Newbie: Basic and simple hot/cold process soap making

[penelopejane]

If you are allergic to things one good soap to try is Castile which is 100% olive oil. Very easy to make with no fragrance or additives.

Unfortunately Castile needs 6 months to cure before it doesn't just dissolve away and at 12 months cure time it is a far superior soap.

You can add honey to make it a little bubbler and salt to make it a little harder a little quicker.

If you want to go use the OO and coconut oils you have you can use 15-20% coconut oil and the rest olive oil.

 

[topofmurrayhill]

I found my tallow! Now to find the lye in belgium

Seawolfe, what is superfat? Sorry...

I should probably give up on this one, but I like to use the correct meaning of words. What you are looking for is sodium hydroxide. Lye is the liquid solution that you will be making with it.

Another name for superfat, especially in CP soaping, is a lye discount.

Welcome to soaping.

 

[Susie]

Just be sure that you purchase sodium hydroxide with no added ingredients. Some drain cleaners are mostly sodium hydroxide with other stuff added.