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I found this http://www.woodlandherbs.co.uk/acatalog/infused_oil.html

And this http://www.tlcsoaps.com/mknghrbl.htm

Thank you for the link

Its a cream soap.

Cream soaps are made with both NaOH and KOH and are creamy, not solid or liquid. I made some for a shaving cream and LOVE it!

You wouldn't happen to have a recipe for cream soap would you?

Molds for massage bars

http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/rectangle-massage-bar-with-contour-p-1317.html

http://www.soapandthings.com/pc-1597-139-3d-rectangle-massage-bar-soap-mold.aspx

Here is one for melt and pour http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/soap/product.asp?product_id=moldmassage

I think it is pretty

Thank you!

Wal-Mart Soap Recipe

All these oils can be purchases at most Super Wal-Mart stores. The numbers on this recipe are really good! This is a very nice bar of soap. You might want to take a slight water discount, say like a 30 to 31% solution and take a 5.5% lye discount. Here it is in percentages of total 100% oils;

Coconut Oil............30%

Olive Oil.................24%

Crisco....................22%

Canola................... 9%

Safflower............... 9%

Castor................... 6%

This is a very decent recipe. It needs a good 4 to 6 week cure time to develop fully and harden more.

Personally, I like to add a little Great Value Pre-Creamed shortening that contains tallow and lard, and a little lard to the recipe. This conditions a bit better and adds hardness to the bar too. I would take the Crisco down to 10% and add 7% tallow shortening and 8% lard and refigure online at the Sooz ( http://www.soapcalc.com/calc/soapcalcWP.asp ) calculator.

Paul.....

About the coconut oil... on the calculator do you use 76 deg solid, 92 deg or fractionated? And I don't see what to use for the Great Value Pre-Creamed shortening that contains tallow and lard. What should I use on the calculator for that? Thanks Paul!

You guys are going to get me hooked on everything here! LOL But I love it!

I am a newbie and have read everything I could find on how to make it. I have been reading for months. I made my first batch last week and I loved it!!! It turned out really well. Here is a link for a video that she can watch that may help her. http://pvsoap.com/soapmaking_video.htm And I asked questions here.

It looks pretty good, I took it out of the mold this morning and cut it. It is still a little soft. I want to mill most of it and add fragrance and maybe some Calendula petals in some of it for my family. I made two pounds (of oils). I used a rectangle 2 pound mold that has 8 cut lines for 8 bars but I had to put some of it in a lined box and will mill all of that as it is not a pretty shape But I will keep some just like it is. I kind of like the smell of unprocesed shea butter. I have it standing on end to cure and will keep turning it so it don't warp. I don't have a camera but will try to get my daughters and take pictures when I am finished. I have some ph strips and will test it once it hardens.

I don't see any seperation or anything wrong so I guess it is OK. But I do want to straighten up some edges with a potato peeler. I can't wait to try it. How long should I wait?

Thanks for your help everyone! I do see how this can get to be very expensive. I think I may try the crisco recipes next time. LOL

Well I did it I will tell you how it turns out. It traced pretty fast but I used a stick blender. I used it for a few seconds and then stirred back and did that on and off. It looks like vanilla pudding (kind of light yellow) and about the same consistency. I didn't add any fragrance or EO but I will next time. Thank you for all your help. I am already looking forward to doing it again and this batch isn't even finished LOL

ROFL :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

Does this one look OK? LOL I have old lady skin too but I am also making it for my daughter and grandson.

Thank you ladies I appriciate it. I have just a little olive oil that I use for cooking but will get more. Should I get light, virgin, cold pressed or will any do?

Yes I have, I tried to download the Excel soapsheet but my computer won't let me. I don't have excel. I tried the zip file and it says it is not supported file type or it was corrupted.

You mentioned "those oils don't saponify" that's why I was wondering if I should use something else and finally figured out (duh to me) that you were talking about the EO LOL.

Thanks CareBear you have been so helpful to me I really appriciate it. Those oils don't saponify? Is that something I should be concerned about? Do I want my soap to saponify?

Not worried about my mold I am using a shoe box for now. I will just use a smaller one.

I am going to be making my first batch of CP soap soon and I want to try Darwin's Basic soap recipe. I am planning on replacing the grapeseed oil with sweet almond oil. Is that OK? Because that is what I have. This is what the soap calculater says... is this OK?

So I would use 7.393 oz of lye and 19 oz of distilled water, correct? Can I use 7.4 oz of lye (rounding up) or down to 7.3 I also wanted to ask if it is going to be OK NOT to use FO or EO?

Are the moisturizing and cleaning chart numbers OK? I had to copy this in 2 pictures

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They sound wonderful! "Goats in the garden" reminds me of my house. LOL my neighbors goats keep jumping the fence and they are always in my garden.

That looks good enough to eat. OK now I want some cake

Paul I have my eye on your dual log/slab mold

http://bellecitysoapworks.com/calculators.html

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I made these last week and they turned out fantastic, not one of them cracked and they are very hard. I did use sweet olive oil (all I had) instead of the safflower oil and I replaced half of the cornstarch with Kaolin clay. (I read somewhere that replacing 1/2 of the cornstarch with Kaolin clay will help them not to crack). I tried one and they are fantastic! Next time I will try a different EO - peppermint is not one of my favorites I gave some to be tested and so far everyone loved them. Thank you Kangarooblue for posting this!

http://pvsoap.com/soapmaking_video.htm

I already did and will be reading it again (and making it). Thanks Sharyl55

Thank you SoapersWorkshop I will order my supplies today. It may still be awhile before I can make it but I will let you know how it turns out. I made bath bombs for the first time the other night and got really lucky, not one of them cracked and they are very hard. I am not crazy about the scent I chose but that is no biggie. And the scent was better (calmer) when I used it in the tub. Next time I will use some other EO. I used peppermint and not crazy about it