I am doing it!!

[Sislea]

Ok I am up to the phase of forcing saponification. Here are all of my photos up to this point.

 

[Susie]

What are you making there?

 

[Dorymae]

What are you making there?

Lol Susie she's making soap! Seriously though, what type are you making?

 

[Sislea]

I made 100% CO for laundry and stain stuck

 

[Sislea]

Here are the final stages the soap goes through while cooking and me putting it into my mold




And it setting up on my SB


Can't wait to cut it tomorrow

 

[Sislea]

OOPS I left the applesauce phase out of the photos. But I hope when cutting it tomorrow it turns out as planned. I figured starting out basic was a good plan.

 

[Sislea]

And I will not tell a lie. I did have a mishap!! While putting it into my mold, I dropped some on my finger. And let me say that hot soap HURTS

 

[Susie]

:clap::clap::clap:

Another soaping addict added to our ranks!!!

It's OK, we all have those mishaps. And we either learn from them...or get lots of owies. LOL

 

[Dorymae]

Wait! Check that soap in about 3-4 hours. Then again in 6. After 24 hours it may well be too hard to cut. Coconut sets up pretty quickly.

 

[MorpheusPA]

Great, another addict. Come join us in our junkie talk. I like to inject cocoa butter into my recipies...

 

[Sislea]

Look at the pretty bubbles! this is just from running water in my crock

 

[Sislea]

Ok I will check it in a few hours thanks for the tip

 

[DeeAnna]

I know you said you were going to make stain sticks -- but in case you change your mind and want to make a laundry detergent powder, be sure to grate the soap soon while it's still soft enough to break down into a powder. Just speaking from experience!

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

[Sislea]

I told DH I was ready to make my next batch

 

[Sislea]

Ok thanks. I was going to grate it tomorrow and I was thinking about running it in the food processor at that point on an as needed basis. Or should I go ahead and do that as well?

 

[MorpheusPA]

this is just from running water in my crock

Don't read that too fast, because for a moment I did a double take.

 

[Sislea]

wow yup it is hard. DH went out to the shed to get me his miter box to cut the soap with. I cut it but my phone is dead from taking photos and posting step by step instructions on my face book page.

 

[biarine]

Look at the pretty bubbles! View attachment 12578this is just from running water in my crock

Love the bubbles. But Some people said you can't use coconut soap for laundry because of too much bubbles.

 

[Sislea]

It will be grated and then put in the food processor to make a powder. Only so many ounces of thew CO soap will be put in with so many ounces of washing soda and oxygen. You don't use a full bar per say by itself or you will get lots of bubbles and an HE washer will not like you for that.

So, with that being said depending on how much you mix of the bar, washing soda..etc..you will get 3 months to even up to a year worth of detergent.

I can post my "recipe" if you want it.

I have been buying Fels Naptha to use in my laundry soap but now I will replace that bar with one of my very own CO bars

 

[Dorymae]

I use 1/8 cup ( 3 tbsps) of powder in my He machine. It is fine.