KeepItSimpleSoap
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It seems as if I was just here. I'm currently doing the 2nd rendering of the grease for batch 6. I have the timer on the range set so I don't get distracted as I type. I'm 10 ft away looking right at it. Tonight, one more time and I will be able to make that (6th) batch.
When I opened the refrigerator I checked batch 5. It is still sticky and I have found that it takes 36 hours before the bars will unmold cleanly. Then they get stacked in a boot box with a layer of parchment paper between each batch where they will cure for 7 weeks. I'll take a picture when I have 2 or 3 boxes full. Unboxing and re-boxing is a necessary step required to get the bars arranged such that the oldest bars are on top.
I have a few questions:
What does adding CA do to a soap recipe like mine?
What does adding sugar do?
What does adding salt, or sea salt do?
Does anyone else use a refrigerator as part of their process? Right after I pour, I go straight to the (soap) refrigerator for 36 hours before un-molding.
Added: Yesterday my Wife admitted that she had used the homemade soap. She said it was nothing special but it cleaned well. I'll take those comments as a win.
When I opened the refrigerator I checked batch 5. It is still sticky and I have found that it takes 36 hours before the bars will unmold cleanly. Then they get stacked in a boot box with a layer of parchment paper between each batch where they will cure for 7 weeks. I'll take a picture when I have 2 or 3 boxes full. Unboxing and re-boxing is a necessary step required to get the bars arranged such that the oldest bars are on top.
I have a few questions:
What does adding CA do to a soap recipe like mine?
What does adding sugar do?
What does adding salt, or sea salt do?
Does anyone else use a refrigerator as part of their process? Right after I pour, I go straight to the (soap) refrigerator for 36 hours before un-molding.
Added: Yesterday my Wife admitted that she had used the homemade soap. She said it was nothing special but it cleaned well. I'll take those comments as a win.
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