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I read others saying that sugar heats up their lye solution and then burns, but I've never, ever had that happen. Honey, yes; molasses...

thank you! Or you can also sodium citrate instead

Nice soap Sugars and carbs won't work with the Citric acid I have in the recipe since those type of liquids need to be frozen to not burn

Yes! You can try that sometime. If what you are going to is has sugar or carbohydrates in it, it can heat up a lot and scorch the...

I notice this a few times. I just blend it back together before making the soap. If you want to avoid this you can add to some of the...

It's done! It was very interesting working with the PT because it behaved a bit differently than my usual LS. The difference could be...

Excellent news DeeAnna! Not only am I happy for your DH those patches are gone, I'm happy your results mirrored mine. It's just a bit...

So here it is, several months later, and I forgot to report back on the feedback from all my guys. DH uses it as shampoo and facewash...

The reasons why you're seeing more recipes that have a blend of fats versus a soap made with only one fat is because a soap made with a...

Yeah probably why I thought it would be nice to reduce the fumes It not the lye... seem like the Citric acid is harder to dissolve in...

It's not a problem if you prepare the solution with chill water or even frozen, as the lye gets dissolved it will get at least warm and...

Ah cool.. I live like 30 mins from toronto Made soap with room temp water last night Smooth and easy as I usually do in the past lol...

Awesome! Good for you! In my case it was too reduce the fumes. And I'm inpatient 🤣 So the water bath to cool down the lye water a...

As the person who just ate the last bacon in the fridge, I feel very called out by this remark 🤓 But I'm pretty sure @Firefly24 meant...