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It was very soft to squish into lumps by hand. I actually had to let it still for few minutes before working because it was too sticky. However, once mixed in with the soap batter, it became very slippery so any attempt to squash it with my spatula or hand only made it shift around instead of...

Sorry for the blurry photo. I accidentally deleted the OG high resolution photo and was too lazy to set up another studio shot. I made a batch of soap dough first in different shades of the turquoise color, or what was supposed to be turquoise color. After letting it sit for three days I rolled...

Thank you, I totally forgot chemist's corner exists for a second hahaha. That's a great advice! I figured the pH testing paper isn't very precise so I plan to invest in a pH meter not just for this project but for my shampoo bar as well. I'm not going to use Cocoyl glutamic acid. I went to...

I came across of this video about how to make a translucent syndet bar. The process looked simple enough and I already have most of the materials on hand (gotta sub the surfactants tho), so I figured why not give it a try. One material I don't have and never used or heard before is...

I think most common emulsifying wax are non-ionic. I use polawax, used olivem, in my sugar scrub and they are both non-ionic. The one cationic emulsifying wax I can think of is BTMS. I use it in my shampoo bars for its conditioning property, since it's kinda pricey to use in sugar scrubs. I...

Olivem 1000 is mainly used as emulsifier for me. Not sure what benefit it brings in lip balm. I've only used it in a hand lotion recipe and doesn't like the white marks it likes to leave on skin.

Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification. I don't care much about wet spots, either, as these candles are just for myself and friends. I was mostly inspired because I saw a post on other forums blending soy wax and coconut oil (yes oil, not wax) for container candles. Guess I will use the...

@Quanta @jcandleattic Thank you for the advices. The stove I described is more of a hot plate similar to this and even smaller, like palm size, so it's hard to find a pot small enough to fit on it without topple over. It's usually used a portable device to make tea on the go here. If I use the...

I have stainless steel pitchers but they are too massive for my teeny tiny test batches, 40g wax would just disappear in my 500ml pitcher. I also don't use water bath since I have a small electric stove that I can adjust the temp. If I need the wax to melt faster I will just turn the temp up a...

@Quanta @ResolvableOwl Thanks for the input, guess I will just have to experiment with ratios. I will report back the results on this thread if I experimented. And yes, I meant cleaning up the workplace hahaha. I try to protect my surface as much as I can and I rarely make messes, but I'm...

I bought a bag of vegetable shortening for soap making but I only use it a little at a time. It has a long shelf life but I'd love to find some other uses while it's just sitting there.. Which made me turned to candle making. I've read about using crisco as emergency candle/fuel. My shortening...

Still, thanks for the input ;) I will let it cure and test it then to see what happens. I guess it's just another one of those soaping mysteries.

All my silicone liner never had silicone rash before, and I've been using them for a long time with frequent CPOP. My oven has a ferment function that allow me to set temp between 35-45c and my usual CPOP temp is 40c. Never had overheating problem too. The sides of my soap (except for the...

Thank you, everyone, for the input. I managed to find another supplier who carries 1ml sample sizes (their larger sizes are more expensive so I don't usually buy from them) and I decided on using benzoin for this batch. However, I fell in love with frankincense and myrrah and definitely want to...

I read about using potato in soap in the forum the other day and decided to try it, figured it would be fun to make a shower soap, and I'm making mashed potato for dinner anyway. After unmolding, I found odd bubble-like structure throughout the surface of my soap. I kinda feel like it's a half...

I'm designing a luxury facial bar recipe with an EO blend lately. It was a goat milk soap (first time using GM!) with luxury butter and oil, and I would like a gentle and soothing gender neutral EO blend. I have some EO on hand but I felt I want something that's heavy and gentle and build...

Sign up list: (Please copy & Paste, add your name along with the next appropriate number.) 1. earlene - I have a few days before surgery, it will probably be my last soap for at least 6-8 weeks 2. dibbles - This will be super fun or very 'exciting' - I'm in 3.Vicki C. - My last day of work is...

I usually use 1% to my batter weight. More than that it became hard to blend, at least with the TD I had. Say I have 400g oil, which is about 550g in batter. I want half of it to be white and the other half in other color, then it's 275g batter, so I will use about 2.5-3g TD.

Oops! I'm too on the short sleeve/no sleeve wagon, especially as the weather started to get warm again. Have you considered using sleeve covers though? Not sure if it's how they are called in English but they look like this↓ Mine was homemade with waterproof fabric, which was repurposed from a...

I only have experience Nature's Garden since I'm not in US. I mostly buy their FOs, because my local suppliers aren't great. They ship fast, the FOs are afforable for beginners, have a wide range of FO, and usually have plenty of reviews to base you purchase on.