! but there is always room for knowledge even for this old bird! Hoping to see...

so you don't take it to trace to make sure the product doesn't go grainy? Is that the norm or just the way you do it?

so you don't take it to trace?

thank you!

sorry I just lost my post!!

At what temperature do you all pour your lotion bars? Do you melt then slowly stir till the formula goes to trace, then raise the temp and then pour? to prevent grainyness??

What exactly is fat bloom? I've never heard of it before, and I'm trying to learn all I can about lotion bars, (anhydrous) because I have had a problem with grainy bars. I had read (Humblebee and me) that when making bars, take the oils slowly down in temperature to a trace where you can see...

No its not prepared, it's dry pearls. I have to say the soap I made with the Citric acid looks fantastic! There is virtually no ash, the color looks consistent, I'm really satisfied with how it turned out believe it or not!!! Also, that bars are hardening up quite nicely now, and I think...

thats good to know. I'm not going to use that bottle anymore, and open a new one, making sure its closed tightly.

I checked the bottle of lye. It doesn't have an experation date. Ill use a new bottle. This morning I checked the soap - it is getting harder. I think it will harden up if it cures for 3-4 weeks. Also if raise the lye concentration to 35%, which lowers the water to 21.54 ounces, I think...

thank you for the scaled down recipe! I will use it to perform testing if need be. Thats an interesting concept of the lye weakeing, I will have to check into the shelf life of l my lye. I don't think that is the case as I added citric acid to my recipe to counteract the formation of DOS...