Re: new poll to gel or not to gel

[Guest guest]

It depends upon the recipe, IMO. For soaps that darken, no gelling is

better. I usually gel, but only because I CPOP, not because I think gel

produces a better soap. I'm just in a hurry. :-)

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On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:37 PM, K Bear Creations <Koalas_boutique@...

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> that is the question. I am curious to know if people prefer their soap to

> gel or if they like theirs not to gel. If you wish to post reasonings that

> would be helpful as well.

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> I notice that soaps have a MUCH different quality to them when they gel.

> personally I don't think An olive oil castile soap should gel. to me it

> just seems like a green pile of goop if it does where as it is super white

> and crazy hard when it doesn't

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> however I do like my fishermans soap to gel as it gets too hard to cut if

> it doesn't.

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> what do you think?

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[Guest guest]

I exactly know what you mean most of the time I CPOP as well. I just realized

recently though to not do it with my Castile. It was a disaster. in my opinion.

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> > that is the question. I am curious to know if people prefer their soap to

> > gel or if they like theirs not to gel. If you wish to post reasonings that

> > would be helpful as well.

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> > I notice that soaps have a MUCH different quality to them when they gel.

> > personally I don't think An olive oil castile soap should gel. to me it

> > just seems like a green pile of goop if it does where as it is super white

> > and crazy hard when it doesn't

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> > however I do like my fishermans soap to gel as it gets too hard to cut if

> > it doesn't.

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> > what do you think?

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