EXPERIMENT: Full Water, Water Increase, and How That Impacts Your Soap.

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Hello! This playlist focuses on water in lye solutions, specifically how much you need for the perfect batch of soap. This video is a soapy science test surrounding how much water is TOO much in a soap recipe, as well as how to increase or decrease your cure time. That is science, and anyone who continues to say otherwise at this point is just wrong. We have the ability to measure this; stop spreading misinformation.
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[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Hey I'm back! Sorry not sorry for my sick sounding voice.

[@sherrystevens5916]

Thank you . This helps me so much. Never apologize for being absent . Your self care always comes first

[@Twistedtree7]

I’m so very glad you self cared but I have so missed seeing your face! This little time spent with you is part of my self care. And funny I’m drinking a cup of throat coat this very moment

[@catsforLIFE_andhairlesscats_]

Oh I'm sorry to hear that I'm glad that you feel better 😊

[@cibercarmen]

Great. The same conclussionsI've reached from practice clearly exposed here. Iuse around 30-33%, depending on what I add to them, but the ash is bigger when I use more water. I have to be very, very careful with it, and covering them very well and all that jazz. Thanks again for another useful video and your channel

[@eileengraham2997]

Missed you a lot, worried you were really sick. Glad you are back!!

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Awww thanks. I’m sorry to make you worry.

[@EmmaBray-jg8jg]

Really clear, informative and pragmatic, as usual! Thank you so much for your investment in our learning 🙂

[@iorodriguez18]

OMG how I missed your channel. I love the experiments and all the soapy things! 💙

[@MsAubrey]

Personally, I’m most comfortable with a 2.5:1 but that’s just me. I think everyone has a different comfort level. I’ve never understood the crazy ridged thought processes. There’s flexibility in soap making.

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

So much flexibility!

[@AannshaJones]

Very interesting, thank you.

[@jobo8819]

Nah....ya know lovely you never need to apologise to us if ya busy. You a human being and got stuff to do. But always cool to see your vids. Great deep dive...definitely took me a bit of time to understand the whole water thing and you just verbalised and tidied up my brain on all this. So once again...thank you, been trying to explain this water situation to my daughter....she be like....crickets....lol....I'll just get her to watch this 🧐🧐

[@niccoleholmes567]

I am so glad you are on the mend and hope you are feeling 100% real soon. I am proud of you for taking the time for yourself to heal. Take care and thank you for all the wonderful information.

[@gwenbrown8513]

Glad to see you back and feeling better. I absolutely love this video, demonstration and explanation of the water factors. Get better! You have a ton of fans who love your content!!

[@norawalsh5471]

Thank you for this! You answered so many of my questions. I'm glad you're feeling better and took the time for you! It's so important! Thank you again!

[@pattiemoseley8752]

Thank you for all of this great information. I hope that you start feeling better fast.

[@petoknight5455]

Thank you so much ,am a big fan,learning so much

[@tonyaswitchykitchen]

👏 well done! Love your deep dives and playlists. ❤

[@DavidRil]

Thank you for another great and informative video. Your explanations are helping me understand more about how to make better soap. I really appreciate your videos.

[@B3RG3RS0N]

Good video. Examples really help

[@duckysmom9700]

Thank you for your brilliant information. Continue to “ self-care”. We miss you but we need you to be okay. Did you get heat back in your space? Don’t film if you don’t have heat ( said in my mama voice)😂😂😂😂

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Ha! Thanks so much! I did get heat back; it’s ran on propane and I just needed to replace the container. ❤️

[@amandadawn5740]

I am so grateful you did this--REALLY grateful--this is gold lol. Though it could have waited until you were fully recovered ;-). Nonetheless, thank you so much for doing this. It cleared up so many questions I've had. Feel better soon!!

[@suessoapcreations]

That was so cool to see the difference in the quality of the bubbles and lather side by side! Hope you feel better soon!

[@Rosemary-lg8sf]

Thank you I'm so happy for your videos "SUBSCRIBED"❤️

[@vernaharris181]

Thanks for the info…cause I am tired of deleting soaping communities because the soap hags get after me for saying things I’ve learned from the experts…mostly YOU, cause they are the ones who don’t think knowledge should change old habits!!!

[@bardigan1]

Lather goes up as water goes down. That explains it!

[@schellsc]

Soapy myth busting yayyy!!!

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

*mentally preparing for the shit talking to begin* 😂

[@schellsc]

@@MrsSoapAndClay 🤪

[@TracyD2]

Ok this is the information I need more information on. I kind of understand water but there are holes.

[@moonshadowessentialssoapsn5287]

I do all my soaps with a water discount of 47%. I love doing it that way and I’ve never ever had a problem. My batch accelerated 2 times in 6 years because of the fragrance oil n I knew that was going to happen. My ph is always on the money n mine “cure” is only 3 week’s. I’ve never had a volcano my soap has never over heated. I don’t put mine in the oven I don’t do towels or heating pads cause I think that’s dangerous n can start a fire. I just let it sit out uncovered on my counter. I think I don’t have a thickening problem because I master batch my oils n butters and I can’t be around lye fumes so I freeze my water or coffee ( which ever liquid I’m going to use for my water portion) and I add the lye and I let it sit out. I grab my master batches oils n butters n I hit it w the stick blender n then I add my lye when it’s ready. My house is always about 60-65° n that can be why it stays so fluid. I’ve had to wait about an hr. to get to piping consistency. My bubbles bubble up immediately and it’s a gorgeous thick creamy lather n I love it. I like to do a big discount because I add purées n coconut milk or goats milk and I don’t have to worry. To each there own right. However I’ve never ever had soda ash or any of that. Probably sue to the discount.

[@mvelenagarcia]

Lol, i normally use 1:1 or 1.5:1 parts water:lye ... That could explain why i dont make much in the pot swirls and stuff

[@guthriemayfield8721]

Thank you

[@EmeraldsHoneyComb]

Thank u

[@HDonaldson]

Yay for self-care! Boo for feeling crappy! I feel very superior when I benefit from your crazy brain knowledge 🙃😅😁

[@danielleecko4154]

Superfat percentage should be adjusted in relation to water content?

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Not really - what gets adjusted when factoring superfat is the lye. The water has no meaningful relation to the amount of oils.

[@danielleecko4154]

@@MrsSoapAndClay thank you!❤

[@MsAubrey]

Full water, trace, cure… 😂😉

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Oh let’s go all in. 😂

[@PoogieWoogie12]

💕

[@xxxmzwandaxxx]

This is a VERY helpful video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.