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@GemstonePony That make sense! Thank you for explaining! much appreciate.

@TheGecko ahh got it, thank you for the clarification! And will do, hopefully it turn out better next batch, I will keep you guys update :)

@GemstonePony my bad I have a hard time explaining but thank you so much for your patient :) I really appreciate your help. I will definitely try 33% lye concentration next time.

@TheGecko Thank you so much for the information and suggestions. My soap definitely look a lot like the first picture you provided. I will try to soap at lower temperature and try 33% Lye concentration next time! Thanks again, much appreciate. Sas

@Loran Thats a good point, I didnt even think of that until now. Thank you

@GemstonePony I just did the test and no zest or statistic feeling. So at least that is one good sign. But in term of the substance/oozing, its more of the appearance/texture of the soap. Its bumpy looking and some small white little particle, and bubble. There is no excess oil or water on the...

@Susie thank you so much for your input, I will edit my soap recipe to weight in the original post and remember to do that from now on. And do you have any recommendation for scale? I got this from Amazon and its seem to be working ok but do you think this is good enough for soap making? Thanks...

@GemstonePony Thank you so much for the clarification. So this is what the soap look like after soaking in water, it seems to be disappear? Its that mean its water? Sorry I dont have any juice in my house right now but I will get some and test it. One thing I forgot to mention is that I did...

@KiwiMoose Thank you so much for your respond and clarification. I live in Iowa so it could be humid but I did gel after soap by wrapping the mold with towel, do you think that could cause the issue? I checked it every now and then but on top of the soap looks normal to me.

@AliOop Thank you for the tips! And I agree a lot of experiments ahead :)

@SoapSisters Thank you so much, I will definitely read this article :)

Hi @GemstonePony thank you for the respond. Soap 1 were made on 10/11/2020 and Soap 2 were made on 10/18/2020. I did CP and unmolded it about 18 hrs after. Im not sure what you mean by "does the oozing substance mix with water"? But when I add lye to water, it dissolved well and I also used a...

I have been doing a lot of reading as im a newbie and still confuse about lye concentration and water % :(

Thank you so much for your respond @Dawni! and one more question for you, how do you usually at those in your soap recipe? In oil or after mixing oil and lye?

Hi, Sorry Im a bit of a sidetrack here but where do you guys buy natural colorant? I am a newbie and color I found online are synthetic. Thank you in advance. Best, Sas

Hi First of, I'm a newbie here and I'm so glad I found this forum. I'm starting this new hobby as I'm bored at home during the pandemic. So far I made 2 batches of soap and I find the process therapeutic! Anyway I been searching for an answer for a week now why my soap look like this. It is...