Callmaker Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 OK Michelle,I am extremely confused because I am new at this I guess, when you state 40%, how much is that 1 cup or what:D and at the bottom you speak about 4.5 goat milk, where is the goat milk in the recipe, help me girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 OK Michelle,I am extremely confused because I am new at this I guess, when you state 40%, how much is that 1 cup or what:D and at the bottom you speak about 4.5 goat milk, where is the goat milk in the recipe, help me girlYou have to decide on what size batch you want to make first. A 2lb batch should be good. So 40% of 32oz (2lbs) is 12.8oz. You should be weighing the oils on a scale and not using measuring cups. As far as adding goats milk, you just subtract from the water in the original recipe and replace it with the milk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godiva Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Superfat: I did a 4.5% superfat on this recipe because I used full Goat Milk as the flluid and didn't want the extra fat from the milk to interfere with my suds negatively. This way, I got a really creamy lather with a lot of bigger bubbles too, instead of just the creamy by itself. Hope that makes sense!Does this simply mean to set your superfat % to 4.5 in your lye calculator?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcfanca005 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I know this is a bit older, I have a silly question..could I use grapeseed instead of rbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 you can sub any oil, but yea - your soap will change and you will also need to re-calculate your lye.with grapeseed it might be bubblier, but some thing grapeseed is DOS prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latch Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I want to make this soap ,, i havent made soap in over a year.. i am trying to figure out how to transfer this batch into a bigger batch like a 3lb batch and in ounces? can someone help me?? or point me to the rite caluclator that can help me? thank you:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debk Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 i know mms sage has one . just change the amount to 3 lbs. and it will tell you the percentages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Went to MMS and put everything just like you said for a three lb batch. Then ordered everything from http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com/. I'm taking a break from candles till the first of Jan so I should be able to fit it in. Didn't get any silk cause I think I have some silk pw., now if I can find it is another thing. You can use a small (q-tip) size of silk fabric? can't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I want to make this soap ,, i havent made soap in over a year.. i am trying to figure out how to transfer this batch into a bigger batch like a 3lb batch and in ounces? can someone help me?? or point me to the rite caluclator that can help me? thank you:)I went to http://www.thesage.com/calcs/lyecalc2.phppage down and answer the questions. It will ask at the end how many oz's you want put in 48 and the calculator will auto figure in oz. Her recipe said 12% castor oil and the calculator figures 5.76 oz's. You put in the % of each and it will take care of the rest. Good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Well I made this recipe using everything as stated. Only thing is I'm not sure it was right the way I did it. Have never made CP soap only MicroWave and CPOP and HP. But thought I'd give it a try. Doesn't look right to me but...At MMS I put the % of each ingredient. Here is what I got.5.76 castor7.68 coconut7.2 palm kernal4.8 rice bran3.36 shae19.2 soybean6.7 lyeused 16 oz water (8oz had goat milk pw)1tesp salt2tab sugar 1/4 tesp of silk powderEverything was cooler before I got started.Stirred by hand before I could find my stick blender.It never did get hot or clabbered looking,just creamy and thickened. I'm sure it won't turn out. So if after awhile it doesn't turn to soap, what will fix it?Just doesn't seem like enough lye. so what do you think? Edited January 4, 2010 by Sharon in KY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayougirl Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I love this recipe, I've made it about 3 or 4 times and have never had a problem with it. It sets up really fast and seems to cure to a hard soap in about 3 weeks. It also comes out of the molds really easy, since it gets so hard. I really don't recall seeing it gel, at least not like the other recipes I've used before. Thanks for the great recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda (OH) Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) My first attempts of CPing over the weekend I used this recipe. I didn't tackle the GM I just used distilled water and left out the silk since I didn't have any. I was pleasantly surprised with the ease of soaping and my first time results (Yes, I believe I have found a new addiction - lol) I cannot wait to use this soap in the shower, after just a couple days it makes my hands feel so divine ! My only question is will it get "bubblier" as it cures? I was hoping for mega bubbles when I cleaned up my soaping dishes but there wasn't as many as I expected. Could I have done something wrong ? Edited February 9, 2010 by Brenda (OH) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda (OH) Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 My only question is will it get "bubblier" as it cures? I was hoping for mega bubbles when I cleaned up my soaping dishes but there wasn't as many as I expected. Could I have done something wrong ?Took the plunge and tested a bar instead of little slivers . . this recipe is very creamy with great bubbling action !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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