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@Michelle La , I have to agree with @justsomeguy - Rustic, Pretty, Nice Save! @ScentimentallyYours , did you use titanium dioxide? I've gotten some white specs when I have used titantium dioxide. I assumed it was little lumps of TD because I was, in fact, having a hard time getting the TD...

Even though I had sort of sworn off red palm oil, I even bought some of that .... I'm such a sucker for a bargain.

@Nanna, join the company of those of us with disasters during this challenge! Sounds like you didn't get a chance to stick your hanger tool into any of those? I bet the soaps will look great even though you had to smash them into the mold. If you're up to it, please post photos, I'd love to see...

@ackosel , ditto on what @AliOop said! I think we should have a separate competition to see who had the craziest, biggest mistake:eek: What's amazing is that even after all these little "mess ups" and "forgots", when you cut your soap, it'll probably still look great!

Okay soapers! I don't want anyone thinking I have an ownership interest in wholesalesuppliesplus.com, but right now, they have some extra virgin olive oil and some red palm oil on closeout absolutely dirt cheap- well unless I read wrong. It doesn't say what brand it is. But, I assume it's...

@brainonbrett38 , I agree with everyone that your soap overheated. In addition to sugar, GM, and honey being contributors to heat, some fragrances can cause soap to overheat. @DeeAnna wisely recommended to me that I make soaps that are more plain that not when starting out. I had already made...

@brainonbrett38 I have only made goat milk soap twice. I use goat milk powder. I added the GM powder directly to my oils. I first heated the oils to about 150 F, when it had cooled to 109 F, and BEFORE combining with my lye water, I added it to the oils and stick blended until I could see that...

I'm good with the suppliers I have access to here in the U.S. (well, except I would like to have local fragrance suppliers so that I could walk in and smell the produce...). But, I'm pretty envious of the amazing cheeses and breads you have there in France!

@Bunnybum1122 , I can't address the details in the way that @DeeAnna was able. But, I agree that it probably wasn't your extra 9 grams of castor oil, bu the heat. I have gotten some small cracks in my soap once or twice. I looked up why soap cracks and generally, the literature etc. was in...

@dibbles, you are tenacious! I can't wait to see your swirl, too!

Thank you to everyone for your responses. I didn't look at the forum again after my last email to AliOop. It seems alot of members are on the east coast and I figured everyone would go to bed. I wanted to get started so thought I'd just buck up and take a chance on how much oil. I would say...

@ewhitake , I'm reasonably new to cold process soap making, so other more experienced soapmakers may have a more specific answer. But, a soap that is lye heavy will be more alkaline, and so, can be harsher on your skin. I don't know what percentage of lye concentration is too much, such that...

Well, I cut my soap- at about the 30 hour mark- and although a little flawed, it's okay! It must have over heated because there are little pock marks on the sides starting about half way up- like there were tiny bubbles that popped. When I pulled the sides of the mold away from the soap, there...

Well, I stayed up into the wee hours making my soap Saturday AM. Unfortunately, very little went as planned. The color scheme I had in mind was pale yellow (the main color), with ice blue, white, and black swirls. The pale yellow was going to be achieved by using only 15% red palm oil, instead...

@AliOop, thanks. I just watched that video. She didn't really say HOW MUCH oil to use to mix up the mica. She just dumped a bunch of oil into a bowl over the micas to demonstrate how to mix the mica and oils. I do have TWO little milk frothers I bought. I have only used ONE to mix the T.D. with...

@CLMP , I don't think soap ever turns out the way we planned! I'm still looking at Utubes, but, I'm going to try to make my soap this weekend. I'm telling myself over and over not to get too attached to what I THINK it should look like! But, I can't wait to see your soap!

New question: Is mixing micas for cold process soap disfavored? For the first year of my soapmaking life, I only did Melt & Pour (I know... that's not really soapmaking... ). In M&P, it's pretty standard to mix your micas in alcohol. I understand that the alcohol just evaporates off in melt &...

@imguwmybeawr , You indicated you are using an essential oil. Is it possible that the essential oil is causing this? I used a Crafter's Choice Redwood fragrance that turned my brown soap purple on the outside and around the edges. The inside stayed the intended brown color. I also used a...

"...Rosemary essential oil is indeed potent and comes with some precautions. While it can be used in cold process soap, it's essential to use it cautiously and in moderation...." @DeeAnna I don't know if @azam244 's post was or was not AI generated, but for me, I read alot of posts and I read...

@Mobjack Bay , I really appreciate this post! I have to figure out how to bookmark certain threads....