masterbatch lye

I'm about to try master-batching, have read through tons of threads here, and still have some questions that I didn't see addressed elsewhere (if they have been, please indulge me anyway). 1. I'm assuming most of you don't create that master-batch in your storage container. Most of those have...

There’s a reason I don’t try to soap on weekends when husband’s home and we are in and out. Sigh. I thought I would be “smart” and make a 50/50 master batch lye solution using aloe Vera juice to use tonight. As I was putting the aloe juice in the fridge I saw the ingredients were aloe juice...

When using a 50 lye/50 water masterbatch solution, can you add the recipe's remaining water into the oils (as opposed to the solution) to prevent the lye/water solution from heating up? Or is it better to pour the recipe's remaining water into the solution?