Is this what you need to make coconut butter-lye soap? I have some food grade lye and my local wholesale club has big jars of coconut oil or butter.
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No this is for melt and pour. It comes with a clear base soap, essential oil and coloring.You don't need the soap and the oils and dyes are inexpensive. You will also be using olive oil, and palm oil too. Bulk Apothecary has some good prices on their stuff.Good luck.
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No this is for melt and pour. It comes with a clear base soap, essential oil and coloring. You don't need the soap and the oils and dyes are inexpensive. You will also be using olive oil, and palm oil too. Bulk Apothecary has some good prices on their stuff. Good luck.
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No, it's just a big chunk of clear glycerine type melt and pour. It's not good quality. The only thing good I can say about it, is that it got me started on learning how to make REAL soap with lye and oils.
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I do not use lye in my soaps because it is very harsh. But I agree with Janis, you can get just about anything through Bulk Apothecary.
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no, this is the "melt and pour " method, the lye base is already made, i would suggest a good soap making book, and just gather your recipe items.
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I just bought a bottle by accident (I meant to buy the butter flavor, not butter vanilla) and my ingredients are different than others' ingredients:water, propylene glycol, modified food starch, xanthan gum, citric acid, titanium dioxide, potassium sorbate, partially hydrogenated soybean oil... not a fan of any of these ingredients really... it's kinda sad that an extract needs trans fats in it?
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I agree with everyone below. I used to buy a jar of virgin coconut oil and ghee and then I combine the two in a blender, mix well then pour into two Mason jars. Same benefits, but this is way easier if you don't want to go through that process - it's just more convenient. If you don't mind extra steps though you can purchase a jar or each and mix them together.
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All the ingredients listed--coconut oil, olive oil, etc. appear to be biodegradable. The one ingredient that gave me pause was sodium hydroxcide (lye). But after a little bit of online research, I learned that this ingredient is necessary to make soap, and that it is biodegradable. I like the shampoo, just a little bit foams up and goes a long way.
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Yes, this is coconut butter and excellent quality. They also do coconut oil just read the jar and description! :)
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I use Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap - it works perfectly, it's not creamy or thick and foams very well - I still water this soap down even though it's not so thick to start with. This is the only liquid soap I do not have any difficulty with.
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This is definitely refined. A easy giveaway is the packaging - coconut oil is solid and only liquifies at 76 degrees or greater which is why it's sold in jars not bottles. I prefer to buy the huge jar of raw, unrefined coconut oil that way it has multiple uses and there's no degradation in the effectiveness.
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Not sure what would make it "butter" but it's just a spread from pure coconut pulp. You have to warm it toale it more spreadable.
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Yes, you sure can! Happy soap making! http://m.wikihow.com/Blend-Essential-Oils-for-Soapmaking
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You could use this for soap but it would be very expensive. Generally you want to use an olive oil pomace as opposed to extra virgin when making soap.
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Does the bottle come with it or do you have to buy a specific bottle to fit it? I don't see the bottle anywhere. Is it a normal soap bottle? Sorry... I am just confused! First time to start home repairs!
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You can use any liquid soap. Now that all my various soaps are used up I will use only blue Dawn (personal preference because I find it exceptional for many things) and because of the way I use it (a LOT!) I mix the Dawn 50/50 with water. Works perfectly since I got it Aug 2013.
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No. Saponified oils (as is described in the ingredient list) means that the potassium hydroxide (a form of lye) mixed with the oils to make soap. But that's okay. REAL soap is actually very good for your skin. It has glycerin in it which is very moisturizing. Don't fear it. I'm sure this product is wonderful.
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I searched this for you and it seems to be working. However, fractionated Coconut Oil is more expansive. I include a link with the same question and an answer that was given... http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/fractionated-coconut-oil.html#.UlLwOFA3vNJ
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I just used 16oz shea to 8oz coconut oil and mixed it with my stand mixer. I got a several month supply out of that and still gave some away.
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white granular...worked great with my soap....I use food grade lye now from essential.
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I would use only coconut oil, won't go bad and last forever. But I think that this machine is the worst on the market, I have yet to find one that is worth the money or holds up. But this in y opinion is the worst machine that I have ever owned.