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Ok thank you! I was just worried it might react with the soap! Ive managed to clean it off after soaking it in warm water with vinegar and soap, followed by a rinse in the dishwasher. thank you all again :)

Hello! I just found this whitish residue on my silicone moulds. This is after it has been soaked and washed with soap. When I googled it, it said it was Calcium Sulfate. I just wanted to know if this residue would be detrimental to the next batch of soap I make in them. Google suggests certain...

Hi there! thank you for your reply. Sorry i forgot to mention how long after I unmoulded. I unmoulded them after 48 hrs. But the good news is that the soaps are already appearing less crumbly. Im yet to do a proper ph test and the zap test but I'm hoping its all good by then. fingers crossed!

Thank you so much for your detailed response! And sorry for not sharing the weights. The entire batch was a 5400gm batch of oils. I also just checked the recipe and it is correct, i.e not missing 10% fats. Unfortunately, I don't have the exact amounts in gms on me, it is at the studio I work out...

Yes! 5% Castor Oil 5% Sweet Almond 30% Olive Oil 35% Coconut Oil 5% Cocoa Butter 10% Shea Butter 10% Kokum Butter 35% Lye Solution with 3 % superfat Process: I soap at room temp, so i melted down the butters mixed the hard and soft oils. the temperature was 87F, lye was a similar temp. I mixed...

Hello all! Im in a bit of a situation. I poured a large batch of 6 loaves yesterday and the container that I used filled up pretty much to the brim and my spatula didn't fully reach the bottom. But while blending the oils and lye, i did use the stick blender which did reach the bottom and...

Thank you everyone :)

Hello everyone! Im so happy to be on this forum! I've been making soap for 3 years now and I'm obsessed. Im here to pick everyone's brains and get some tips and tricks to get better at this!! thank you for having me here!

thank you, I havent yet looked, but these threads look great!

Thank you! Ive found the same with Salt. I did find a slight improvement in being able to unmould the soaps as compared to when i made the recipes earlier, but it is a marginal difference. I didn't know vinegar could help harden as well! I made a bunch of Kombucha soaps, not the same as...

Thanks @lsg I'll have a look at using soy wax!

Thank you @ Thank you so much for the extremely insightful answer. that does make sense. I didnt realise that a harder bar doesn't mean a longer-lasting bar. that's a big learning for me from this. Thank you!

Hello! I wanted to know if anyone has worked with Sodium Gluconate in CP Soap. If so, has it helped make your soaps last longer without rancidity or DOS? And how does one use it in the recipe? Thank you!!

hello! looking for the best pthalate free Fragrance oil suppliers for CP soap in the UK (only). Would be grateful if you could recommend something that you have worked with and love!! Im based in India but I have family visiting from the UK so I'll have them pick it up for me, therefore only...

Hello!! I wanted to understand the difference between using Sodium Lactate and Table Salt (used as a hardener) when it comes to hardening soap. I've been using 1 tspn per KG of oils in my recipes (Which are roughly 48% unsaturated fats and 52% saturated fats) and i do find that my loaves are...