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Thank you for your help! I am super excited to try it out next month and give the extras away to my friends and family. I am making another batch tonight that doesn't have lard because some of my siblings are Muslim. I will definitely let this batch sit a bit longer before I cut it and remember...

I probably too it out a bit too soon then! Lol.. what can happen if you unmold the soap too soon?

I finally did it! I made my first batch of soap. It is a very small little loaf, but I totally did it! But now the question is, how do I know when I can unmold it? In one of my groups, I had a person tell me to start checking at the 18 hour mark due to the higher levels of hard oils in it. I...

I believe they smell OK. I haven't picked them up from her yet. I was planning on having my fiance stop by tomorrow or Tuesday to grab them since I have a fragrance oil to give her that I don't like lol

Hello! I want to start off by thanking everyone on here! You guys are absolutely amazing and so supportive. I have a friend who makes bath bombs that has been helping me out with finding groups on Facebook and websites that whole sale less common ingredients. She told me she has a decent amount...

I have a 1.5 pound soap mold coming in the mail in a few days! I'm picking up a few small molds today as well because I saw the dollar store had some adorable heart shaped molds that look like they will be good for having friends and family test out my soap for me. I will go check out those...

This, I think, is my finalized first recipe. I adjusted the oils to be whole numbers because I do not think my scale goes in increments less than grams.

I plan on making my first batch this weekend or on Wednesday! I looked into lotion bars and I am totally going to make some of them too! My sister wants me to make cbd lotion bars, but my gosh cbd is expensive. No clue how people can add it to bath bomb and only raise their price by $1 or $2...

My stores don't carry rbo but I can ask my mom and aunt if they know of any places that sell it. I do plan on ordering Shea butter next week and maybe some bee's wax to try out making some lotion bars. I have a gift card for Wegmans from my husband's work, so I figured maybe I would get some of...

For right now I'm just making for family and friends. If I end up really liking soap making and can create a recipe that my family and friends love, I would like to eventually add it to my line up of products I sell at local events. Right now I make pin back buttons and magnets, but I only do...

I saw that baobab has some really great benefits for skin. I'm thinking maybe once I get good at soap making, I could make my husband a very gentle face bar that has some baobab oil in it. He hates the he have thick scale like flakes on his face and that his skin is always so red, but also...

Alright, so I'm looking at Wegmans online to see what they have in stock. There is: canola, corn, Avocado, peanut, grapeseed, HO sunflower, sesame, cottonseed (infused with onion and garlic), safflower, almond, walnut, macadamia nut, red palm, hemp seed, jojoba, argan (very expensive), rosehip...

I saw that walmart sells duck tallow. Have you ever tested out duck tallow? Thank you! I saw that people were suggesting sugar in other posts, but I wasn't sure when in the process you add it. I saw on the soap buddy calculator gave options to put additives in the oil, the liquid, or after...

I made a recipe after much fiddling around on soapcalc. I'm thinking 5% castor oil, 40% lard, 30% olive, and 25% coconut. Everything looks to be in the average ranges. I considered corn or canola oil rather than olive, but I know olive oil is very gentle and will balance the coconut. I'm having...

Hello! I have bought nearly everything I need to make my first batch of soap! I just need my containers, safety goggles (I have bad hearing and I am taking no chances with regular safety glasses lol), oil, and lye. While I wait for everything to arrive in the mail, I'm working on a list of oils...

Hello! I'm Kit. I joined after finding the forum while trying to find information on different types of oils. I have not made any soap yet. I just bought my scale, laser thermometer, and stick blender a few days ago. While I have never made soap, I have made nail polish and a few batches of bath...