Comments on: Cold Process Soap, Day One http://blog.thesage.com/2009/02/23/cold-process-soap-day-one/ Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:40:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/02/23/cold-process-soap-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Andee Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:39:14 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=1090#comment-57 MB- We are on city water. We live in the high desert and our water is hard. We have NO water softener in our test kitchen. This soap will not have a noticeable difference using this type of water vs distilled water. MB-
We are on city water. We live in the high desert and our water is hard. We have NO water softener in our test kitchen. This soap will not have a noticeable difference using this type of water vs distilled water.

]]> By: MB http://blog.thesage.com/2009/02/23/cold-process-soap-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-56 MB Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:11:39 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=1090#comment-56 question - what kind of tap water do you have (well,city water or water softener)? Thank You, mb question – what kind of tap water do you have (well,city water or water softener)?

Thank You,
mb

]]> By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/02/23/cold-process-soap-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Andee Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:15:22 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=1090#comment-53 sincerelyemily- I weighed all the oils into the plastic bucket. I would weigh one oil, tare the scale and then weigh a new oil into the same bucket. The scale would read something along the lines of 6 oz for the soybean, tare the scale (0 oz), 4 oz for the coconut. We showed the oils in the glass beaker, so you could see what the oils looked like from a side view. Unfortunately, white plastic buckets are not easy to see through! The 87 oz plastic bucket that we showed weighing the oils into is fine to melt oils and add the lye to your oils. We use that bucket all the time when testing fragrances. It is not necessary to weigh each oil separately. I think it is easier to weigh all the oils together for small batches like we made in this post. Hope this helps! sincerelyemily-
I weighed all the oils into the plastic bucket. I would weigh one oil, tare the scale and then weigh a new oil into the same bucket. The scale would read something along the lines of 6 oz for the soybean, tare the scale (0 oz), 4 oz for the coconut. We showed the oils in the glass beaker, so you could see what the oils looked like from a side view. Unfortunately, white plastic buckets are not easy to see through! The 87 oz plastic bucket that we showed weighing the oils into is fine to melt oils and add the lye to your oils. We use that bucket all the time when testing fragrances.

It is not necessary to weigh each oil separately. I think it is easier to weigh all the oils together for small batches like we made in this post.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: sincerelyemily http://blog.thesage.com/2009/02/23/cold-process-soap-day-one/comment-page-1/#comment-52 sincerelyemily Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:10:51 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=1090#comment-52 question - are you weighing all your oil in that plastic container and just leaving it on the scale as you add oil - get 6 oz soybean, then start adding next oil adding 4 oz coconut oil (scale reads 10 oz) then going on to next? OR are you weighing each oil separately and then adding it all together in the glass beaker (in photo) and Nuking in the glass beaker? is it important to weigh oil separately? thanks, Emily question – are you weighing all your oil in that plastic container and just leaving it on the scale as you add oil – get 6 oz soybean, then start adding next oil adding 4 oz coconut oil (scale reads 10 oz) then going on to next? OR are you weighing each oil separately and then adding it all together in the glass beaker (in photo) and Nuking in the glass beaker? is it important to weigh oil separately? thanks, Emily

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