Discounting Water for Castile question

[firegirl]

I wanted to get a better understanding about discounting water when making Castile. I wanted to make some tonight with 90% olive oil and 10% castor. I want to add fragrance, so I wanted to be sure that I can discount and still use fragrance oil? I was reading a thread with Eugenias recipe and it mentioned you could safely discount your water especially if you did not add fragrance oil. I would appreciate any input. I wanted to scent these with a little baby type fragrance. I appreciate any input.. Thanks!Teri

[BLSoaps]

I do drastic discounts on my castile soap. I only make 1 castile soap, and it's got Lavender EO in it, which is definitely not a trace accelerator. I only use enough water to make sure my lye dissolves. (so if I'm 12 oz of lye, then I'll use between 12 & 14 oz of water)

Even with this steep discount, it still takes forever to trace. The last time I made it, it was with a brand new mold. I poured way too early, and had leaking issues. It was a PITA. But it shows my impatience with castile! LOL!

Anyway, as long as your FO isn't a trace accelerator, you should be okay doing a discount. If you're not sure, then don't do a discount the first time, and then discount on your next batch if it turns out well!

[Crafty1_AJ]

I use a 33% lye solution when I do a castile.

[CareBear]

I use a 40% lye solution if no color or FO is involved - just the OO & a touch of castor.

[jbren]

I make a 'Bastile' with equal parts of olive and sweet almond, and a bit of castor. I use a 50% solution with that one and it really is a lovely soap.

[friendlyMOM]

So you change the setting in the soapcal calculator where it says lye concentration to say 33% then calculate it?

[CareBear]

yeppers