elitenaildesign Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Heres my recipe, but I want to incorperate castor oil in it for some xtra bubbliage. Its a pretty hard bar already, but you cant get too many bubbles. Can someone tell me about how much needs to go in?15oz CO24oz OO9oz PO6.85 lye15oz distilled water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I use 5%, some go a bit higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 If I go higher than 5% then my soaps tend to feel sticky, so I stick with 5%. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 15oz CO 15/48=31.25% I'd try 28% 13.4oz24oz OO 24/48=50% 50% 249oz PO 9/48=18.75% 17% 8.2 6.85 lye castor 5% 2.415oz distilled waterthis is what happens to the propertiesyours tweakedHardness 42 38Cleansing 21 19 Conditioning 54 58Bubbly Lather 21 23Creamy Lather 20 24Iodine 54 57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 nice properties ya got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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