Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 In a message dated 6/21/2005 6:52:50 PM Central Daylight Time, writes: But I will tell you that IMO liquid soapmaking is not as easy or fun as regular CP soapmaking It is time consuming, almost an all day job, but when you are done you have about a gallon of it that you can store & pull out as needed & scent away to suit the purpose you want it for. God Bless You & Yours, Georgia (hahagranny) ~~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away~~~ ~~~A friend hears the song in my heart & sings it to me when my memory fails~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I love making liquid soap... I love love love love love it. I've just made some with Lanolin in it and it's awesome, and a little of it goes a long way... Even diluted it's still has a strong lather.. I tend not to scent mine when I make it because I can do that later.. and it lasts a long time... and the profit margin is higher the more water you add... Now mind you, you can add too much water and it will be way to watery but wowwiee when I showed my husband how much soap 1 batch of soap paste makes he about fell out.. But I haven't marketed my stuff like I should be so I'm not selling much.. I know if I pushed myself to Push my stuff I'd be doing better business but then I'd have to take time away from my Kiddos.... BTW.. I've got a lot of surfactants that I play with around the house to see if I can make shampoos like the big guys and I've actually made a dandruff shampoo that doesn't smell like pine tar.. (eventhough I love the smell now. not everyone does.) But I don't have the recipe down exact.. cause I was just playing around when I made it... go fig when I improvise I do my best work... Jennifer ============================================================ hahagranny In a message dated 6/21/2005 6:52:50 PM Central Daylight Time, writes: But I will tell you that IMO liquid soapmaking is not as easy or fun as regular CP soapmaking It is time consuming, almost an all day job, but when you are done you have about a gallon of it that you can store & pull out as needed & scent away to suit the purpose you want it for. God Bless You & Yours, Georgia (hahagranny) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Welcome to the group. Thanks for joining us. I am sure we will all benefit greatly from your experience. Some questions for you: What kind of results do you have with clarity of your product? Does your final product separate over time? Please share some recipes. Thanks, Mary Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I'm going to jump in on this thread, since I love making liquid soap too! I get a very transparent liquid soap when it is diluted (transparent like cooking oil). Some essential oils when added will make it cloud up some - but that doesn't bother me at all. Usually there is no separation, but if there is a little tiny bit all that has to be done is decant the clear soap from the little layer of " froth " and it never separates again. One of my favorite recipes is to just use 100% olive oil, water and potassium hydroxide. Run the amounts you want to use through a lye calculator and bam - you've got liquid soap *Smile* Chris (list mom) Natural Soap Bases http://www.alittleolfactory.com On Behalf Of wngsolight Welcome to the group. Thanks for joining us. I am sure we will all benefit greatly from your experience. Some questions for you: What kind of results do you have with clarity of your product? Does your final product separate over time? Please share some recipes. Thanks, Mary Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 The only type of seperation I get is if I don't use distilled water in the recipe.. but it's only in the very last step that it will seperate. (settiment from the chemicals that are put in drinking water from the tap cloud the final product sometimes. The clarity depends on the type of oils you use. I make some that looks like I added some pearlescent additive to it but it's because I used an oil that causes that, to the recipe. The way you can tell if your soap is going to be clear is the amount of palmitic acid in the oil. (Catherine Failor's book is absolutely the bomb(IMHO) when it comes to learning about making it.) The first time I tried the soap was clear as a bell, the subsequent times I've made it as well. I used her recipes as a basis to start with then took my imagination to town. The only problem I think I've ever had making liquid soap to date is setting aside time to do it... one thing that I do suggest is phenothalien(sp?) for the ph test or PH strips! ...Although I've used the tongue test in a pinch before.. I wouldn't suggest it to beginners. And 100% olive oil is great... I've used Castor oil, olive, palm and a little coconut to get the one that had the pearlescent quality to it (you couldn't read through it but it sure was pretty) Also if you add color and scent to your Liquid soap sometimes like Chris said that will cloud your soap. Jennifer ============================================================ wngsolight Welcome to the group. Thanks for joining us. I am sure we will all benefit greatly from your experience. Some questions for you: What kind of results do you have with clarity of your product? Does your final product separate over time? Please share some recipes. Thanks, Mary Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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