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Huh, I had no idea. I imagine it feels the same as regular soybean oil. If you're recipe can handle it and you like the feel of soap with soybean, I'd probably give it a go. I bought HO canola since it was like .04 cents an ounce (compared to .19 for OO and .16 for sunflower), but after...

I use a small amount of crisco in 90% of my batches, which has hydrogenated soybean and palm, and I love it. I'm really a lard kinda girl, but 10% crisco with a cpop produces a pretty almost sheen I don't get without, and I really like the skin feel. I never use soybean exclusively, but I did...

I'm glad to share my mishaps, especially if it helps others! I never realized there was such a difference either, to be honest. I figured I could just swap one for the other and it wouldn't be a big deal, especially since I was buying at Walmart, and assumed it all had to be similar. Even when I...

For today's life lesson I learned the hard way (like everything else!), allow me to introduce everyone to the differences in powdered vs granulated citric acid. Once upon a time, as a young-ish, fresh-faced bath bomb enthusiast, gobbling up every bit of knowledge I could, I very rarely came...

I don't do much HP, but maybe I'll give the thiosulfage a try in lotion. I have one that discolored after a few months, so it'd be a good test. I bought mine off Amazon, it was like 10$ or $15 for a big bottle, and I still have a lot left. I think Todd mentioned Amazon and ebay as being...

Hi Cathy, did you get a chance to try this? I'd love to know how it turns out. I'm so jealous you have that locally. I called the single owner butcher shop up the street, and they were very confused when I asked if they sold lard/tallow or fat trimmings I could buy for rendering. I think I'm...

I'm patiently waiting to unmold my first menthol crystal soap (1% crystal ppo), that I named Ultamint madness. I was hoping my new actual soap cutter would be here from Amazon, but I think I'll have to cut it without. On the plus side, I won a writing contest and got some extra money to...

I've been experimenting with BW924 from Aztec (a coconut-apricot container blend) mixed with pillar paraffin for hardness. I'm waiting for them to cure. The 924 made decent melts on its own which was surprising for a container wax, but it's a little softer and harder to unmold than I'd like...

Welcome, it's definitely an amazing forum where you can learn a lot. It's lovely you and your SO are both interested. Mine is interested too... in using the soap I make! Although he helps with cutting, packaging, testing, and picking scents... Everything but the physical creation. It's really...

Omg I love the colors and your inspiration! The blueish color on top is like puffy, wispy clouds. I just got my first gear tie and can't freakin wait. No more straw and plastic covered hanger for me!

No need to apologize, there's many scientific soap makers on this forum. I think to take soaping seriously, whether for yourself or to give away/sell, you have to have a scientific oriented mind, or at the least, a curiosity about it all, since so much goes into it. What oils pair well, how much...

So my Aztec order arrived today and dear lord, they sent me ten pounds of it!!! It looks very similar to what I have, but slightly less dry. Hopefully that's a good sign! I haven't opened it yet, but I can't wait to try it and see what happens. Will report back once I get a chance to try it out.

That would be my guess too. Like I said, the thiosulfate is definitely less offensive smelling. I'm not sure lotion could cover up the scent from the CP version with the metabisulfite. Did you test it out? How'd it go so far? If I ever get the time, i too would love to do a deep dive on the...

Gorgeous! I too, had no idea you could add oxy clean and might have to add that to my never ending to do list. The RPO gave your soap such a great color!

No secrets or feathers this time. A witches brew, with activated charcoal and mica, which will be gifted to my father in law for Christmas, as that's his favorite scent ever. No idea what I did design wise. Something I saw one and tried recreating from memory, like a peak inside a witch's...

Wow, this is only you're 7th batch? They're very nice! I love the blue and green circle, it kinda looks like a globe! My first two batches of ZNSC were epic fails of my own making. One day that recipe and I will play nice. One day.

Aztec did get back to me. They didn't answer any of my questions, but there were a couple people CCd in in the email, and they're sending me... something? She said a new bar lol, after confirming it's a different stock from when I ordered last year. It'll be interesting to see how this goes! I...

Ty, I'll have to check them out! I agree, so many honey scents are almond heavy, or weird cherry. Then there's OMH which is always a bit "powdery" imo. I actually really love the Peak wild mountain honey dupe I got from MSC. It's my favorite "true" honey so far, but I got it a while ago and...

Awesome. Thank you! I'm definitely going to give them a try. I do love MSC, but they have very few lemon FOs, and my SO loves lemon. Do you make candles too or just soapy stuffs? I should give the ZNSC another try too... the only two batches I ever "failed" at lol. Both were my own fault...

Of course! Can't blame you there, it's definitely a smart move, but I've always been impulsive (sorry to my mom, and SO, lol). I'll share my experiences with MSC here for whoever comes along in the future. And I hate when the MUR drops, that happened with another FO I really love, so I'm back...