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    Forcing Gel

    Thank you, that's interesting, so if I soap cool enough (and ensure trace is achieved) and pop it in the oven, it wont volcano even with honey incorporated?
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    Forcing Gel

    Thank you for this, but because I used honey, I needed to keep it coolish or it volcanoes! Regards CathyB
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    Forcing Gel

    Thanks Yooper, I had thought so but hoped it wasn't so!
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    Forcing Gel

    Hi, I use honey in my soap, so to mitigate the heat, I soap using cooled lye and oils. The batch worked, but the centre hasn't gelled properly and there is a dark circle. Can I force gel in my oven once it's cooled?
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    Mary 14/10/20

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    Basic laundry soap- no SF

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    Small pink sample

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    Blue tray for Chris

    This is a high lye concentration- or high 'water discount' which is fine for no added fragrance, essential oils or titanium dioxide- these may speed up trace too quickly. This soap will cure faster having less water. LINE THE BLUE PLASTIC TRAY MOULD WITH CLING FILM FIRST to help with...
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    Cylinder volumes

    Hi Yooper, thank you so much, I will try again. The calculator in the recipe builder does say cylinder, but, as you say it doesn't work as well as the square/rectangle choice. can you explain why multiply by .4- is that oil weight as I prefer to work in grams? Also (if you don't mind...
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    shampoo cylinder

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    Cylinder volumes

    Hi Peeps, I am trying to calculate a recipe for a cylinder 3.75cm radius and 25 cm tall but the amount of oils are only 110g in total- can anyone advise please?
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    Solid shampoo bar

    1/4 tsp Vit E or grapefruit seed extract (latter will speed trace)
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    cylindrical pull up

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    Long clear mould E-shampoo

    This is to fit E mould 42.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 cms.
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    Mary's recipe- fits purple mould

    Perfect fit for purple mould- flat top- (which measures 1200g water)- the batch weight (fats, oils, water , lye & fragrance) is 1425g
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