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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:58 pm 

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Hi,

I have been making soap for 5 years. I have a great formula using sodium hyroxide, palm oil, olive oil, coconut oil, EO and botanicals. Lately I have been adding my horrible (not hardened soap) to a perfect formula and yielding even larger horrible batches of soap. The soap is very soft and oily. Someone told me that I can melt the batches down and make soap balls. When I do this the Essential oil is dispersed, further more the soap is too crumbly to make balls. Can anyone please advise me as to what to try next. I have 8 logs of horrible soap. Please help. I cannot afford my own hobby anymore.

Thank you so much for any advise.

Anne


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:36 pm 
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Welcome!
Is it possible that your olive oil is adulterated or your lye is old?

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:02 am 

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:lol: Thank you so much! I will fix both of those areas, old lye and compromised olive oil. Any suggestions of what I can do with all my messed up soap? Also are you at liberty to recommend a company that I can get liability insurance for selling my soap?


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:05 am 
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You're welcome. For liability insurance, take a look Here> http://www.soapqueen.com/business/busin ... -industry/

PS. Are you gelling and how much are you superfatting? Did you run your recipe through a lye calculator?

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