HERB - Jasmine's one bar soap recipes

[Chris Peters]

Where did you get your oils for making these. Some do not seem to be off the
shelf shopping mart types.

Gaylin Walli wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Here are some test soap recipes I promised that people can use when
> experimenting with herbal and herbal essence additions to
> assist them in their recreational endeavors (i.e. SCA research
> at its finest!). Be careful with this stuff. Don't blindly make
> soap because you think you can. Be sure you can. This weekend
> I made an 11 pound batch using every possible safety procedure I
> know and I *still* got three lye burns, one on my face and one
> on each forearm, even though I was wearing long sleeves, heavy
> rubber gloves, and safety glasses.
>
> My measures are pretty exact and are intended to have very
> close to 5% excess fat/oil when the saponification process is
> done. You can increase the percentage a bit as you decrease the
> lye in small increments (even increments as small as 1/100th of
> an ounce). I can help you increase or decrease this amount as
> needed. If anyone would like to learn the calculations, I'd be happy
> to teach you how, assuming you can follow the logic of someone
> who abhors simple math. :)
>
> Now, you'll notice I didn't include anything for shortening bars.
> You'll find a shortening recipe occasionally on the net called
> "Tony's No Fail Soap." Don't use it. The quality & makeup
> of shortening varies widely throughout the US and the world.
> There's simply no good way to determine what percentages of
> ingredients will exist in the shortening in your area and even
> then, the brand you buy will cause changes in your calculations.
>
> The last recipe is the one I use the most often and the
> olive oil test bar is the one I use second most for testing.
> If you have some other oil I've not listed here or some
> combination you'd like to see, I can either tell you or show
> you. Just let me know. -- Jasmine
>
> PS: One fluid ounce (US) equals a eeny weeny bit more than 2
> tablespoons of liquid (US). 4 fluid ounces (US) equals 1/2
> cup (US).
>
> All Tallow Test Bar
> -------------------
> 8 ounces tallow (measured when solid)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.07 ounces sodium hydroxide (by weight)
>
> All Lard Test Bar
> -----------------
> 8 ounces lard (by weight)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.05 ounces sodium hydroxide (by weight)
>
> All Canola Oil Test Bar
> -----------------------
> 8 ounces canola oil (by weight)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.05 ounces sodium hydroxide (by weight)
>
> All Peanut Oil Test Bar
> -----------------------
> 8 ounces peanut oil (by weight; I use blended, not extra virgin)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.03 ounces sodium hyrdroxide (by weight)
>
> All Safflower Oil Test Bar
> --------------------------
> 8 ounces safflower oil (by weight; I use blended, not extra virgin)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.03 ounces sodium hyrdroxide (by weight)
>
> All Olive Oil Test Bar
> ----------------------
> 8 ounces olive oil (by weight; I use blended or pomace,
>   not extra virgin olive oil)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.03 ounces sodium hyrdroxide (by weight)
>
> Olive, Coconut, & Palm Oil Test Bar
> -----------------------------------
> 4 ounces olive oil (by weight)
> 2 ounces coconut oil (by weight)
> 2 ounces palm oil (by weight)
> 3 fluid ounces water (distilled or filtered)
> 1.13 ounces sodium hydroxide (by weight)



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SCA - Padrhaig ne' Killkenny
MKA - Chris Peters
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