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    question on hp and cp

    in General Soap Making

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    great. do you use thermometers in making your cp. i mix my lye outside so i don't need anything to help cool it. i leave it there till i mix the oils.

    my stir stick broke cuz it was cheap, so will have to stir by hand.

    You will need to use a thermometer unless you are soaping at room temp.

    Need some help please re: tomorrow's soap recipe:

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    I personally would not use 2TBS of oats but would use 2 tsp - a little bit goes a long way. But this is me. I don't like alot of oats in my soap as to me it is too scrubbie. I use just regular uncooked oats; I like to run them through my little grinder too before I add them. The smaller the pieces, the less they scrubbie they feel to me. You can try the 2 TBS and see if you like it.

    The amount of honey you want to add is O.K., but be careful because the honey will heat the soap up and your oils could separate.

    I think your recipe will give you a very conditioning bar, with a creamy lather but probably not huge bubbly lather. Because you have a higher percentage of oo, it will end up being a harder bar than the numbers indicate but it will need some time to cure. Soaps high in OO are like that. OO is not a great lathering oil but makes for a milder soap with a creamier type lather. If you want to up your bubbly lather, besides upping the co, you can also add babassu and/or pko.

    You can change the lye concentration on the soap calc. Just click the set button and change it. Or you can leave it at the what it defaults to.

    Thanks, Meridith, should I up the castor to 15% and put the OO down to 35%? :D

    -Jamie

    Question about the look of molded soap...

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    I'd like to see a picture, Jamie. Thanks. You can remove the wooden top after gel. You want the soap to cool as fast as it can after achieving gel, so you don't need to leave the wood top on it. HTH

    Paul.... :)

    The "dew" is gone...maybe just condensation? Everything else came out fabulous...I am very impressed with your mold...it was so easy to use and clean. Thanks, Paul! :D I will try and post a pic soon.

    -Jamie

    Need some help please re: tomorrow's soap recipe:

    in General Soap Making

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    I plan on making a two pound batch of soap using NG Baby Bee Buttermilk. Their website states that there is no acceleration in CP and only a slight discoloration: I want to add a some ground oats...Would two TBS at trace be adequate? What type of oats can I use? Also...(I know lots of questions here) can I add 1 or TPS of honey?

    Here is the recipe I am going to use:

    Lard 30%

    Coconut 15%

    Shea 5%

    Castor 10%

    Olive 40%

    Soap Calc Results:

    Hardness 33

    Cleansing 10

    Condition 63

    Bubbly lath. 19

    Creamy lath. 31

    Iodine 63

    Okay one more ?...when I use soapcalc 9. So I need to change the lye concentration to a specific % say 33% or just leave it as is? Thanks so much ladies!!!!! :D

    -Jamie

    If anyone is bored and wants to help a newbie out...

    in General Soap Making

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    Jamie,

    I will help you.

    Basically, you need to get 50% hard oils into your recipe. Hard oils are those that are solid or semi-solid at room temp.

    Those would be your coconut and shea. You will need to get some lard.

    Coconut over 15% can be drying, so let's start with that

    15% coconut.

    Excess butters can cut lather, so start with 5% shea.

    We are up to 20% hard oils.

    We need more, so add lard at 30%.

    Castor helps with bubbles. Try it at 10%.

    There is 40% left. Go with olive.

    HTH,

    e

    Thanks, so now I just input those into the calculator? I get confused at this actual input process. I only want to make a 2# batch for my first time. Thanks again!

    -Jamie

    If anyone is bored and wants to help a newbie out...

    in General Soap Making

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    Do a search in the recipe section, there are plenty of soap recipes for you to use and adapt. You honestly need to do the legwork yourself....if you don't understand the WHOLE process from beginning to end, the dangers, etc. you will never learn to make a good bar of soap. Yes the soap calculators can be intimidating, but the more you play with it, the easier it will get. Do google searches on the different oil properties and understand exactly what they will bring to your soap. It's fun and fairly easy to make soap, but to make a GOOD soap you need to do your homework, searches and really understand the ins and outs of it. Good luck!!

    I have done my homework, I have read for almost a month, I have studied miller soap's website, watched and read online tutorials, etc. I guess I was just looking for some guidance with the soap calculator, recipe etc. Apparently I need to keep reading, thanks for your help.

    If anyone is bored and wants to help a newbie out...

    in General Soap Making

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    I have all of my supplies...they are as follows:

    Olive Oil

    Castor Oil

    Coconut Oil

    Shea Butter

    Lye

    2# Tog Mold

    Goggles

    Gloves

    Wisk, pot, pitcher, scale, spoons, etc.

    I can pick up lard or Crisco if need be...now what I am looking for is help developing a 2# recipe...the soap calculator scares me :embarasse...

    I want a nice bar of soap...nice creamy lather...obviously non-drying. Something I will be proud of! Thanks so much! :D

    -Jamie

    I finally figured out the BCN site...

    in General Soap Making

    Posted

    A 4# tub might not be as much as you think. If you're making 2# batches weekly and use it at 10%, you'd be using 3.2 oz a week and it'd be gone after 20 batches which would take less than 6 mths.

    Do you have all your other soaping oils (e.g. coconut oil)?

    Don't forget googles and gloves too, though you should be able to get those locally.

    I also looked at thesage.com and was thinking of oredering shea butter and palm oil from them. I want palm oil not palm kernal oil correct? Sorry for all the questions.

    Jamie

    I finally figured out the BCN site...

    in General Soap Making

    Posted

    A 4# tub might not be as much as you think. If you're making 2# batches weekly and use it at 10%, you'd be using 3.2 oz a week and it'd be gone after 20 batches which would take less than 6 mths.

    Do you have all your other soaping oils (e.g. coconut oil)?

    Don't forget googles and gloves too, though you should be able to get those locally.

    Thanks for your response. Goggles I have gloves I will pick up at Wal-Mart. I have not purchased any oils yet...I figured I could get some at Wal-Mart as well. ANy recs of oils from BCN?

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