Newbe---CP help~~~~~~ :(

[PrettySweetz]

SOOOOOOO...I wanna try to start to make my own soap yeeeeeeeey...

I am not too good with searching on the internet and hopefully I will get the answer here...

I have 12 oz Shea Butter oil
4oz Fragrance oil
plenty Olive oil
8oz Castor oil
2lbs Lye
1oz mica

Can I make a good soap with just these???? Can anyone help me with measurements...percentages etc? I want to start with small bashes...Thank you

Do I need a scale? I can buy one tomorrow...

 

[IanT]

SOOOOOOO...I wanna try to start to make my own soap yeeeeeeeey...

I am not too good with searching on the internet and hopefully I will get the answer here...

I have 12 oz Shea Butter oil
4oz Fragrance oil
plenty Olive oil
8oz Castor oil
2lbs Lye
1oz mica

Can I make a good soap with just these???? Can anyone help me with measurements...percentages etc? I want to start with small bashes...Thank you

Do I need a scale? I can buy one tomorrow...

you can make some nice soaps with olive and castor. I would recommend for your first batch, try just olive oil alone, then the next batch olive oil and castor, and then the 3rd you can add some of the shea butter oil...

You will need a good scale, I like one that is pretty accurate...

visit www.smftutorials.com for some starter tips and tutorials on how to make some small batches, there are a few recipes on there that can help you get started, but Id advise you to stick to something simple at first so you can get the feel for the process, 1st batch= unscented and uncolored... just the basics to get the feel of the process....

check out soapcalc and fool with the numbers on there, you can learn alot from adjusting the percentages and watching the values change..

Also, read back in the forum to look at other peoples first batches, there is a loooooooooooooad of info right at your fingertips!

 

[Sunny]

I would try 100% olive oil for my first batch. You can do a 1 lb. batch (16 ounces of oils) and you could even add the mica if you're feeling frisky 8) haha!

Yeah, I would try to get an accurate scale to AT LEAST 1/10th of an ounce (they are sorta hard to find though).

 

[honor435]

maybe get some coconut oil? you can usually get at superwalmart or health strore.