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I was just making my third batch of soap. It traced really quickly, I put it into moulds, and when I came back five minutes later, it had all frothed up and was overflowing the moulds. Now it looks like lumpy marmalade! This one I stirred and it didn't get any better :-( This is...

Finally removed the soap from the moulds - it seemed to take a long time to set hard. Made another lot of soap last night too - and it worked a LOT better. Not sure if it's the stick blender I bought, or the new caustic soda (looked everywhere, but couldn't find 100% sodium hydroxide, but...

I finally got a trace at about half 11 last night - about 4 hours after I started!! It has solidified over night and seems ok as far as I can tell - I haven't got anything to compare it with because I've never done it before. It holds its shape now, but I can make an indent with my finger...

Hi! I'm new to soap making. I've got a book out of the library and followed the method for cold processed soap. I followed the intructions carefully, but my soap won't thicken. It looks like yellow custard, only runnier. There's no oil floating on the top any more - it's a homogenous mixture...