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Hi there, What a bummer hey? I'm not sure if these are as good, but they are similar; http://www.missionpeaksoap.com/equipment.htm and http://shop.serenityorganics.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=17&categoryId=15 Lena the Newb

Hey thanks so much Carrie, I never noticed that there before! It all makes sense now:grin2:. So I punched in 25% and it said that's too low...use at least 30%. I agree. I want to see if this chemical supply place can whip up some 33%.

Thanks for all your help ladies! I'll keep on the OMH and just watch it close. I made a small 2# batch yesterday with this solution. Took a while to trace but seems to have worked out. I did a blind swirl with French Vanilla. I always make my own lye mixtures, but I figure hey why not give this a go...it's pure and the cost is right. I measured everything accurately by the gram, so now it's just wait & see if it worked! I can't use this for my OMH for obvious reasons though, so I still have lye for that. Thanks again!

I started making soap a few months ago...going from MP to CP. I am totally addicted even though I've had my fair share of dissapointments. I've been lurking here for a short while and appreciate learning so much from all of you here. I have a couple of questions for you. I like to make OMH soap but have only done about 4 batches of it. What confuses me about it is the fine line between full gel & overheating. I've had a batch overheat in the center (not bad, just discolored) but not fully gel to the edge. How might I have it fully gel but not overheat? Is there a trick to this? I use a Sunnybrook mold. Also, hubby just brough me home some pre-mixed 25% lye solution from work, and I'm not sure how to properly measure it out for a recipe. I've always calculated my recipes based on the amount of a 9.5oz/269g lye container (Canadian Gillett's brand). Anyway, I set the lye solution to 25% on soapcalc, I just punched in a basic 74.838oz. 93% Olive & 7% Castor recipe. It calls for the 9.5 oz lye and 28.49 oz water. So, do I scoop out 28.49oz of solution? or 28.49 + 9.5oz (37.99oz) of solution? Sorry for getting long winded & confusing, thanks for any help:smiley2: