avadora Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm a novice soaper, and I want to try my hand at CP soap making. I've found a lot of recipes online, and they all make much more soap than I could ever use, so I was thinking that if I made one of these recipes I could "rebatch" it to make several different kinds of soap. I've read some horror stories about rebatching, and am kind of scared I'm going to really screw it up, so it was suggested by someone I know to check this ask here about it. this is the recipe I'm *thinking* of make:"CCCastile" from millersoap.com72 ounces olive oil12 ounces coconut oil6 ounces castor oil24 ounces water12 ounces lyeI picked this recipe because I can get all the ingredients locally (except the lye). is it suitable to rebatching? I've also read that some people swear by rebatching soap ASAP, but other swear by letting it cure for at least 2 weeks. which do you think is better? if it makes a different these are the "rebatches" I'd like to attempt: 1.) 1 pound rebatch + 1 cup of pure aloe vera liquid (not the gel, the 100% aloe vera liquid)2.) 1 pound rebatch + 1 cup goats milk3.) 1 pound reatch + coconut oil (not sure on the amount, but I'd like it to be really moisturizing, and I've read about using as much as 9 ounces).edit: I'll be letting each of these soak into the shredded rebatch overnight.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm a novice soaper, and I want to try my hand at CP soap making. I've found a lot of recipes online, and they all make much more soap than I could ever use, so I was thinking that if I made one of these recipes I could "rebatch" it to make several different kinds of soap. "CCCastile" from millersoap.com72 ounces olive oil12 ounces coconut oil6 ounces castor oil24 ounces water12 ounces lyeIt's very easy to resize that recipe. 1. Take all the weights and add them. 72+12+6=90 oz.2. 72/90=80% Olive Oil3. 12/90=13.4% Coconut3. 6/90=6.6% Castor4. Go to http://www.soapcalc.com/calc/SoapCalc.asp and enter the batch size you want and those percentages. The calculatorwill give the the oil, lye and water amounts.The rebatching you suggested sounds like you would have pots of goo.Rebatching requires little to no added liquid or it will be mush forever.Why not try a 2 lb. batch of CP and see how it goes?e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avadora Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 really? everything I've read online suggests 8-12 of water/milk/oil/etc. per pound of rebatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwahlton Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm not sure why you want to rebatch. Why not make smaller batches of soap? You don't "have" to rebatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Here's how I rebatch Rebatch. No liquid added. The only time you need to add is iff the soap is old and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.