hot process

I find myself going from topic to topic...lol. It’s all so interesting and inspiring. I want to make all the soaps. But, I do know it’s all in good time. Today I’m trying a goat’s milk soap with honey. I may add some oats on top for interest. I don’t hve any fragrance oils, just EO. Maybe...

While doing research I found some soap blogs that say Alkanet (the more popular of the two) and Ratanjot are the same thing. I've also found sites which state that they are two different plants, and so does Jo Haslauer in this article here. They do apparently give similar results so I guess...

Well, I have several FO I want to use that have a medium to high vanillin content... Most likely I'll be using Hot process to make this soap. I'm thinking about doing some of the batter brown or black and put the FO in that part of the batter. I'd like to have thoughts on your experience if...

I am back to try a few things in HP soapmaking... Wondering if any of you experienced soapers can help me with a few questions. Pencil lines: Do you do a pencil line in HP as you would CP? I'm wondering if there is a higher chance of it breaking at the line since it will be more solid that...

Hello guys. Im new to the forum and first post here :). Im somewhat of a newbie and I am planning on making a very m̶o̶i̶s̶t̶u̶r̶i̶z̶i̶n̶g̶ conditioning and luxurious bar trying to use exclusively avocado oil, coconut oil and cocoa butter in HP and would like your opinions on the matter. The...

I made a new cream soap batch today that is looking excellent. My KOH was apparently dead and I do not know how I did not notice it didn't swoosh when added to the distilled water. So far this batch is doing exactly as it is supposed to with my new container of KOH. Color me happy! :D The color...

Hi guys! I'm new here, but I have been making soap for roughly 6 years and I have encountered crystals of lye in my hot processed soap, which I also put in the oven to make a compound hp/ cpop soap with an embed. I have pics here for you to see. I'm going to re-batch it with a little more...

Hi all Just a quick question as I am a bit confused (what's new). If I am using the HP method do I add the superfat right at the end of the cooking time so that it melts and I then mold the soap, or do I add it up front with the rest of the oils? Kim

On the very first page of the Songwind Shaving Soap thread, the OP gives the amounts of stearic, coconut oil, glycerin and essential oils they used for their small batch of shave soap. https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/my-first-shaving-soap-is-a-success.34264/ They say they saponified...

so i decded to check out hot process soap and i have a few questions that i havent been able to find the answers to yet so if your making hp soap is taking the gel phase out does that mean that once your hp soap cools you are able to cut it without any gel phase happening again? please add any...

Hi Soaperts. Got another question for you. What is the maximum amount that you have successfully water discounted HP soap? Please share your numbers in lye concentration (%) or water : lye ratio. Sorry to be so annoying but it aint easy becoming a self-taught chemist. Thanks in advance.

I thought I understood the concept of superfatting soap with respect to cold process soap. Here is my understanding and if I’m wrong, please correct me. You plug your values into a reliable calculator and the lye will saponify everything but the percentage you’ve chosen. You don’t add 5% after...

No shame in trying something new (standby recipe but with technique modifications), and in showing how we can't win them all. :-) Figure I'll post this to encourage others to not beat themselves up or be ashamed of a batch gone wrong. The Change: Held back a portion of the water from mixing...

I made my first batch of hot process soap on Saturday using just coconut oil, water, and lye to keep it simple. I used a tried and true recipe by an experienced soapmaker and ran it through a calculator so I know my proportions were correct. I had no problems blending to trace, I cooked it in...

Hello, I'm Victoria. My quest is to eventually start up a small bath product line, and I'm looking to do some less common experimenting. So that brings me to the question; Has anyone ever experimented with loose leaf tea in soaps? How long did the soap last? Was the scent comparable to an...

I'm new to soapmaking and am looking to make a Castile bar soap using only organic extra virgin olive oil and lye (I've been buying one, but it's so expensive!). I decided to use a hot process method with a crockpot, as I know Castile soap and Savon de Marseille were traditionally made in...

I'm curious if anyone has ever tried to turn up the heat at the tail end of hot process, just prior to the "pour?" The purpose would be to melt it fully before going into the mold in order to get a clean, smooth finish on the finished bar. I'm assuming this wouldn't work with certain...

Okay, fine soapers! Today is my second attempt at an SBHP soap batch. (The first one failed miserably and I think it's because I didn't use hot lye nor keep the temps up...ugh!) Before I get started, I have a few questions for our savvy SBHPers: Will using any recipe I've used for HP be...

I used canola oil, coconut oil, and olive oil at 12, 5 , and 15 oz then threw in lye at 4 oz. it came to a nice trace with temperatures around 120-125. Upon reaching trace, I added a tbs of dark cocoa powder and a tsp of cinnamon and stirred those guys in. Everything looked fine and creamy when...

Hello, I am new to soap making. I had a few failures because I completely ignored recipes, but few last batches were very good. I make hot process soap. My problem is fragrance. I added about 4-6% of essential oils (palmarosa, patchouli, lavender, don't remember exact combination. One batch...