Sharon mayrie Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Hu everyone I am new here and hope someone can help me. I made dual lye liquid soap by cold process method ( mixed lye solution and oils at room temp) 30% lye concentration, and after adding the lye it turned into a gel like paste but after diluting the paste with water the mixture turned into an oily mess and didn’t thicken. Here is ingredients:- Olive oil 50g, coconut oil 45g, castor oil 5G. Using soap calculator, Soapee, it showed I needed to add 49.8g water, and 4.6g Naoh and 16.7g Koh. So I had 154g soap paste and diluted with 154g water. It looked all all went well with first stage as paste turned into a gel paste but final stage after dilution is watery and separated oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Some oils, Like coconut, are VERY watery thin when used in liquid soap. I need to run this through my usual soap calculator, but by separated, do you mean a thick bubbly layer on top? If so, heat the whole concoction to clear and let cool again while covered. Often extra fats from superfatting and less pure KOH cause a layer to rise to the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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