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Okay, great - thanks for the info.! I would have hated to throw it away! Samara

Yeah, it's the top of a log - there was some ash on top so I sliced a little off to better see what it looked like...

Hi there, I a new soapmaker - I've made several small cold process batches successfully and a few days ago I tried making a two pound batch, experimenting with adding some essential oils. However, it's been 2 days since I made it - and while the soap seems pretty firm (and smells good!) I...

Okay, cool - thanks for the info. That's very helpful. Samara

I'm planning on buying my lye through the internet for the most part, but I was wondering just in case I want to buy it locally - does anyone know of somewhere in the Washington DC/northern Virginia area of a place that sells lye locally? Thanks, Samara

Speaking of Obama-related soap products, there's also the 'Audacity of Soap' http://www.myobamabar.com/ Wish I'd thought of that first!

So I tried another batch over the weekend, and did a few things different: 1) I used pomace olive oil in place of the olive oil I used previously. 2) I used a lye calculator (I tried the Majestic Mountain Sage one) and based on this, I increased the amount of lye slightly to 2.3 ounces 3) I...

Yep, I'm planning on picking up an immersion blender this weekend and trying again. I'll let you know how it goes...

Thanks - glad to know it's not just me then! I'm going to pick up an immersion blender and give that a try next time.

Okay, thanks for the feedback! I'll give it another go and see what happens. Samara

Hi, I'm a newbie to the soapmaking world, and I've tried 2 different soap recipes so far, and I can't seem to get the oil/lye mixture to trace. For example the last batch I made consisted of: 6 oz. distilled water 2.25 oz. lye 10 oz. olive oil 6 oz. coconut oil 1 tbsp. castor oil I...