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I just had a right total shoulder replacement surgery so the only soapy thing I’ve done is wash my hands.

Your soap and packaging are beautiful! As far as the white stuff goes, it looks like a combination of stearic spots and soda ash, both of which are harmless, just maybe not the look you intended. Soda ash is seen more often in recipes with a high water content or if you don’t gel your soaps. You...

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Congratulations to you both! How wonderful and exciting! I’m so happy for you. 💕

I use very small dessert cups, like the size that are used for crème brûlée, in which to disperse my colorants. Since they’re a little shallow and have a wide mouth, mixing with a frother can get messy so I often mix with the frother without turning it on. Works fine. Clean up is easy.

Lavender buds invariably turn brown and end up looking like “mouse turds” as many soapers have noted. Cornflower petals however remain a pretty, bright blue while calendula petals remain a lovely yellow through saponification. Jasmine buds, which are cream colored, and that are sprinkled on top...

Here’s my basic formula: Castor oil: 5% Coconut oil 76 degrees: 25% Lard: 55% Olive oil: 15% Superfat: 5% Water: Lye ratio: 1.50: 1 Occasionally I use frozen milk (e.g., human per request, cow, or goat.) I love lard!

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I too dislike greasy-feeling skin from moisturizers. Fortunately, ever since I started making my own soap I haven’t had to use any moisturizers. I use a 5% super fat (and a chelator to combat soap scum) and a high percentage of lard along with coconut and olive oils. I only ever moisturize my...

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I found this article that describes the fatty acid profile and SAP value of camel hump fat: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814613001544

My intuition suspects the evaporated milk. Maybe try whole, liquid goat milk instead in a small test batch and see what happens.

If you don’t have access to lard, you can try palm oil, which is part of the traditional “holy trinity” of oils: Coconut, Olive, Palm that Soap Queen uses in her “Lots of Lather” premixed oils to which she adds canola and castor oils along with Vitamin E: 33% Coconut oil 33% Palm oil 16% Canola...

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