Teach Soap

I received my shipment of sodium lactate, stearic acid, and benzoin powder today from Brambleberry. I am so pleased so far. It took them no time getting my order to me. I also received a complimentary sample of Lemon Cake fo. It smells divine and I'm in love! I will be ordering a huge amount of the fo asap. I do have a question though if anyone is available on here to help me. I am about to make a batch of cphp and then finish it in my oven at 200 degrees for 2 hours then turn it off for the night. May I ask which I should use, the sod lactate or the stearic acid in my recipe that is 22.5oz lard 10oz oo 10oz coconut? Or am I supposed to use both at the same time? Also how much would you use to make these bars nice and hard? How do I use the benzoin powder to fix my scents and how much would you use of it? The oils make 2.65 lbs. It has been a very long day and the info I can find at the moment is about cold process. Sorry I am bothering yall about this so late at night. It seems like I'm always having to make my soap at night when most folks are sleeping

I hope I posted my questions in the right place on the board. ?

You might get more answers in the CP part of the forum. viewforum.php?f=2
Stearic acid needs to be added right up front with a soap calc. Add too much and it will make your soap seize.
I use sodium lactate pretty much in every batch at about 1%. It is not calculated into your oils or butters, but is dependent how big of a batch you make. I use about 1% of SL.
If you oven goes down to 170, that would be better then 220. You can turn the oven off after you put the soap in and let it do its thing.
I don't use benzoin powder at all as it makes me itch. If you decide to use it, please list it in your label ingredients.

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

I sure won't use the benzoin if that happens then. What could I do to make my fragrance stay in my soap with the long temps? Also, do I use the sl and the sa together, as in the same batch?

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

Thank you sincerely for your advice. So I do add the stearic with the oils and the sl both in the same batch? Or am I supposed to choose one or the other to use?

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

Thanks will do.