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heheheh lol, thanks Krissy for the tough love. I am a college student right now and it is finals week so I'll have to do that later but I am soooooo curious. I beg you to tell me.

Conclusion: water as a solvent for lye Thank you everyone. My conclusion is that water acts as a solvent only for the lye. Water does not mix with oil and it only acts on the lye as a carrier so the lye can be evenly distributed in the oil. The lye and oil mix to form trace and the water just...

Solution: Conversion of oils to fl oz and possibly lye Woh Carebear, you hit the nail on the head. I can't believe I didn't realize that. I did some research an came up with solutions and a question. In short I cam to the conclusion that 1 fl oz ~ 1.45 oz ("~" approximately). Can someone with a...

Thank you for the welcome Judymoody. Here is the recipe I used. The amounts in parenthesis I added to make the batch pass the zap test: coconut oil = 6.5 oz (+2 oz) olive oil = 6.5 oz (+4 oz) shea butter = 3.5 oz total weight in oil 16.5oz (22.5 oz) lye=2.4 oz Water= 4oz (+3 oz)...

Saponification occurs when the lye and oil are mixed together and you get "trace." If you realize that your soap is lye heavy by the tongue zap test can you add in more oil after saponification and the mixture is already in a mash potato consistency? Do you need to add in more water with...

Water, roughly about 30% of your total oil volume, is used to dissolve lye. Does it serve any other function? In my experience more water makes the bar softer. Edit: Is it needed to help catalyze the saponification of lye and oil?

Shea butter alternatives In this link, underneath the tittle "Love That Creamy Lather," you will find all substitutes for shea butter. http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/s ... -oils.html They are listed as the following: Palm, Lard, Cocoa Butter, Mango butter, Kokum butter, Beef Tallow...

Hello everyone. Me and my wonderful girlfriend have been making our own soaps though out the week. We made our first batch with honey and orange essential oil, second with tangerine and frankincense essential oil, third with lemongrass and sage essential oil. They have all been lye heavy...