Teach Soap

Can I get some constructive criticism of this recipe please?? I have been having soap gremlins a LOT lately so I thought maybe I'd see what others thought of this one before I try it.

cocoa butter 5%
castor 5%
coconut oil 20%
lard 25%
olive oil 45%

or

castor 5%
cocoa butter 5%
coconut oil 20%
lard 20%
olive oil 35%
palm 15%

Any help/suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rhonda

It looks ok to me. What problems are you having?

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

Either recipe looks good Rhonda! Nice and hard with good lather and conditioning!

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~~Heather~~
Mad [soaping] Scientist

Thanks Heather and Soapbuddy.

Soapbuddy these weren't the recipes I had trouble with. It was one I tried last week. It didn't have any lard.
Si I wanted to try something different.
This was last weeks attempts.


Same recipe for all 3 bars. pink swirl was too small a recipe. No FOs. Stuck to the sides of the mold.
The blue swirl "riced" I believe. I added a FO blend of almond FO and coconuy FO to the cooled oils and blended. When I added the lye mixture total seperation and no amt of stickblending brought it together. Colored it anyway and proceeded. No zap and no insulation. It turned out ok but grainy looking.
The third one I colored with Tumeric and tried a hanger swirl. Dropped it on the way to the resting spot.

It's days like these I wonder why I keep trying

Rhonda

The blue swirl one looks more like a TD problem but it's pretty. Just keep soaping as you'll get better with every batch you make. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

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Linda

I learn so much when I can't leave well enough alone!