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To make shampoo you may dilute the soap paste as instructed in the video. Because we did not use heat to aid the saponification process, we suggest leaving the soap paste curing for 3 weeks to let excess lye settle and for its pH to drop to a more gentle level.

Superfat or superfatting is using extra oil in a soap recipe with unchanged amount of lye. It is used in order to result in unsaponified oils so the soap is more moisturising. (Also known as lye discount.) In a liquid soap you want as little superfat as possible because any unsaponified oils would separate and float atop the soap which may go rancid.

That's a great idea and yes you definitely can! This is called a dual-lye soap, read more about it here: classicbells.com/soap/dualLye.asp

76 degree coconut oil refers to its melting point, it's another name for refined coconut oil. You can indeed use it to make liquid soap, just remember to select the correct coconut oil when calculating recipes.

You can indeed add olive oil to the recipe, just remember to recalculate the entire recipe. Also, olive oil is much slower to saponify so if the recipe is high in olive oil you may need to add some heat (e.g. using the stove) or mix with a stick blender to speed up the process.

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It is safe to use on the body. Coconut oil soaps tend to be more drying, you can experiment with adding olive oil to the recipe for a more moisturising formula. (remember to recalculate other ingredients too!)

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We used normal tap water. But if you have hard water in your area then distilled water would be a good choice to reduce impurities and soap scum.

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Good idea, in fact, waxed canvas was originally made to use on sail boats before it was used in garments etc! (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxed_cotton)

Feet shown in video is size 37.5, US 7 and UK 5, around 22.5cm.

You could use herb infused water instead in the recipe or when diluting. Adding fresh/dried herbs straight into the soap would probably make it go bad/mouldy quickly.

Cups measure by volume, which is not as accurate as weighing with a scale. If you are making soap we would recommend investing in a scale for better results!

Yes you certainly can use any other type of oils, although some oils (like olive) are called soft oils, which means it takes much longer for the soap batter to trace. You could consider heating the soap batter up to speed up the process. To calculate the amount, we like to use this online calculator (www.soapmakingfriend.com/soap-making-recipe-builder-lye-calculator).

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It’s cold…whe she adds the lye it heats it up

We use room temperature water to mix with lye and also to dissolve the soap base. You could use warm water when dissolving the soap base to speed up the process.

Olive oil is a soft oil, it is slower to saponify compared to coconut oil which is maybe why your recipe did not thicken. You can heat the soap batter on low heat while stirring (hot-process soapmaking) or use a stick blender. Traditional Castile (olive oil) soap without heat or stick blending takes hours to thicken so patience is your friend! (read more about it: korenhelbig.com/homemade-soap-traditional-castile/)

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Yes, after the soap has finished going through saponification, there should be no more active lye and therefore can be used on the body right away,

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It is possible to do this in the washing machine, you should use the highest water temperature setting your machine allows for and put in washing soda and liquid soap with the load. This will not scour to 100% though because the temperature you are scouring at is decreased.

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Hi! You can add pockets of any size you like when sewing up the side seams at Step 3.

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If you stop mixing after light trace the soap batter will probably have a harder time reaching thick trace and may result in seperation of oil and lye. But if you fancy a try anyway do make sure to insulate the soap batter very well to keep in the heat to help with saponification.

There is no need to let the lye cool down. The natural heat of the lye solution will actually help the soap saponify.

Hi, yes this soap can be used for washing clothes and dishes. The white marks your liquid soap is leaving may be because the soap has not been cured completely. Or if you have hard water in your area the white marks could be soap scum. The way to reduce soap scum would be to add citric acid and/or salt to your soap recipes. Soap scum is not harmful and can easily be clean with vinegar + baking soda. Higher superfat in a liquid soap recipe is not recommened because it tends to result in free-flowing (unsaponifies) oils in the final product. However, if you would still like to increase the superfat from 1% to 5% in this particular recipe, simply reduce the potassium hydroxide (90% purity) from 84.81g to 81.38g.

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Yes you can use it as a hair wash😊

Superfat means: using extra oil in soap recipe with unchanged amount of lye in order to result in unsaponified oils. It is also known as lye discount. For 1% superfat, you add 1% more oil/butter or use 1% less lye in the recipe.

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It is called a G hook, try searching with keywords like 'adjustable G hook buckle'. You can probably find it at your local craft shops, or try an online marketplace.

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If your liquid soap is cloudy it does not affect the quality of it. Many different things could cause cloudy soap and it is in our opinion pointless to pursue a 100% clear liquid soap. But if you must, to get clearer liquid soap you should: --- use 100% distilled water in the soapmaking process as well when dissolving the soap paste --- use as little superfat in your recipe as possible --- use heat to speed up and complete the saponification process (search: hot-process liquid soapmaking in a slow cooker) --- Even if you don't follow the tips above, dissolved soap paste will usually clear up if you leave it to sit for 24 hours as the cloudiness will settle.

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1:1 (paste : water) means for example: put 100g of soap paste + 100g of water. It denotes the ratio between paste and water.

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Yes you definitely can sell the soap paste.

Yes you can indeed add colour, we recommend you add the colour at the final stage when you dissolve the soap paste for use.

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