About 'Gel phase' in Cold Process Soap Making. What is it? Why consider it? How does it work?

A nice example of one of my cold process soap recipes going through a full gel phase, plus a discussion about gelling soap in cold process soap making: What is 'gel phase', why you might want to consider it for your recipes, and how to promote or discourage gelling of your handmade soap for different reasons. My accompanying blog post about 'gel phase' for cold process soap making: https://www.ellyseveryday.com/ellys-e... Link to my cold process laundry soap recipe video:    • Eucalyptus Laundry Soap with Coconut and R...   Blog post (written recipe) for my laundry soap recipe: https://www.ellyseveryday.com/ellys-e... Links to my favourite soap making books (second half of the page) including Kevin Dunn's 'Scientific Soap Making' mentioned in the video: https://www.ellyseveryday.com/favouri... More technical information about soap making on my Soap Making Terms page on my website: https://www.ellyseveryday.com/soap-ma... Thank you for your wonderful support everyone. If you have any questions please ask them in the comments section or visit my website for more information https://www.ellyseveryday.com/ If you would like to support my work further, please visit my 'Buy Me a Coffee' page: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ellyseve... (thank you!) DISCLAIMER The information provided in my videos and website is based on my own personal research and experience and is provided for informational purposes only. While I take the utmost care to ensure that the recipes and information I provide are accurate and calculated without error, I am not a professional soap manufacturer, nor do I have formal qualifications in chemistry or skincare formulation (or any other related field) and I make no guarantees about the correctness of the information presented. I am not responsible for the consequences of the application or misapplication of any of the information I provide. Use the information in my videos and on my website at your own risk. Full site disclaimer: https://www.ellyseveryday.com/disclaimer Copyright © Elly’s Everyday 2021