Recent content by Sherrill

Oh dear, I forgot the coconut oil! My recipe was: 10% avocado oil, 10% castor oil, 26% coconut oil, 12% Crisco (with palm), 25% lard, 17% pomace. It was completely made, coloured, and into mold before I realized my boo boo. I'm guessing it will be lye heavy, if nothing else. Can I add the...

I'm obviously doing something wrong! I enter my recipe to do the lye calculation, save the recipe; then when I went back to reopen and add notes I hit edit - my recipe came up blank. I also tried 'load recipe' and it also appears that I lost all I had entered! Please help me become less ignorant...

Can anyone advise how long a piece of PVC is optimal for having the soap release? Or with freezer paper, would length not matter?

Any pointers, pros and cons of using PVC pipe as mold? Optimal length of pipe to use? How to ensure my soap will come out of it?

Wonderful! Thank-you!

I have also been wondering about this. I've tried a number of recipes through the calculator (which I love!), and every element has been well within the recommendations except Longevity. My longevity number has been in the red every time! I'm a novice soaper.