- View topic - If you are a newbie to CP soap, please read! - Teach Soap
Cocoa Butter - made from the same bean as chocolate and cocoa Cocoa butter is a by-product of making chocolate When used in soap, it puts down a protective layer that holds moisture to the skin, acting as a softener Also contributes to a very hard bar Limit amounts to 15% or less of your total oils or soap could be brittle
- Teach Soap • View topic - Sat fat unsat fat ratio
I take soap calc with a grain a salt Olive oil (for example) looks terrible in soapmaker, but it makes great soap Look for INS value Lower than 40: Oily, greasy, rancid after a couple of months Ex: 100% Flax 40-90: Slimey, and high risk of DOS Example: 100% Soy, Canola, Corn 90-110: Very conditioning soap, very nice, but a bit slimey
- Teach Soap • View topic - Unsaturated fats vs saturated fats
If I use the stick blender and just "pulse" a few times it goes to a med trace much faster Depending on the EO or FO, I've ended up with "soap on a stick" a few times because of the rapid trace I've noted that this same recipe with trace much faster if I soap at 115 degrees instead of 85 degrees
- Does anyone teach soap making classes in Louisiana?
Learn about the ingredients and equipment you will need and where you can get it cheap or for free Most importantly be sure you understand the safety precautions you need to take, especially if you have kids or pets in the house There are some videos on Youtube and LOTS of information on this and other soap making forums
- Local CP making classes in Los Angeles area? - Teach Soap
Does anyone know of any CP soap making classes in the LA Orange County area? Even San Diego would probably be okay, as it's only a 2 hour drive away I've tried searching on google, but it brought me to some results whose sites haven't been updated since 2007, or else the classes have already passed long ago
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