donna4909 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 After my first 2 horrible soap making experiences with CPHP, I put up the crockpot and vowed never to touch it again. Or so I had planned...After several succesful batches of CPOP under my belt, I got to thinking that maybe those HP disasters were just a combination of newbie mistakes and crappy molds. So I drug the crockpot back out, and made a batch tonight. I didn't overcook this batch, so it was more fluid when I mixed the color and got it into the mold. All looked well, so I'm very hopeful. But I'm sooooo anxious for it to cool off so I can see how it looks! It's scented triple berry from ICS, and it should be pink and white swirled.What a complicated recipe I came up with for this one. It has: veggie shortening, pko, coconut, babassu, cocoa butter, canola, olive, and castor oils. I hope I'm not tempting the fates with having so many ingredients...Cross your fingers for me guys... and keep those soap gremlins on a leash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiegal Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 glad it went better this time! youll have to post a pic when you unmold it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I don't know what all those CPOP letters and such mean, but I cant wait to see the finished product. I love looking at all the soaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna4909 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 CPOP is soap made in the nomal cold process way, but after you get it in the mold, you place in the oven for an hour or so to help with the gel.CPHP is crockpot hot process. It's basically what it sounds like. You cook the soap in a crockpot. Edited becuase I cannot spell tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlemakingkid Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Donna,If you ever decide to CPHP again you might want to try sodium lactate. I used it in my last batch and was pleased with how fluid the cooked soap was. I have only used it once so far, but will continue to use it.Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Thanks Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmille3 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 OK, it's morning...How'd it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasBrat Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 How much sls did you use and when did you add it? I tried some in a batch and did not notice any difference. Congrats on a successful batch. :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna4909 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Ok, I finally got the batch unmolded and cut. I have good news and bad news. *lol*Good news is: it has an exceptional lather and lovely scentBad news is: it looks like diseased intestines or something equally grossSo I think I'll be making this my main recipe. And if I ever do HP again, it'll be solid colors instead of trying to swirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Ok, I finally got the batch unmolded and cut. I have good news and bad news. *lol*Good news is: it has an exceptional lather and lovely scentBad news is: it looks like diseased intestines or something equally grossTwo of of three is not so bad. I'd made lots of soap (especailly rebatches) that look like Spam. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlemakingkid Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Texa Brat,In an earlier post I said I used sodium lactate. I saw your question about sls. Were you asking me. If so I used 1/2 oz per pound of oils.ChrisHow much sls did you use and when did you add it? I tried some in a batch and did not notice any difference. Congrats on a successful batch. :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3bees~1flower Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 simple granulated sugar is great for making hp more pourable as well and is something that is already in you home to use. i use 5% of the oils as sugar...so if i have 40 oz of oils i'll put 2 oz of sugar into my lye water...dissolve sugar before adding lye. i use this much b/c i have very hard water and it also helps with lather. others just use 1T ppo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm told that for hard water you should add a pinch of borax to it and dissolve completely before adding the lye. Haven't tried it though, cause my water seems ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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