Soap Making

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So I tried to make hot process soap today (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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I am pretty sure I over cooked it. I kept waiting for the mixture to look glossy but it was only ever partial so I wound up cooking it for 3 hours before deciding to just put it in the mold anyway and the soap doesn't hold together very well. I am leaving it in for a day but when I was pressing it into the mold it just felt like it wasn't forming a cohesive whole.

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Freedom (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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Independence from the tyranny of commercial soaps.

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Didn't take much stuff, but hope you like to see it 😄 (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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Hi, my name is orange ocean (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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Pretty old picture of all my batches at that time from 0 to whatever number it was 😁 (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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edit: my last Lemmy client was poorly working, welcome Eternity

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Shocked (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by subspaceinterferents@lemmy.world to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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It's been 15 months since I made my last (very large) batch of soap bars. Went back online today looking to purchase soaping oils. Dayum! Some of the oils I use have DOUBLED in price. I was bummed. I can understand an increase, but doubled... . No words here.

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Update! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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Lavender bar soap unmolded and a week deep into its cure. Had some issues unmolding where the soap stuck in the corners, which is visible in the bottom right bar. Color is better now than it was out the gate, but still not quite what I had hoped for. All issues with this batch probably stem from the high proportion of Shea butter: crack after pouring into mold, sticking in the mold, bars feel a bit too soft. Proportion of butter was twice as high as it should been, but lesson learned. Will report back when it's ready for use!

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Got a lil crazy yesterday... (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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...and whipped up a few pounds of this lavender scented olive oil, coconut oil, and shea butter behemoth. Color is a not exactly what I was after and I think the proportion of the shea butter was too high (hence the crack), but I'm hoping it'll still be a nice batch. Will update when I unmold and again after the cure.

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Novice soapmaker but looking to learn! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works to c/soapmaking@sh.itjust.works

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I've made a few batches of soap in my nascent career, including three batches of bar soap based on this recipe from Soap Queen as well as three batches of this "Castile" soap. I'd love to branch out, try different recipes or experiment with different blends or ratios, just feeling reluctant to fix what isn't broken.

I'll be making a new batch of bar soap soon and will be sure to post updates of my progress. Let me know if you've got any sweet recipe selections or blends to try!