CellarDweller Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hey all, Happy New Year!I am looking at trying a liquid shampoo recipe from CF's Making Liquid Soap book. I'm thinking about trying the Jojoba Conditioning Shampoo. The recipe is as follows...37 oz coconut9 oz castor4 oz jojoba13 oz potassium hydroxide39 oz distilled waterIt also says this...To neutralize: add 4.5 oz of a 20% boric or citric acid solution or 4.5 oz of a 33% borax solution.So, here's my ?Is the water amount (39oz) the actual amount to be mixed with the pot.hyd.? and then 'cooked'? Or does some of that water need to be reserved for dillution? If extra water is used for dilution, how much do I use?Also, I have read and read the section on the neutralizing solutions and just cannot wrap my head around it all the numbers.Can someone please try and help me?TIA!!!p.s. I have made liquid soap before, but the amounts of water and borax, etc...were all spelled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adillenal Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Dilution water is in addition to the water used in making the paste.And you make solution for the neutralizing based on the percentages she gives. Then you use a certain amount of that solution based on your formula. And yes it is confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CellarDweller Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Thank you for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soycrazy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I don't neutralize anymore since I use summerbees calc I'm not sure what you would sf it at for shampoo though. So far I haven't had luck with the shampoo I have made. It could be my hard water though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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