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Your blue and white (titanium dioxide) was mixed in the mold too much and blended and made gray. If you swirl your colors too much you can cause a whole entire different color and look. Purchase a color wheel it helps out a lot. Blue and white makes..... will make a light blue that almost...

I wrap soap during my 4th week of curing. I have a ton of soap to stock. I have boxes with an open area for that reason. I don't have much shrinkage due to my heavy water discount so I wrap in two areas. 1 area for the full 4 + week soap cured 1 area for soap on shelves being prepped for...

Ok. We can agree to disagree. Burts Bees, Johnson and Johnson, one of the original soap making companies "SunFeather Soaps" (which was sold a few years ago) also carried 5 fold orange baby soap. Every essential oil is a skin irritant if used improperly. Every fragrance. Heck even natural soap...

Lets see OHP is usually set oven at 250'. I always used full recommended liquid for OHP and CPHP soap. I liked it liquid because I was able pour the soap in the mold. Air Pockets - Are you pounding your soap down enough? If not it will cause air pockets in the soap. Add soap to the bottom...

Do you have pictures you can post? I think I may know your issue but I have to see the soap first

I was one of the originals when this site first opened. I left after I stopped running my original business. Over the years I still made soap but I didn't come back to the forums. I finally decided to come back and hang out for a while.. and see if I was able to assist anyone. Give it time. Just...

All essential oils can be irritant lol. Making soap for over 15 years I have not hurt one single baby lol. Lavender and 5 fold orange is very popular in baby soap. Google it lol

Sorry... adding lavender into soap will always turn brown. Its best to add it to the top of your soap if you want the color to hang around. Back in the day we use to call Lavender soap with buds in it "Bug Soap" Because once the buds turn black/brown in the soap it looks like little bugs.. lol...

Also note adding an extra oil during trace may help not cause a lye heavy soap. An extra oil that is not calculated into the original recipe... Using 1 TB ppo of a butter or an oil may through off the 4% danger zone for this soap.

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No stupid question. There is something called an infared Temp Gun. You can lift the cover a bit "point and shoot" and it will read back. I haven't done temps on insulated soap in years. No need to. If I know we are going to have a cold night I just put over an extra blanket so the temp don't...

Ok. Be prepared to move fast since your only using a solid oil. 32oz Coconut Oil 4.7 ozs Lye (20%) 12.2 ozs of Coconut Milk I recommend 5.6oz Lye though This is safe. Using less lye is very dangerous. If you want to have more superfat add an extra oil during the trace stage. Good Luck

Here are some of my own soaps.

Looks like Glycerin Rivers.... seems like your temperature was off. When soap gets too hot you get this crackling "glycerin" river look to your soap. Be mindful of your temps and also when you insulate the soap.

Labeling. I have farmer's market this weekend. I am labeling 5 soaps. Mango Papaya, Citrus Burst, Lavender Rosemary, Orange & Mint, and Tea Tree and Cinnamon (which I may rename to Cinnamon Tea) I also have pictures to take for the website. I have a Cocoa Vanilla soap on the curing rack that...

I use to make baby soap years ago. I did sale a lot of it and also made it for my nieces when they were born. I infused Chamomile and Calendula herbs in Olive oil. My recipe was 90% Olive and 10% Castor Oil. I use .5oz ppo of 5 Fold Orange Essential Oil. It was extremely light. I also let my...

Can you cure soap in 24hrs. I've been making soap for about 15 years... the answer is no. No you can not cure soap in 24hrs. Can you use it? Yes but I advise against it. Although the soap has harden on the outside but if you snap the soap in half it is very soft in the middle. This is because...

Hello Cuddlebugs, I have used the following: Turmeric Powder for Yellow Paparika for Orange Rose Clay for a Pinkish Color Annatto Seed for Bright Orange Cocoa Powder for Brown/Chocolate Color Comfrey Leaf Green Color Madder Root depending on how much you use you can get a pink to a red...