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For the record, I still haven't washed off the application of the soap on the underside of my arm and I still have no reaction to it, so it must have worked. A quick dab and washing it off really...

That's the advantage of hot-processing the soap. It stays liquid and allows it to completely saponify before pouring it into the mold. It's usable as soon as it's solid. The opacity of the HOT...

I tested a little of the cooled off goop on a tender spot under my arm. Skin is still there and there is no burning.
DO NOT DO WHAT I JUST SAID I DID TO TEST YOUR SOAP. THAT'S REALLY DUMB. (but it...

Cooked the mixture for 4 hours and poured into wax-paper lined checkbook boxes for molds. waiting for it to harden enough to cut into bars. Everything appeared to be working correctly with the...

I just checked those calculations with Nells links and it confirms 2.06 as a 7% fat surplus for lard or tallow. .138 should be correct and .135 is giving a 2% discount. so adding another 5% discount...

BlueXDog I have digital scales accurate to .01 oz. Kitchen scales (according to my book) are not accurate enough for small batch recipes. there will be no essential oils, or other scents, or colors.....

Thanks nell. I'll give them a try and see if I can get any sort of consistent result. The problem is in the variation of lye per ounce of lard. one says one thing, another says something else.
I...

I'm still really confused whether it's .5oz lye per ounce fat or if it's .138oz lye per fat.

After much more reading and looking over large batch recipes, I'm still confused as to the amount of lye to use per ounce of fat.
I'm just not finding the answers I'm looking for. I'm just about...

Thanks Sarge. Sure don't want him getting all the bad stuff that comes with posting emails on a public forum!

Thanks AY. I sent you an email. You may want to remove your address from the post above since this is a public forum.

And thanks Winnie. I'll be reading over that. Good link!

My mom picked up this book
https://www.discountbooksale.com/p92072/The-Everything-Soapmaking-Book-Recipes-and-Techniques-for-Creating-Colorful-and-Fragrant-Soaps.html

I read through the whole...