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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...

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 &...

I made this batch of soap on February 27. It is 31.99% OO, 31.99% CO, 31.99% red palm oil, and 4.02% Castor oil. I soaped at 108/109 degrees. I covered the soaps with a large plastic microwave oven bowl and then with some towels. After a couple days, it started to get serious soda ash. I...

I assume that I can let others know that Wholesalesuppliesplus.com has many, many fragrances on closeout for supercheap right now. I accidently found them yesterday by scrolling one by one through every single fragrance that was SALE, OVERSTOCK or CLOSEOUT- there were probably 500+ under that...

New Question: 1) How do you store your CP soap during the curing process, and 2) then how do you store your CP soap after its 6 week or so of curing? I've seen very mixed information. Usually, when I see photos of soapmaker's storage areas, I see soaps laid out on baker's racks. Sometimes on...

I would like to try Zany's No Slime Castille soap recipe. She suggested variations might include adding 5% castor oil and 10% coconut oil for bubbles and an even milder soap. So, I thought I would do that. I ran it through SoapCalc.net and, assuming I understood the recipe correctly. This...

Another question: I have started adding sugar to my soap recipe in order to increase lather. But, how to know if you have used too much sugar? I've read that 1-3 teaspoons per lb of oil is what should be added per pound of oil. But, why is that? is it that at some point, it inhibits other...

I am wondering why I got tiny little crystal looking flakes floating at the top of my lye water? And, will this effect the bars? I made a batch on Saturday morning (yesterday). My lye water took its usual course, it went from cloudy to clear. I always mix my lye water on the back porch...

I just read the Rules for this forum. Most seemed like common rules of civility, but the Culture Thread was unique to this site. It cautioned to be aware of "hot topics." Topic #4 was the use of "pyrex or other glass containers" for mixing the lye & water solution. I'm so super bummed. When I...

@Firefly24 , your M&P rosettes you posted on another thread look great on your loaf. I'd like to know how they do over time in your CP soap. I'd like to use M&P embeds in my CP soap but in a discussion started by @Feelin' Soapy a couple months ago, it seems like they could be problematic. One...

Hey everyone, I remember last summer there was a post that said "don't forget Brambleberry's free shipping ends today!" I only saw it a couple hours or so before the end of the day so couldn't get it together to order anything. I am wondering if Brambleberry has free shipping once a year. If...

Okay, gang, I have another newbie question. Is it important that oil & lye/water temperatures be within 10 degrees of each other when blending? In a SoapQueen Tutorial, she says: " For most soapers, the preferred temperature of soaping lye and oils are 120-130 ° F. In addition, many soapers and...

@Ford I'm with you now too! On the safety issues.

Ok soapers, I have to ask: Would you do it? Use more of a particular EO than is recommended? I am making only my second batch of cold process soap. I made my first small (5 bar) batch on January 6. I haven't used it yet as it hasn't cured for 6 weeks. In that batch, I just guessed at how much...

I’m was very excited to have made my first batch of cold process soap on Saturday 1/6! But, now I’m super bummed and feel like I’m waiting to hear the repair cost for a fender bender. I wanted a hard and moisturizing bar- so I found one online by OffTheGrid. I halved her recipe but didn’t put...

Okay, I have been having a terrible time with reds and bright oranges bleeding into white in my M&P soaps. It seems this is even worse in shea butter base and goat milk base. Those bases seem to be softer than a plain white base or a clear base. In a plain white base, it seemed like it took a...

Does anyone test out their EO blends in a diffuser? before trying them out in soap? or since the EO is dropped into water, does this change things so that a test like this wouldn't translate at all? I'm kind of a chicken about trying blends. But, if I could test a blend in my diffuser...

I love the smell of sweet basil and I grow it in my garden every year. When I was transplanting my little basil plants in June, the scent of basil was so amazing, I thought I'd get some basil essential oil for some soaps. When it arrived and I opened it, it had a really strong overpowering...

Can Prang tempura powder be used in melt & pour soap making or cold process soap making? As a HOBBY only, I recently started making soap with melt and pour soap base (although I have bought several oils so that I can make cold process soap- just haven't gotten up the courage - or had the time.)...