What type of a container do you use to mix your water (liquid) and lye ...
Apr 10, 2023 · The concerns you've raised about finding the right materials for cold process soap making are very common in the soap making community. It's great that you're thinking critically about …
How to Make Soap - Soapmaking Guide for Beginners
Nov 6, 2013 · Soapmaking for Beginners There are several reasons people may want to learn how to make soap. While some may choose to do so simply because it’s a fun and satisfying hobby, many …
Is it important that oil & lye/water temps be within 10 degrees when ...
Apr 10, 2023 · Okay, gang, I have another newbie question. Is it important that oil & lye/water temperatures be within 10 degrees of each other when blending? In a SoapQueen Tutorial, she …
Lye - Is there a difference? | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle Forums
Dec 10, 2019 · I've used hardware store lye (Red Devil, Roebic), Lye Guy lye, and Essential Depot lye. They all work fine. What "100% NaOH" means is there are no other chemicals ~intentionally~ added …
Making lye water in advance. | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle …
Feb 22, 2011 · I read some where that you can make lye solution up ahead of time and warm it up when ready to make soap. To me that sounds easier than trying to cool the lye solution and oils at the …
Lye & Oils Temperatures while making cp soaps | Soapmaking Forum
Dec 17, 2021 · Hi everyone. Im a newbie here and want to know about a question regarding Lye and Oils temperatures. I know that most of the brilliant and kind soapers have already discussed on this …
Wood ash lye challenge | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle Forums
Apr 11, 2020 · Hello everyone, as I said in the introduction, I’m new to soap making practise but I’m very interested in the topic. As many beginners, I originally wanted to try wood ash lye soap-making. After …
Lye Solutions, Concentrations, Dilutions, and Ratios
Jun 30, 2021 · A water:lye ratio of 2 (or 2:1) is a 33% lye concentration and a water:lye ratio of 1.8 is a lye concentration of 36%. Either one is a safe, middle of the road choice and there's no reason to …
New Soap Lye Calculator, Oil and Soap Recipe Database
Aug 6, 2015 · I got hooked on soap making last year and just finished developing Soapee after being frustrated with existing soap calculators. Soapee is a Lye calculator and a soap and oil database.
Can I use this Lye? | Soapmaking Forum - Soap & Candle Forums
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