KJohnson Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 here is my recipe....Coconut 20%Palm 40%Olive 30%Castor 10% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Take 5% from your coconut, and add in 5% shea butter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 ...and then recalculate the lye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 thank you Bunny....will that take away from my bubbles?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 ...and then recalculate the lye Ya.. I took that part for granted.. Thanks for the reminder!It'll take a little.. I had thought about taking the 5% from your castor, but it's already pretty high in hard oils, and I didn't want to make it any higher. With that much palm, it'll trace pretty quick already, didn't want to make it more of an issue for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 ahhh poo I dont want it to trace fast this is only my 2nd time making CP..should I switch the % of palm and olive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Didn't mean to freak you out there... lol... It should be fine! If you want a lot of extra working time, and don't have any objections to it, sub lard out evenly for the palm. It gives you lots of time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 thank you for all your help....So Im a bit confussed on the soap calc....my original recipe the bubbly lather was 90when I switched and but the shea in it dropped it t o zero...what numbers shouldI be looking for over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Ok... Whoa, got me scared for a minute there!The 90 you saw, that was for the single oil, castor, not the combined oil properties that are one block over to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 ok so I dont need to pay attention to the individual but to the combined...so with the shea its at 19 is that goodSorry dont mean to sound stupid..lol but I just donr know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow-burn Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I did the same thing with the calculator, lol! As Bunny said, the numbers in the right block are your combined for your recipe, the individual % is for each oil that you add, so whenever you want to check out a certain oils qualities/fatty acids then click on it, and it will show up in the left column. Works for the fatty acid section too!I made a batch with some shea, and it did reduce my bubbly lather some, however it upped the creamy lather :smiley2: Quick question on the lard/palm thing. I understand that these fall hand in hand, with one being animal and one being veggie. Is there a problem with using a few % of palm with the rest being lard to make a bar harder? Just curious to see if this is normal or if I am just being difficult, lol!Lard feels great in the soap though. I am still really new too, and I have been using the heck out of lard! Good Luck and let us know how it turns out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Not stupid at all! You should have seen me when I first started! I looked at soapcalc one time, cussed at the screen, and then went right to thesage! I was scared!You'll learn a lot about the individual qualities of a bar by looking at the individual oil numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow-burn Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 ok so I dont need to pay attention to the individual but to the combined...so with the shea its at 19 is that goodSorry dont mean to sound stupid..lol but I just donr knowWhich calc are you using? With plugging your recipe in I got:Hardness 40Cleansing 14Conditioning 57Bubbly 23Creamy 26That is with adding the 5% shea and reducing the palm to 35%. If you don't object to using the lard as Bunny suggested it changes a few things by reducing the hardness a little, upping the conditioning, and bringing your bubbly and creamy the same. All that said, I can read the calculator, however I don't know much about making soap, lol! I am still playing alot, and really paying attention to the soap qualities and trying to find a balance that I am happy with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJohnson Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 Ok I think I have things figured out now. Thank you everyone for your help.I asm going to get my lye going and make this tonight beforeI got to bed...wish me luck!Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow-burn Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Good Luck! Soon you will be as addicted as I am, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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