Hello people,
We wanted to play a little bit and tried to make soap from used cooking oils, 100% rapeseed oil. I went to a canteen and they gave me 2 liters to play with. Always wanted to see if we could make soap from upcycling waste cooking oils
![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
We filtered with very tight nets/cloths and then saw on a few YouTube videos that they also suggested putting flour and let it sink since it would take away a lot of impurities. We did that as well![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Today, I went to try it and bubbles are ok, could be more lathering and it cleans ok as well. However, when washing it does leave your hands with a sort of layer and smaller smooshy pieces of soap. I have attached a photo so you can see what I mean.
Since this has never happened before, I have no idea what went "wrong" and what we can do to fix it.
Any ideas?
This is the recipe I used. Should I change the water: Lye ratio?
Thank you very much in advance
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We wanted to play a little bit and tried to make soap from used cooking oils, 100% rapeseed oil. I went to a canteen and they gave me 2 liters to play with. Always wanted to see if we could make soap from upcycling waste cooking oils
We filtered with very tight nets/cloths and then saw on a few YouTube videos that they also suggested putting flour and let it sink since it would take away a lot of impurities. We did that as well
Today, I went to try it and bubbles are ok, could be more lathering and it cleans ok as well. However, when washing it does leave your hands with a sort of layer and smaller smooshy pieces of soap. I have attached a photo so you can see what I mean.
![WhatsApp Image 2024-07-16 at 16.27.59_7bd7e2a8.jpg WhatsApp Image 2024-07-16 at 16.27.59_7bd7e2a8.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/soapmakingforum/data/attach/75/75086-WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-16-at-16.27.59-7bd7e2a8.jpg)
Since this has never happened before, I have no idea what went "wrong" and what we can do to fix it.
Any ideas?
This is the recipe I used. Should I change the water: Lye ratio?
![Screenshot 2024-07-16 195614.png Screenshot 2024-07-16 195614.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/soapmakingforum/data/attach/75/75087-Screenshot-2024-07-16-195614.png)
Thank you very much in advance