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Fab colours thanks for sharing that. Annatto will give you from yellow to orange Parprika can give you a great orange as well Calendula can give a lovely yellow too Dead Sea Mud a good deep green French Green Clay can also give a nice soft green Alkanet can give purples to blue to grey Then...

Fabulous thread, great info shared and a giggle along the way :). Thanks all for posting your trials and knowledge, have not made a shave soap and always wanted to.

Thank-you for your reply , i ended up doing just that and it cleared up beautifully. Lesson learnt ,many thanks

Ditto to replies. Is there a reason you feel you need a preserative in CP soap because it does not need one .

Hi all. I changed my LS recipe to include quite a higher rate of Olive Oil, but after it being lovely and clear it has now clouded. The recipe change happened in summer and all was great. I diluted some paste and left some in a container to sit and it is now showing as cloudy. I am wondering if...

Wow thank-you for sharing, very generous of you to provide such information and help . I make Liquid Soap and so far am happy with it generally but hardly an expert, fabulous stuff, cheers

----------- They could be stearic spots, fat if milks were used ,from the cutter , not blended enough if using clay or such, may have needed more sitting time if not lye ( lye will be grainy ) Really hard to tell without photo, you maybe able to smooth them over as it could just be cosmetic...

Just be aware that if put in the freezer it will thaw after taken out. Will be very soft... Leave it sitting on the bench for a few hours ( sometimes longer ) still in the mould. I use to use the freezer but prefer the fridge now as i do not gel many batches.

Thank-you Thank-you hi back Thank-you, love that bath and bubbles Thank-you too

Hi, i am from Western Australia and had been busy reading threads etc and decided well why not join in. Love making soap and things, very happy to be here to learn share and enjoy, many thanks

Hiya,another Oz girl here :D, it could be a few different things as suggested. Sometimes the oil or such can go back in depending on the amount, can be caused by not stiring/blending in enough before the pour or an excess... As they are curing just give them a good wipe over and leave them to...