CareBear Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 a few degrees can make a huge difference... (she says, as she skulks off to throw the batch that just seized into the crockpot...)I try to soap at real RT and rarely have a problem. If I go above barely warm WATCH OUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyy Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Made this recipe yesterday using cphp. It rocks! Not drying AT ALL! Great recipe thanks for sharing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Made this recipe yesterday using cphp. It rocks! Not drying AT ALL! Great recipe thanks for sharing!!You are quite welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel91805 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I made this recipe a few weeks ago. No subs, followed the recipe to a T! Poured into MC slab molds. When I cut, less than 24 hours later, the edges of the soap were crumbly. Today I was planing them and beveling them and uber crumbly. Chunks were breaking off left and right. Anyone else have this problem? It did bubble up well.Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyy Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I have made this recipe at least 20 times and I have never had that problem. I did have one batch that gave me DOS but it still is a kick arse bar of soap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I've had that happen at odd times with other recipes that normally work, but not with this one. Your soaps are not lye heavy are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel91805 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Nope not lye heavy at all. I made two batches...and both of them are crumbling like mad..... I guess my family is getting a lot of Iced Raspberry and Cantalope Lily soap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 dunno then! did the soap gel? I find non-gelled soaps can be crumbly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katshe Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I did some figuring with the soap calc and put in 15% lard and cut shea to 5%the numbers are nearly the sameHas anyone tried this or have any advise as to using less shea to cut cost and adding lard?Also for those of you that have used this soap. is this a hard bar and does it last more than a week in the shower?Thanks for your help]Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 as is it's a nice hard bar. and I've never had a bar last less than a week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashlie K Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I made this recipe a few weeks ago. No subs, followed the recipe to a T! Poured into MC slab molds. When I cut, less than 24 hours later, the edges of the soap were crumbly. Today I was planing them and beveling them and uber crumbly. Chunks were breaking off left and right. Anyone else have this problem? It did bubble up well.DonnaThe same happened to me to 1 batch and it was because I couldnt wait for the oils/butters to cool down to less than 100 degrees, and the batch was wasted because it crumbled up.I now do it making SURE that my oils/butters are 95 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel91805 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 The same happened to me to 1 batch and it was because I couldnt wait for the oils/butters to cool down to less than 100 degrees, and the batch was wasted because it crumbled up.I now do it making SURE that my oils/butters are 95 degrees.Well, I RTCP...so my oils were about 80 degrees. I use ice for part of my lye water, so my lye water was chilled. Both batches were crumbly. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Weird, I've made this dozens of times. Once in a while I get a batch using a different recipe that does this, but so far not this recipe.I don't know why it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 I wish i could be of more help, I have only ever made this recipe HP so I am not sure what is going on either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpressC Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hi all, newbie CP'er here. I just read through this complete thread and I see people talking about waiting for their oils to get to 80 degrees. Is this common? I was under the impression that the oils should be at around 100 - 110 degrees and same for lye. Am I wrong? Or are there dependencies?I wanna try this recipe but want to do it right! TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katshe Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I have only used this to make HP!Put in soap calc...10% Castor Oil20% Coconut Oil30% Palm Kernel Oil20% Shea Butter20% Grapeseed OilI know wildangel112 as tried this recipe and liked it. Hopefully she will see this thread and post something!If you are in my HP Swap, the soaps I did for that are made with this recipe.[/quoteAre you superfatting this at 5%? Also need to know if you have probs with dos with grapeseed at 20 %, was thinking of subbing it for something I have on hand but is still in same proporties.One last thing As I am doing hp, would I discount water/lye at 38%? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 Yese I superfat ata at 5 percent. I have never tried it with any other supefat percentage. And I do not have problems with the grapeseed oil. I only do hp and I do the recipe exactly as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I have some bars from a year ago - no DOS or other signs of rancidity from the grapeseed (or anything else). I do tend to keep grapeseed oil in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naninkansas Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I made this yesterday (2nd CP patch ever) and it's turned out wonderful. I subbed sunflower oil for the grapeseed which I didn't have, but otherwise followed exactly. It didn't gel for me even though I did insulate well, but I still have pretty hard bars already. I can't wait until I can use it.Thank you for sharing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb12c Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Could I sub the grapeseed with avocado oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb12c Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Run both formulas and then write down the resulting numbers (second column = combined). Then click the tab that says soap qualities and you can read about interpreting the numbers.HTHMay I please have the link to this soap calculator? Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luci Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 www.soapcalc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb12c Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Thanks Luci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 deb -we had some great revisions of the recipe. one of my favorites was when olive oil replaced the grapeseed. mango butter was lovely too - but more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb12c Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Thanks CareBear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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