[soapcraft] Re: PROBLEMS
- From: Rebecca Midkiff <ramidkiff@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:00:35 -0700
Hi Pauline,
I've used this calculator before and it hasn't let me down. Only one comment
about your formula, you need to weight your Caustic not use "cups". It can
throw you way off.
Cheers Rebecca
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Soapcraft <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We need to know what sort of veg oil and exactly how much lye in grams
> then I can run it through a calculator.
>
> Pauline you really need to master a calculator as different oils require
> different amounts of lye. You will run into trouble if you just use that
> recipe and chop and change your oils around.
>
> What we do is a form of science.
>
> Do you know where this recipe came from out of interest?
>
> Regards gina
>
>
> On 3/08/10 7:34 AM, "Rouse Pauline A" <Pauline.Rouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> My recipe is:
> 500gms palm oil, 250gms coconut oil, 250gms veg. oil, 5mls castor oil,
> 400mls filtered water, 2/3 cup caustic soda, vanilla essence and coffee
> fragrant oil.
> If you do muck up mix is it really worth reheating and trying again. Is
> there anything I can do to get rid of the stickiness of the soap.
> Pauline
>
>
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> Behalf Of *Soapcraft
> *Sent:* Monday, 2 August 2010 3:16 PM
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> *Subject:* [soapcraft] Re: PROBLEMS
>
> Did you mix the oil with the lyes or the lye to the oil?
>
> Need to know more. What oils and what amounts were used please.
>
> And rebatched soap is snotty.
>
> Gina
>
>
> On 2/08/10 7:45 AM, "Rouse Pauline A" <Pauline.Rouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> My third batch of soap – not good. When I mixed the oil with the lye it
> instantly went solid before I could put it into moulds. I think I put too
> much Palm oil in. Next day grated half of that batch and reheated it and
> trickled in filtered water slowly. Took another 600mls but it looked like
> and felt like it had a bad cold (snotty). As it cooled it turned white and
> was manageable but now feels sticky. What went wrong?
> Pauline
>
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