Sunflower and canola can make for a sticky soap but eventually do harden up nicely just takes longer. gina On 3/08/10 1:50 PM, "Rouse Pauline A" <Pauline.Rouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I use sunflower oil as it is cheaper. Either that or Canola oil > Pauline > > > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jan Abernethy > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 1:49 PM > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar > > Beryl or anyone > What can you suggest I use instead of the kremelta, I am already using coconut > oil with it. I want a vegetable base. > Jan > > > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Beryl Hudson > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 1:31 p.m. > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar > > Jan, > Don¹t ever use a ?blended¹ product, because usually you cannot separate them > into the right sap value, always better to be sure with any product you use to > make soap > Beryl > > > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jan Abernethy > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 8:35 AM > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar > > I have it here, it is vegetable shortening ingredients: hardened coconut > oil, soya bean lecithin that¹s all. What would I tick on the soap calc for > that? > > > > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Gina Roberts > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 10:25 a.m. > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar > > > Someone please correct me if i am wrong but kremelta is palm oil? Rebecca > might also be able to confirm this. > > > Gina Roberts > Soapcraft Aromatics and More LTD > www.soapcraft.co.nz <http://www.soapcraft.co.nz> > www.aromaticsandmore.com <http://www.aromaticsandmore.com> > > > > > > > From: Jan Abernethy <janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tue, 3 August, 2010 9:32:16 AM > Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar > > Cool thanks heaps, I will give it a go. > I use Kremelta in my soap batch what would you say would be the same oil in > the soap calculator, because when I looked kremelta wasn¹t there. I could > change from kremelta and use the similar product. I am also using coconut oil > which kremelta is made from. > Jan > > > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of clear marie > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 8:14 a.m. > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] Re: 100 gram bar > > I did a screen cap to help explain this, so take a look here: > http://tinypic.com/r/dow713/3 > > In the first box (look for orange 1) you go across and enter the details for > the soap you are going to make; which Lye you are using, the total oil weight > you are using, lye concentration, how much superfat and fragrance you wish to > add .. > > In the second box you choose the oils you are wanting to use, double clicking > these will make them show in in a list where I put the orange 3 .. > > Then in the box with a 4 you can go down and enter how much of each you want, > by weight or % .. This will bring up the 'supposed' characteristics of the > resulting soap where I put the 5 .. And I say supposed as there are a some > known inaccuracies on soap calc and it doesn't take things like superfat etc > into account etc .. > > Then you click the calculate recipe button down the bottom, and then view > recipe .. This will then bring up a second window with your recipe ready for > printing and the total of Lye, Water, fragrance weights all listed for you .. > > I hope this helps .. But personally I'd advise against making a 100gm batch > unless you have a super duper accurate scale - 500gm minimum would be my > recommendation ;) > > ~ Clear > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:08 AM, Jan Abernethy <janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:janabernethy@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Gina > Thanks. That¹s great. > I¹ve looked at the soap calculator, it confuses me totally. It would be great > if there were some simple step by step instructions. I¹ve looked at help but > that¹s pretty full on too. Would anyone be willing to put up some step by > step instructions? > Jan > > > From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Soapcraft > Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 6:31 a.m. > To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [soapcraft] 100 gram bar > > Palm 30 gms > Coconut 30 grams > Olive oil 40 grams > Water 37 grams or mils > Lye 14 grams > > For making one bar. > > I just used the soap calculator on soapcraft. > Once you get the hang of it its very easy. > > Gina > >