Making Soap - Coloring Question
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Comments (3)depends on if you are doing melt & pour glycerin soap or if you are making cold proccess soap. If it's melt & pour, (M&P) it's easier to buy it already made into goatsmilk base....or you can ge plain & add your own goatsmilk powder to it. Then either fragrance/essential oil. This you can use immediately. If it's cold process you want to do, look on the web for recipies....it would involve palm, coconut, olive or vegetable oils (or a combination), lye, goatsmilk or goatsmilk poweder & fragrance/essential oil. THis has to age 4-6 weeks before using it. If you want to do cold process (CP) soap, it might be easier to start with a plain recpe first, then move to the more complicated ones. Good luck....both are fun to do. I'm just to impatient for the CP, so I went to the M&P. Plus the colors are brighter, & the scents can be made stronger in M&P...it's much more forgiving than CP. Hazel...See MoreDelurking for a CP Soap Question
Comments (2)Hi Nancy, "It was a mix of sunflower, olive, and coconut oils. I measured everything correctly" Make sure that your scale is consistently correct. "according to the book, the soap traced as it should, Well, if youÂre sure. "I added the Fos" Fos for soap, vice candles? "I then started pouring the soap into the mould and YUK! It look like it curdled and kinda separated once in the mould. " What FO did you use? (Let me guess, a white floral? ( What temperature did you soap at? (The cooler, the better. Try around the 100F to 110F mark "I poured it back into the pot and tried to remix it, but it didn't remix completely. " Are you using a stick blender? Hope so. I poured the mix back into the mould and let it sit until tonight. "Took it out of the mould and noticed it was kinda floating in an oil/water mix. I would guess total amount of the oil/water floating around was at 1/4 cup in a 4 lb batch. " (Guessing): Either the wrong FO, or it wasnÂt mixed thoroughly enough. My question is...do you think this is going to be safe to use? The back of the book mentioned separation...a little separation was OK, but a lot meant a caustic soap. I have never had separation. If you think about it, your superfatting would be around the 5% to 8% mark of the total recipe. If youÂre looking at the percentage of oils/fats floating around in the mold, then I would HP it. "if you think this stands a good chance of being caustic, " If you measured everything correctly, then it would be lye heavy because all of the fats/oils didnÂt mix in with the lye solution thoroughly enough. You could HP it (crockpot? Maybe?) Into soap. I donÂt care for HPÂed soap, itÂs usually rustic looking, but it is soap, nonetheless. Usually, if you post the recipe and method of soaping that was used, maybe others might be able to pipe in?...See MoreNew to soap making...many questions!!!
Comments (4)2. How can you be sure that so-called natural bases do not contain added chemicals? (I was planning on buying 'Life of the Party' avocado cucumber base from Michael's, but no ingredients are listed). You cant really be sure unless you buy all natural lotion base that has the ingredients listed. You can usually get this in sizes from half a gallon and up in most online soap and cosmetic stores. 3. How many times can you remelt the base (I have a feeling I might mess up a few before I get it right LOL) You can re-melt the base a whole lot, the ingredients you have in the soap will begin to break down with the heat so you may have to add more (fragrances / essential oil) 4. What is the difference between glycerin and regular soap, and is there a 'natural' transparent soap? The difference between Glycerin and Synthetic "regular" soap is just that, the Glycerin. Glycerin serves as a emollient (soften and smooth skin) and humectants (absorbs water from the air and moistens skin). Here is a link that might be useful: Wholesale Soap Supplies...See MoreTwo questions about soap coloring
Comments (2)THere is a paint available to paint on soap, I think plaid makes it, (not 100% about the brand) you can paint on soap & candles with it. Check google, or else try your local craft store-Micheals, hobby lobby etc..... Also, there should be a color chart somewhere to mix dyes to get brown......don't know where though...... Hazel...See Moreflyingflower
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