Before you even think of selling you really need to do more research on oil properties etc. it takes at least a year of testing and formulating recipes to know how your soaps will be in 3,6, 9, 12 months or longer. And could you share your resource where you found information that the eggs will preserve the soap? I would love to see that information as not much survives the lye monster. Canola and Soy are very well known to go rancid unless used in small amounts. Read up on DOS as well. As you are likely to see it sooner rather than later. Another good source that you may want to read is Scientific soapmaking by Kevin Dunn. So much valuable information. And we have several very smart science folks here too.
Oily skin does not require a high cleansing factor. If you strip too much oil off the skin it will create more oil and for many causes more issues. So, again you really need to do more research.
I highly recommend reading the last 10 pages or so of the beginners section or even more. Also, please visit the introduction thread and tell us a little about yourself.
i agree I'm far from selling, and also read in the introductions someone will jump down my throat about it, did not take long lol, but thats the eventual goal.
A lot of the info i have found on DOS from the medical field has to be with low quality of old oil to begin with. I am using Fresher and a higher grade of oil than that found in a supermarket, That cupped with using equipment and space that has bean sanitized to minimize the exposure to bacteria that could lead to DOS down the road.
The other theories i have read on DOS (not on DOS but talking about molecular differences and defects on dan blahblahblah) is the chemical solvents that are used in making Canola could contribute to them if the temp of the final evaporation of said chemical if it gets to high. This compromises the quality of the oil and can leave small traces of it behind, not to mention execrating the aging process from over heating. I'm hoping by avoiding these 2 situations i won't have a problem, But time will tell.
if you go on youtube and watch a lot of soap makers, its clear to see they are done so in well less than clean conditions. But I'm thinking its the second that may be leading to DOS in Canola or other oils that are extracted using the same methods.
The information on eggs in soap I have is in vintage cookbooks and also some vintage published college research on eggs in soap from the 20's that is with a collection on agriculture reports i have, I'll see about digitizing them.
I'll check out Kevin Dunn! Thanks!
While i understand shipping to much oils causes more to be produced, why only wash my hair weekly, I also would like to see how the soy effects this with the coconut. it will be interesting to see.
I'll read those 10 pages and then some I'v gotten some done but not all and will go to the intro page.
Let me know your thoughts, agin i'v read a lot and we all know that is only so good, especially online information.
Your soap looks nice and it looks like it came out of your mold nicely. Next time, maybe rub a little lanolin or mineral oil inside the mold to assist in easy removal. I use lanolin for hard plastic molds and it really helps get the soap out smoothly. Additionally, you can put it in the freezer for a few minutes (maybe 15 minutes) right before you unmold. That also helps get it out more easily with plastic molds.
I really like egg yolk soap. But when I make it, I do deduct the egg from the water portion in my lye water. I whip the egg yolks with a fork, then stir them into the oil with my stick blender before adding the lye solution. I have found that the eggs do help in high CO content soap to counteract the excess cleansing/stripping ability of Coconut Oil. Otherwise, I don't like high CO soaps. I have also made egg white soap, but never soap using both parts of the egg, so maybe I'll try that someday and see what it's like.
Anyway, I find that egg yolk soap colors darker than soap without egg yolks. Every time I use egg yolks in soap the color is yellow, somewhat like dark mustard or old egg yolks, and that is with no added color. Adding colorants can change that, of course. Egg whites don't influence the color of the soap at all in my experience.
So I'm wondering what made your soap green? I didn't notice if you said you added anything that would give that color. Did you add any fragrance or colorants to your soap?
Is it zap free yet?
It ended up coming out super easy and took no time or effort at all! lanolin is something I'm interested in incorporating in soap along with beeswax. Good stuff!
I am trying agin tomorrow morning and am going to reduce the amount of water that i used, it came out fine but just took a long time to trace.
I'd love to see a picture of your egg soaps, its hard to come by them in the marketplace, mainly because i think of the difficulty of not making scrambled eggs haha. The ones I'v used are FANTASTIC but no one i know who soaps want to deal with it and say 1/2 the time they ruin a batch and have to throw it out.
now the Green! Its great from the reaction of the whole egg!!! No colorants, no Fragrances, Just eggs! Cool right!? unfortunately i believe it will completely go away, it also has to do in the manner i incorporate it. Cool stuff though!
Zap!? Free!? Ehhh how long after making it should i wait? haha
