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Thanks. I’ll take a look at those

I'm trying to keep my soap as no artificial color so using infused olive oil for my colors. If I'm using multiple colors, what's the best way to split them? Should I divide my total batch by, let's say, 4 and make 4 different batches? Mix all the ingredients except for the infused oils then...

I made another small batch this morning, and I'll be darned if there wasn't water in the last mold again. I had tried so hard to not let any water in, and thought I had done a good job. Annoyed, I made another batch from scratch, except this time I microwaved it because I was determined not to...

I need to look into all the different butters and waxes, and the advantages of each. I was watching Mrs Soap and Clay and she was talking about the comedogenic properties, which was new to me. I'd like to play with those to see what difference it makes to the actual feel

I made a really small batch, using 2 oz each of beeswax, mango butter, and jojoba oil. I got water in some of the little bars, I think from the side of the 4 C glass measuring cup that I had in the water, which I noticed when I went to pop them out of the molds and the bottom was water. Oops...

With all the talk on lotion bars, I’m going to attempt some. Looking at recipes, some say to let the wax stay hot for 20 minutes or so, others just pour once melted. How do I know if I need to let mine sit or just pour? Some say to let cure for a couple of weeks, some say use immediately...

I will definitely share when I get around to doing it

IrishLass mentioned medium trace in a previous post, and that's what I was planning on going for. While I realized in the back of my mind that those things can make a difference, seeing it in words drives it home. It makes me want to make a bunch of batches at different trace, with different...

Thanks everyone. This is what I’m hoping to do, and the reason for the question to begin with. I’ll pour solid green at the bottom and leave it be. Then I’ll do the middle section with the green colors dk green, lt green directly on top of that, then white, repeat, and run a thick hanger through...

Im sure someone has done this and Im just not searching the right words. I’m looking for a comparison of different thicknesses of a hanger tool and how it affects the design. For instance, a wire hanger versus something as thick as a drinking straw or gear tie.

Today I realized a huge! error in my last soap. From what I found, I could use around 20% of total oils for my indigo infused olive oil. The problem is, I split the batch into 4 colors, and should have used 20% of the total oils for that color, not the total oils in the whole batch. Now I have...

I’ve only been making soap since last July and while each one has been exciting for me, I think this is the first one that makes me feel like I actually know what I’m doing. I used indigo infused olive oil, alkanet root infused OO, and a touch of zinc oxide. For the indigo, I used the oil before...

I learned that using my lye water to melt the mostly lard and coconut oil part of my soap does not work well. It was thick even after I added the olive and castor oils. I ended up having to just plop in the two colors, which was not at all what I planned. Then I stuck a chopstick in there and...

i don’t want to sand it because I’m not sure if it would make that area less stable or more prone to breakage. I’ll use it and see how it goes before I do anything else I did send them a picture of the extra sticking out and the video, and that was when they told me to push the white pieces...

They responded and told me I have to pry the white blocks farther apart, so I did. The videos I watched on YouTube didn’t show that having to be done, theirs just slid in nice and neat. I feel like my white blocks have one side kind of slanted, but it’s late, my eyes are tired, and the lighting...

I received my 16" single wire soap cutter today and in trying to attach the handle, I found that the handle won't slide down into the slot it's intended to go in. I can budge the two sides of the slot with my fingers to get it to begin to go in, but then it hits the extra plastic that sticks out...

I did the quart of water with 1 Tbsp each sea salt and baking soda. I only made one batch of soap with it and put the rest in the fridge. It's been sitting in there for 4-5 weeks but it was the same after 1 day. There is salt and/or soda in the bottom of the jar. The picture may look like a...

So, if I'm in California where it's $800 for an LLC, and I know I'm not going to be selling that much soap, could I just get insurance and call it a day? What am I leaving myself open to if I don't get an LLC?

I bought a cheese slicer and was having issues with the bar staying still on the board. I don't know why I didn't think of gluing something to the edge. Thanks for mentioning this.

I looked at the safety data sheet for an essential oil and have questions. Does putting an EO with a carrier oil change the EO so that it’s no longer a danger to aquatic life? I don’t live too far from the ocean and my brain went to “eek, I’m going to wash my hands with this, it’s going to make...