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I assume that is the batch I did today. do you have any ideas about the rebatch I did yesterday that is now weeping oil?

Is it ever just too humid to soap? I have had two bombed batches in two days. Yesterday it was 105 outside with about 90% humidity and we have no A/C so I figured it would be a good day to rebatch a failed scent batch. I read directions and got it all melted down adding a LITTLE milk to help...

thanks for helping me figure it out. I have 4 CP batches and 1 HP batch- maybe I will rebatch at least one and see how it goes.

oh boy! this is gunna get expensive!

so than what is the point to adding juices etc to or in place of the water? I tried HP for the first time yesterday and added quite a but more FO and EO than I ever have before- still no scent :x !! Maybe I am still not adding enough? How much would I need to add to a 2 pound batch? I added...

since I am not having any luck getting my EO and FO scents to actually stick, with CP or HP!! i am wondering about infusing my oils beforehand (mainly olive oil as that is what I can afford right now). So has anyone had any luck with with infusing olive oil with A. mint or B. Citrus peels? I...

ok do you have any ideas how long I should let it sit? A couple weeks like CP? When can I unmold it? I usually do after 24 hours. do you know what happened to my color?

I just made my first HP batch this morning, all went really well until the end. I tried to spoon out some and add some green food coloring- it instantly turned tan- glad i did not add much. it got really thick so i figured that I better get it into the mold while i still could. I forgot that...

ok something else just come up...I was told I need to pasturize any milk that I use before I can use it or it will sour. yes or no?

oh yeah about that solid bar lotion-- BUTTER? Really like churned cow's cream?? REALLY COOL! But how long does it stay good? We are getting our dairy cow soon!

I would like to try the HP, but have to admit I am so overwhelmed with all the information on this board and other places that I do not know how! I have plenty of plantain and can always infuse more for a salve or lotion, it only takes time... Can someone give me some good tips about HP with...

sorry I guess I should have clarified, not Plantain Musa paradisiaca, the herb Plantago major (Rubbed on parts of the body stung by insects, nettles, etc., or as an application to burns and scalds, the leaves will afford relief and will stay the bleeding of minor wounds.) And after reading here...

I have been afraid to make any olive oil soap without bees wax as I was told it would be way to soft and would melt really easily... true or not true?

I have been infusing olive oil with plantain for a few weeks now hoping to make some soothing soap for summer rashes, bug bites etc. I plan to use mainly the infused oil 28 ounces and 4 ounces of coconut oil, one ounce of bees wax. 5 ounces of lye 6 ounces frozen goats milk and 6 ounces of...

does anyone have ideas as to how I could get it to stick? The only reason I bought the coconut FO was to make this soap for my daughters:(

one other thing- this morning when I took my soap out of the mold the scent had disappeared. I OP'ed it at 140 degrees for 5 hours and shut it off and left it in the oven for another 5 hours after that. It was still a little gel-ly about a quarter inch in for about a quarter inch only but I...

thank you so much for your advice. I am so glad that I found this forum! Very informative!

can you please tell me about the oven process?

I made my fourth batch of castile soap yesterday, the first three turned out wonderful. This one not so much. I did have to do things a little differently this time. the recipe I used was 30 ounces of olive oil, 2 ounces of coconut oil, 1 ounce of bees wax(liquid measuring cup). .70 pounds...