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I have made the soap and I am pretty happy with it.... apart from the smell.... It definitely has a rancicity about it.... it is sad because in many other ways I love the soap.... it being my first result one can really call soap aside... definitely a good soap for the olfactory challenged.... wish there was something to do about the smell... It is not totally overpowering but definitely leaves a trace of bad smell after washing.... was wondering if their was any base fragrance that was strong and lasting enough to balance and maybe work with what is essentially a bad base note....hehehe! can I use that one false note and make music? If anyone has any ideas let me know.... I am on a quest to solve this somehow... Don Quixote I know.....!!!

I saw this as one of the oils listed in soap calc but I have yet to find a recipe with this oil.... any info? I do not mean this as adding a glass of milk to the soap batch... rather chucking in a pound of butter... hehe! Why is this not more commonly used other than for the reason that some do not like the use of animal oils...? that being a preference some people must have tried using this? The soaping qualities given in soap calc looks really good... That's why I was wondering... Has anyone else ever tried this and what was the verdict?

Hi,I am totally new to soap making and have come across the listed milkfat (bovine) in soap calc oil list... needless to say the properties given was awesome... was thinking I could use butter unsalted as butter is around 80% milk fat with milk solids water and protein making up the rest... found this under soapcacl FAQ What is milk fat (bovine)? It is not butter, half and half, or heavy cream. It is the pure cream contained in those products. It is made by spinning natural whole milk (straight from the cow or other bovine animal) in a centrifuge like device. Some soapers have access to natural whole milk and can buy a cream separator or can buy milk fat from a local dairy. Heavy cream has a fat (cream) content of between 36% and 40%. I still think you can use heavy cream or better iunsalted butter as long as you keep in mind the oil content... I used dehydrated milkfat 99.9% butter fat I found here and it was awesome in my soap... I want to know if anybody else had used milkfat and how they found it as a soap ingredient...? can you use butter or cream as well? If not why not?? I know this is different from just using milk as ware substitute but If anybody has experience please let me know?

First of all I mean everything that I say and if i want to be sarcastic I certainly have better things to do than spend it online... before i posted anything on this thread the last post was in 2005 therefore I was really glad to have gotten a response... I do not want to be involved in online mudslinging... I say again that I honestly was excited , very pleased and honoured for all your responses... all your replies have certainly been encouraging but I am a little taken aback by the harshness of your response to a total inocious line in my post. I also would like to point out that you might have guessed I am not a native first language speaker of Engish. I am sad to say that I have found this quite discouraging... I don't generally spend much time posting much online so If i have inadvertently offended I appologize... Thanks for all the encouragement I did recieve and I must have somehow overlooked the qualities page on soapcalc... I certainly overlooked the numbers guide at the bottom and thank you for pointing me in the right direction... maybe soaping is something i have to do by myself and enjoy with people close to me...

I am glad I got so many responses and replies.... food for thought... just to say that I had made that soap.... tweaked results was hrdness 40, clnsing 21, conditoning 50, bubbly lather 48, creamy lather 47, iodine number 56 and INS 160... as this was my first attempt well second actually but i don't wanna count the first... !and stuff happened!.... well i planned to use and started using the cold process and ended up cooking my soap.... Long story.... but i did manage to save my soap and have started using the soap... couldn't wait... it is amazing.... I am so excited pleased thrilled and i am already planning my next batch! I have even convinced the sceptics in my family that said: "Why not buy soap it is easier..." my shower time has drastically increased as i just love playing with my new soap.... heheheh! I am trying to figure out scents for soaping... the concoction i used in mine smells ok but it doesn't leave much on your skin after washing... i was hoping to have some lingering scent.... not too much but some... What I like about soap calc is that it gives you an idea of what your fantasy oil combinations are going to produce at the click of a button... maybe it is not precise and I am sure to find out more... but it is sure fun to fiddle and then try.... It gave me the confidence to make my own recipe that actually worked... all the drama was due to my inexperience... No going back for me hehehe!

Hi all, I am wanting to make a soap batch and ran the following numbers through soapcalc... hardness 47; cleansing 22; conditioning 42; bubbly 40; creamy stable 43... are these values any good? I am just now discovering soapcalc.... wonderful program! If anybody knows a broad recommended range of these values can they share it? I know this comes with experience and preference but if you could make any recommendation it would be appreciated....