Teach Soap

I've been trying to make a soap for about 3 times. and the first time was a failure the soap was saponify too quickly
Second, I made a irritating one it cause a skin to be dry and flake
Third, I found out Lye Calculator and I create my own Formula it was best and ok but it's seems not to be the best what it should be.

So I never know how to create a perfect one. So you please advise me some of the perfect recipe so I could follow once to learn what the
perfect looks like and develop in future. Thank you for your kindness


New Soap maker...

Here's a simple recipe to start with. Once you've mastered this you can experiment with other oils, butters & colors. It's really recommened that you start very basic then add once you've mastered a successful batch.

This is using Olive, Coconut & Palm Oil: 1# Batch

Olive Oil - 8oz
Coconut - 4oz
Palm - 4oz

run this through a lye calculator to get your lye measurements.

You can add some FO at trace if you wish, but try to get your first successful batch of soap before experimenting with colors. Taking it in steps will be less frustrating.

I would start with a small batch and convert it to grams to get it more accurate. You do need a scale. Read the Miller site as much as you can and research this forum. http://www.millersoap.com/soapallveg.html

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Today I'm trying the recipe you gave me and it was good .Now it is in the mold it looks like a yellow pudding. is this what it should be?
Thank you

It should go from the pudding stage to darker and softer as it gels, to firmer as it cools.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Hmm the surface of the soap becomes white but the other side (the side that underneath the surface) was oily and moist than the surface

and I don't understand about the stage , how many stage are there of the process?
thank you

Soap can go from emulsion of oils and fats, to light, medium and heavy trace. After that it can go into gel unless you prevent it. At gel, the soap gets darker and becomes soft. When it cools off, it can become lighter and it hardens. If the soap gets white at the top, it's possible that it's soap ash.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.