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I'm thinking the fragrance oil as well. Identical molds, both batches the same size. They both mixed to a very light trace. The lye temp was different in each batch, but it was under 110 degrees and within 10 degrees of the oil temp. I used soap calc for the actual weights. So I figured the...

Hi all, Looking for some feedback. I made 2 batches of cold pour soap, exact same recipe except for the fragrances. Castor Oil 4%, Coconut Oil 30%, Olive Oil 66%. Lye 5.72 oz, Water 15.3 oz, Fragrance 1.8 oz. Light trace, poured it into silicon molds. 24 hours later it was still a little...

Thanks for the quick reply. I used the default 5% listed in Soapcalc. I don't have my notes with me but I think I used 1 oz of fragrance oil. Just weird because the only change in the process was adding the shea butter and a different fragrance.

Hi all, first post here and I am super new at making soap. My first 4 batches of cold process tried different recipe variations and I like how they all turned out. The jury is still out on batch 4 though as it is a castille and has a ways to go before I can try it out. Batch five is...

Just joined and was wanting to say hi! I have been reading threads for about a week and other material as well. I am starting to get together supplies to try my first batch of soap but am not there yet. I am sure I will have questions. Take care! Kurt