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I agree it's better to cut it. If not cut, it will be much more difficult to cure properly since the water will have more trouble...

Cure time doesn't change. It will be four to six weeks. If you wait to cut it into bars, it will be too hard to cut if it's cold...

I cannot give you a definite answer about cure times but I can say that in my experience if soap takes too long to be cut it may be...

@Jackie H - beautiful bars! Congrats!

I just made my 3rd batch of soap and it by far went the smoothest 😂 It’s laundry soap and will end up getting shredded so the shapes...

@curlycoat2 Absolutely beautiful red soaps!!! I'm seriously impressed! @curlycoat2 beautiful green and blue, too! I aspire to one...

@highhopes I didn't really understand how much fragrance you ended up using. But, if you check IFRA and the amount used is safe, I...

Thank you so much for all your replies! I'm going to wait and see and, while I wait, check the IFRA amount and make my decision based on...

@ADQKD5 , I don't know what your soap is going to look like once cut, but I think it looks like a perfectly good loaf from the top. To...

Math is not my strong suit, either (if I add up a column of numbers I get multiple answers; I quit when I get the same number twice)...

@ADQKD5 it's like driving a car. You have to get out there and just start! I was the same way and now I have so much more confidence...

@ADQKD5 - Yes, absolutely - @dmcgee5034 is correct! I use the Soapmaking Friend calculator to check my recipe every time I develop a new...

No. I rarely wait that long. Every recipe is different. If you press on it and it feels like a block of cheddar cheese, you can probably...

Show us a pic when you'll cut it ! You seem to have managed to make it fit into your mold very well, I'm sure it will look good !