[soapcraft] Re: Soap Swap
- From: Soapcraft <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:56:58 +1200
The water is not a big issue here. We often water discount anyhow.
Gina
On 17/06/10 8:51 PM, "Louise Shing" <louiseshing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jenny
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> I put your recipe through the soapcalc on Gina¹s website and I work your water
> out to be 185 gms??
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> Louise
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> on 17/6/10 5:19 PM, Jenny Holmes at tinks2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I've had a look at the Soap Calc. but am going to need more time to work it
>> out. The exact amount I used in the recipe were:
>>
>> Olive - 367 grams
>> Coconut - 125 gms
>> Caustic Soda - 68 gms
>> Water - 134 gms
>>
>> Essential Oil 20mls Lavender
>> 1 ml Patchoulli
>>
>> Look OK? Glad that it should eventually dry and harden. I'm keen to have
>> another go but just want to check the receipe out before I do.
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>>
>>
>> On 17/06/2010, at 8:02 AM, Soapcraft wrote:
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>>> A little extra water should not have made to much difference. Why don¹t you
>>> run the recipe through the calculator on Soapcraft just to see how much
>>> caustic and water it would have said to use. Or if that¹s to much tell us
>>> exact amounts of each that you used.
>>>
>>> Anyhow it should eventually dry and harden and be fine.
>>>
>>> gina
>>>
>>>
>>> On 16/06/10 10:32 PM, "Jenny Holmes" <tinks2@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> <x-msg://24/tinks2@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Everyone
>>>>
>>>> Thought I'd give you an update of my first soap making experience. I used
>>>> your recipe Liz. I've just taken it out of the mould and cleaned up my pot
>>>> etc about 36 hours since I made it. It looks creamy and dense but I think
>>>> maybe it never got to trace as it's soft and sticking to the knife when I
>>>> cut. The scrapings from the pot I found that I could form into a ball like
>>>> playdough. I've read in the book that slimy/soft may be because too much
>>>> water or not enough caustic soda. I was super careful with the measuring
>>>> though there may have been 1 - 2 extra grams of water because the scales
>>>> fluctuated at that time. I guess I'll just have to wait until a few more
>>>> days pass by to see if it gets more solid.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway I'm chuffed to have got this far and I'm already thinking about what
>>>> scents I'll use next. May try Gina's suggestions. Jan thanks for
>>>> questions about colours etc as I'm benefitting from the replies. I've read
>>>> also that yo u can grate candle wax colours that you buy from craft shops
>>>> Glad that your first batch has come out well.
>>>>
>>>> Jenny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 16/06/2010, at 8:11 PM, Liz Brook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mandy/Louise,
>>>>>
>>>>> In Ross's blurb he has asked if the swap soapies can be to him by 16th of
>>>>> August - this is so he can get them all repackaged and out again by the
>>>>> 1st September.
>>>>>
>>>>> Liz
>>>>> <http://www.lizziebee.co.nz <http://www.lizziebee.co.nz/>
>>>>> <http://www.lizziebee.co.nz > >
>>>>
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