amillion3147 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I have done both Cp and HP. Is it anyway to make the HP bars come out not so rough looking? Mine look so ugly compared to my CP bars. I know it's the method because I have used my same recipes in CP and HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amillion3147 Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giedre11 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I've sorta gotten over being mad at my first attempt at HP, lol, and am willing to try again. I've done a lot more reading and I've come across these hints...now mind you, I have not tried any of these myself as yet, but plan to today. Ok, try adding a little bit {how much is anyone's guess??} of glycerine at the end of the cook, or try adding some sodium lactate or sorbitol, also at the end of the cook. These things are supposed to help make the HP soap more pourable, and so shouldn't come out as funky looking...again, I have not tried any of this yet! I'm not sure about the glycerine as I heard it can make the soap feel sticky, but then maybe just a little?? bit won't do it that way. The sorbitol I have is in solution, so now I'm wondering just how much extra water that will add to the HP. The sodium lactate sounds best to me and I think that's what I'm going to go for. Keeping my fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giedre11 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Ok, did my second ever batch of HP last night. This time I added SL at the end of the cook. Let me tell you, it makes a BIG difference in the "pourability" of the soap...it'll never be {I believe} as pourable as CP, but the SL in HP is superb! I was even able to add my beloved grapefruit fo, once the batch cooled down enough. I do love yuzu, but to my nose it's just not the same. Anyway, I'm making friends with HP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angied Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 OK I hate to sound stupid but what is sodium lactate and where can I get some? I make hp and if it helps any I would love to try some:D Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp_deb Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 If you dissolve 1T ppo sugar in your water before you add the lye, it will make your hp more fluid. The first batch that I did was without sugar, since that first one, sugar is in all my hp batches.Sugar is probably in your home, sl isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giedre11 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Here''s one supplier of sodium lactate: http://www.bestdeal.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?The sugar sounds good, I've never tried table sugar, but I do use the sorbitol.Oops, wrong link. Anyway go to Camden-Grey and just do a search for sodium lactate. http://http://www.bestdeal.org/essential-camden/17.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3bees~1flower Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 well, i figured i better have a first post and this is a topic i love so ithought it would be fitting to post here.all i do now is crock pot HP....i just LOVE it!! but then i love the rustic look the soap has with HP. i love watching the trasformation of the soap. i know it's not as "quick" as CP, but i love the interaction with the soap....it's just cool to me! i use sugar in all by batches...another thing is to always use the full liquid amount for better pourability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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