CookbookChef
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If you do not want to have to neutralize your soap for the excess lye with borax or other additives, then try to formulate with a small superfat from the beginning and make sure you are measuring very carefully (in grams is best). If your soap paste ends up with a lye excess, adding oils will help because you are giving that lye something to saponify and use up, but you no longer have control over any excess superfat you may end up with which could bring you additional problems down the line with that excess oil floating to the top of your finished soap.
All in all, this sounds like it has been great learning experience for you - the best way to learn.
I always convert to Grams...and I always do a superfat of 3%. So...saying that....is it TRUE I can just keep slowly adding oil, a teaspoon at a time FOREVER until is not zappy anymore? The term FOREVER simply means, as many half hour increments as needed...be it a couple of hours...be it all day...be it a few days....Ya, I guess I am asking if I follow thru, would it of come to neutral FOR SURE without using the Borax...ya, I will totally do everything to avoid being high on the Zappy ever again, saying that....I just want to know a back up before I get to it. I NEVER want to NEED to add Borax ever again. I want to avoid adding that and anything. Thank you So Much!!!