HERB - Re: Help with olive oil soap?

[Mike and Pat Luco]

Just made a batch of soap with about 50% olive oil.  It took a long time to
trace and seems to be real soft in the molds 24 hours later (almost like
fudge).  I read on the net that olive oil is slow about tracing, and I guess
saponification is just slow in general.  How long would you let it cure in the
molds before cutting and curing more?   I plan to mill it later and add some
essential oils and milk.  While milling it, would this be a good time to
introduce lavender flowers into it for 'guest room' soap balls?  Some of it I
was going to make into glycerin soap.  Any comments or suggestions would be
helpful, this is my first time so I can use any 'old timer's' hints.

Henri and Antea
Kingdom of Ansteorra, Barony Stargate
Purveyors of fine herbs and spices
http://www.hypercon.com/naturalhome


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