[soapcraft] Re: PROBLEMS
- From: Rouse Pauline A <Pauline.Rouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 06:56:18 +1000
I used canola oil and 140gms caustic soda. I use this recipe always as my base
recipe. The only change I make is the essential oils
I got it out of a book called "Aromatherapy Soap Making Book" that I bought
from Lotus Oils
Pauline
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Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 7:55 AM
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Subject: [soapcraft] Re: PROBLEMS
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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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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