Yes- they were half-brothers. David was the son of Jack Cassidy and his first wife (before he married Shirley Jones). Sean Cassidy is the son of Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy.
IrishLass
IrishLass
Of the 4 I listed? No, not yet. I have made several prior to getting me (and us) to this conversation. Maybe this opens a completely separate can of worms but I have never bought into the whole 4 - 6 weeks curing time thing. I understand the evap but all of my soaps have worked after a few days of resting. By the time I get to bar 4, 4 - 6 weeks have elapsed and I really haven't seen/smelt/felt any real significant difference.
Maybe this opens a completely separate can of worms but I have never bought into the whole 4 - 6 weeks curing time thing. I understand the evap but all of my soaps have worked after a few days of resting. By the time I get to bar 4, 4 - 6 weeks have elapsed and I really haven't seen/smelt/felt any real significant difference.
I know the song, not who he is lolSo we must be the only 3 to get the Shaun Cassidy reference. Everyone else is going "who"? A co-worker recently did not know what a VHS tape was when shown one.... Young whippersnappers!
Hallo there and welcome.. I've kept away because you'll get better advice from the others but I just wanted to say that you should give the waiting a try.Maybe this opens a completely separate can of worms but I have never bought into the whole 4 - 6 weeks curing time thing. I understand the evap but all of my soaps have worked after a few days of resting. By the time I get to bar 4, 4 - 6 weeks have elapsed and I really haven't seen/smelt/felt any real significant difference.
...is adding a chelator to my formula in the form of tetrasodium EDTA. Another one that works well is sodium citrate. It's used at only a small % (I use .5% tetrasodium EDTA as per the total weight of my soap) and it's amazing how my lather has perked up. Just thought I'd share.
How/when is the chelator added? Any reactions that I need to be prepared for? Is the usage rate pretty standard for all chelators? Just so you know, I'll probably use the sodium citrate because there are other uses for it in the kitchen. The possibilities for a "sour salt" are fascinating!
My fully gelled CP soaps work pretty good as soon as I unmold them 18 hours after pour, too, but they are much milder and bubblier and more pleasant to use after 4 weeks have gone by. Seeing as how your original formula was formulated to be super bubbly, super hard, and super cleansing, I can see how you may not have felt a significant difference 4 - 6 weeks down the road, and I don't think I would have either because of how high cleansing it is. An overly high cleansing soap formula will still feel as drying 4-6 weeks or months down the road as it does at birth because of it's formulation. I bet if you make a more skin-friendly, less over-the-top bubbly/cleansing formula, the differences as the weeks go by will be more noticeable.
IrishLass
I'll just add that I too use sugar in most of my batches, and I don't find that it accelerates. Why do you add your sodium lactate at trace? I add it to the cooled lye water before it goes into the oils.
A good analogy. Just like whiskey if you start off with a crappy whiskey it won’t be as good at 12 years as a good whiskey will be.Soap gets better over time, proven now, not just advice.. Like whiskey
I add citric acid to the water then add the lye after the CA has dissolved. You have to add a bit more NaOH if you add citric acid.How/when is the chelator added? Any reactions that I need to be prepared for? Is the usage rate pretty standard for all chelators? Just so you know, I'll probably use the sodium citrate because there are other uses for it in the kitchen. The possibilities for a "sour salt" are fascinating!
A good analogy. Just like whiskey if you start off with a crappy whiskey it won’t be as good at 12 years as a good whiskey will be.
I should have said "whiskey in the barrel" then hahaI'm probably going to regret this... Not a good analogy. Whiskey only gets better with age if left inside a barrel (all alcohols actually). It is the contact with the charred barrel and the transfer of those external molecules absorbed over time. Once you remove whiskey from the barrel and put it in something (usually glass) that has no chemical influence to the liquid, it could sit for 1000 years and there would be no taste difference.
I fully understand curing and the effects it has. I just don't find the effects to be that beneficial in my case for this particular recipe. The soap that started this entire thread is my daily shower soap, get in, get clean, get the hell out, and get going soap.
Please forgive me, I do not mean to be snippy.
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