liquid soap

I made liquid soap many times, always turn out good. Tonite I was showing someone how to make liquid soap, as soon as I added the lye to the oil, it separated and no way could I stick blend it together. Then I steamed it, I did not use a crockpot, it volcano. Then there were solid pieces of...

Hi, everyone my name is Asha! I have a question regarding liquid soap. I have been thinking about making myself some shampoo with Olive Oil. I have heard that LS soap can be quite harsh on your hair. I even have first hand experience with this knowledge. I made a gallon batch of LS with the...

Hello, all! I have a question about cloudiness in my finished liquid soap. I used Irish Lass's method. My recipe is the same as my bar soap blend: 50% Soybean Oil 25% Coconut Oil (76) 15% Grapeseed 10% Olive (pomace) So it's obviously not the same ingredients as Irish Lass, but I...

I made olive oil liquid soap for the first time. I added the water to the paste to dilute, brought to a boil and let it sit over night. In the morning the paste had not melted. I re heated it and let it sit again. This time when I checked it, the paste had absorbed ALL the water and tripled...

Hello! First off, I want to say that I LOVE Irishlass' GLS recipe and have been using it faithfully. I was just reading a different thread and see that some of you add Stearic Acid to your GLS. Can I add it now that it has been diluted? And if so, should i melt it in a separate container and...

Hello! Been a while! I"m just curious if any of you could shed some light on if PKF, Palm Kernel Flakes, are not a good idea for liquid soap in any certain percenages? I made a batch and with around 35% PKF and it didn't even gel properly. it was pretty bad. I think I may have bad Glycerine...

Hello Soap Making Forum! This is my first post on the site (although I have been lurking in the shadows for some time now lol). I should start by saying what an excellent resource this site is for soap makers, with such detailed content and expert opinions. Great work everyone! :) I am a bit...

Hello I've made simple liquid soap with coconut oil, koh and glycerine instead of water twice @5% @ 10% super fat using Soapee calculator and I'm happy with the results just PH. and of course diluted 1:1 by glycerine The paper Ph meter stick shows PH of around 9 and its too high besides my...

Hi all I’m a complete newbie in soap making. Had prepared myself for a batch of Castile soap in the cold proces. After mixing oils and lye i discovered my supplier had sent potassium hydroxide instead of Sodium hydroxide. It was my daughter who pointer this out when my mixture did not go in...

I am very new to soaping. Apologies if my question seems silly!! Is it possible to neutralize liquid soap using another acid, such as salicylic or glycolic?

I'm a bit confused as to how to know when liquid soap is diluted. I just made a recipe from Making Natural Liquid Soaps and used: 18.5 oz coconut 4.5 oz. castor oil 2 oz. jojoba oil 6.5 oz. potassium hydroxide 19.5 oz. glycerin I weighed out the soap paste and added an equal amount of...

Hello everyone! I'm from Indonesia and I'm super new in soaping world. I'm planning to make my very first liquid soap, but there're some question I hope anyone can help to answer it before I jump to make it. 1. I calculate the lye and else in 3 different soap calculator I can find in the...

First of all let me just say when i say newbie i really mean im a newbie to soaping in general and this is my first experience in dealing with soap of any kind. so yesterday i tried to make my first LS using the glycerine method The Oils i used was 5% castor oil 30% Coconut Oil 65% Olive Oil...

Just started my foray into liquid soap this weekend. I am using Irish Lass' (I believe it's hers, please excuse me if I'm wrong) directions for the glycerin method - the one where you mix up the paste and let it sit overnight. I got that part. All is going great there. Second try at the paste...

I made a batch of liquid soap yesterday. 65% olive, 25% coconut, 10% castor-I used the method of using glycerin mixed with KOH and cooked it over low heat until the liquid became clear. I added to my pre warmed oils and blended until I the start of bubbles floating around my hand and rose above...

Can someone help me figure out what happened here? :problem: According to soapcalc this liquid soap should have had a bubbly ratio of 56 but the actual soap was a total unsudsy flop... 22 oz h20 12.20 oz koh lye 14 oz coconut oil 27 oz castor oil 14 oz palmolein 5 oz soybean oil...

Hi everyone, n00b here. I have only made a few batches of lye soap, and all have been successful so far. I decided to try my hand at a recipe I found online for liquid soap. The person's stock photo shows a crystal clear soap, but when I got to the final stages (3-4 hours later!) my soap was...

I was reading a Listing on Ebay for Dr. Bronner's Soap. I was reading the ingredients along with the listing itself that Dr. Bronner's uses something called Olive Fatty Acid, says that they Superfat their soap with this. They go on to say that this Olive Fatty Acid ensures that there is no free...

Hello, I noticed that when a container of commercial liquid dish-washing soap is bought and used, I only need one simple squirt to do a whole load of dishes. Nice Bubbles, and pretty clear looking dishwater overall. I noticed that when I make my Homemade from Scratch Liquid Dish-washing Soap, I...

I feel like I'm asking too many questions lol. I watched many youtube videos about making liquid soap, but they don't mention adding fragrances. How do you add fragrances and where do you get them? How much would you add in? Will fragrances make soap thinner? If it does, can you use NaOH to...