--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> i suppose i was reluctant to give much detail on the
> effects i am having with
> my first batches since i am unsure of the quality of
> my methanol and lye and
> was waiting on reliable higher quality material to
> arrive before i get really
> confused. however my third batch gave me a slightly
> cloudy amber BD with a
> thick brown glycerin on the bottom but gave me a
> mayonaise-like emulsion with
> wash test that lasted for 2 days until i dumped it.
> out of curiosity i tried 250 ml of HEET, 3.5g
> lye to 1 liter of virgin
> vegetable oil and got a cloudy amber BD with a hard,
> peach colored glycerin and
> a wash test gave me the same emulsion. i keep the
> temperature between 55-60
> deg Celsius and i blend for 1 hour, settle for 24
> hours. i want to blame the
> quality of my lye and methanol until i get the good
> stuff to try again, but i
> will check to dry the oil first next time since i
> ASSUMED virgin oil to be dry.
> thank you very much.
> Richard Allison
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20 min. blending
if cloudy-soap production
add some salt to precipitate the soap
wash several times
good luck
fox
>
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