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thanks that is really helpful and will use this advice rather than having to buy a new set of scales ! and will look at the videos 101 great!! you are such a helpful lot :?

do you round up or down when calculating?

Hi thanks for this, it is really great that I have found this website as I have got really confused watching u tub videos as they all seem to conflict each other , I have now made 3 batches of soap and yet to have one works out right , but I wont give up although I could do with a new scale that...

hi soponista , can you tell me the best ones to get from fresh skin as their prices are reasonable and I am not wealthy :lol:

how many soapers on this forum are from uk? I am only asking as would be easier to get advise on shopping !, by the way I am from notts thanks for all your help so far carry on soaping :wave:

colorants hi dixie , what are frosted colourants and where can i get them also how do they work? :confused::confused:

hi sonya thanks will try this however now not sure whether to trust fresh skin , have you ever brought from them? :confused:

hi thanks for this , by the way i bought some fragrance oil from fresh skin, it arrived today couldnt wait to try it so made some lard soap looked really nice until i added the fragrance !! it then just riced is there any way to save this? :confused:

Hi you lot have been so helpful I wondered whether you could now help me with this problem, I live in Nottingham in UK and cannot find a supplier that stocks colourants or fragrance oils for soap making ( by this i mean an actual shop that i can go to ) there are a few online but the postage...

thanks wow what a lot of resources for colouring !! cant wait to try these on my soap will now do cp I think :confused:

the reason i started with hp was family demand!! however will try your recipe with cold process and i will let you know how i get on , thanks sooo much , by the way what colourants do you use in your soaps?? :confused: x

yes distilled water so I would have been fine with that ! sugar cant believe that i just threw it away still at least i know now and the next batch i will save and show YAY ! while on the subject what do you ladies usee too colour your soap and will the next one turn out white?:confused:

yes thats exactly what mine looked like was it fully cooked then? or should i have cooked it longer? :confused:

no aluminuim my pot is earthnware and everything else is stainless steel or glass use disposable pots for the lye and fragrances

i weighed all the fats, mixed the lye and water and when oils were fully melted added the lyewater and used stick blender to acheive thick trace, I then put crock on low for 15 mins then checked on it and it was already going brown! i checked again after 15 mins and stirred it then left it for...

1st fragrance was rose oil 2nd was jasmine however soap was brown before adding these :???:

forgt to add that it goes a dark caramel colour sorry no photos as have chucked it all just in case!

i used water for liquids first one was- Pounds Ounces Grams Water 0.838 13.40 380.00 Lye - NaOH 0.336 5.37 152.34 Oils 2.205 35.27 1,000.00 Fragrance 0.068 1.09 31.00 3.447 55.15 the second one was Water 0.419 6.70 190.00 Lye NaOH 0.159 2.55 72.22 Oils 1.102 17.64 500.00...

hi this is the last recipie 1 Palm Oil 35.00 0.386 6.17 175.00 2 Coconut Oil, 76 deg 30.00 0.331 5.29 150.00 3 Olive Oil 35.00 0.386 6.17 175.00 Totals 100.00 1.102 17.64 500.00 the one before was 1 Coconut Oil, 76 deg 50.00 0.551 8.82 250.00 2 Cocoa Butter 20.00 0.220 3.53 100.00...

I am new to soap making and have made 3 batches all with different oils however all my soap batches come out brown even before adding any additives can anyone help me? please:?:confused: