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Hot doggo = more stinky is my bet. Also, in my experience all dogs feet smell like Fritos - go check, I need more data.

Just like cutting soap, there is definately a sweet spot in regards to timing and hardness for stamping. I don't use a mallet, I like a wooden spoon :)

Well, firstly you need to be sure you are using a colorant that works well for soap - many do not. Micas and oxides made for soap coloring are the usual choices. Then you need to be sure you don't use too much :) I like indigo for coloring soap blue, but it reacts very strangely sometimes, and...

What fragrance did you use? I had a batch go nasty when I used what I thought was tea tree EO but it was actually tea tree scented random oil. The whole batch went goey and sticky. Does your soap have an off smell? +1 to letting it dry in open air with good circulation. Unless of course its melt...

That is adorable! I taught myself to crochet on my last trip to sea and have made some hats, scarves, mitts etc.. and then just dropped it when it got hot. You inspire me to dig back in! And hugs for you - sometimes its really really hard. Please take some time for you or you'll be no good for...

I love hemp oil and use it when I can, even if it IS a butt about short shelf life and risks of DOS. If you decide to keep hemp oil in your inventory, add some rosemary oleoresin extract (roe) as soon as you open it, and keep it sealed in the fridge and it will be good for up to a year if your...

Yeah I ended up making my own tall and skinny mold since I couldn't find what I wanted. There are LOTS of ideas on the web, wood is inexpensive and scrap wood even cheaper. Draw up exactly the dimensions of what you want, figure out how you want it to go together (hinges? holes and bolts?) and...

As we all know, lard is fabulous, and Carolyn made some really nice chicken fat soap. There's insanity over Emu oil - so I would imagine it could make a really gentle facial soap.

Halloween isn't that far away, just sayin'... Actually, you know how you can wash bars of soap to remove ash and it makes them all shiny? What would it do to that soap? Im wondering if it would go more towards "rose granite" than "spam"

I like it :) I must admit that I find some origin stories rather self serving or saccharine, but yours is just sweet and genuine.

Hi and welcome :) Remember that we love pictures of any crafts!

The top view almost looks like alien brains to me - which happens if its too hot (I get it when I CPOP). Silicone and wood do tend to keep the heat in...

I'm always using little bottles like that for lunches at work - salad dressings, sauces, shoyu, mayonnaise ....

Off the top of my head I the white spots sound like stearic spots which can come from the stearic acid, the shea butter and also the cocoa butter. No idea what a whole egg does to soap, but I know that the stearic acid and hard butters need to be pretty hot to keep fluid so I wonder if the egg...

I like to make my vanilla extract with a lotta beans and all dark rum :) Glad I did a bulk buy of grade B beans last year.

I made soaps like that when I started and all I had was OO and coconut. I liked it better when I bumped the superfat up to 6 or 7% with 30% coconut. But it will be a nice first soap regardless ;) Make very sure that your fragrance is made for soap, if not then go without rather than risk it...

The last time I did an 80% salt soap / 20% SF I just used the default water setting (2.7404:1 water to lye ratio or water as % of oil weight = 38%), largely because I like the quick gelling and this is a fast moving soap. I'm so lazy that I don't calculate the overage and just put out extra...

Add the salt at a medium trace for a salt bar. 50% salt ppo is fine - I go up to 80%. Make sure you used fine grained plain or canning salt - nothing iodized and no big sharp crystals. Heh and be prepared for it to go into gel within an hour or two of going in the mold - it heats up hot! Oh and...

Could they have been heat lamps like restaurants use? Hmm I also have a full spectrum / heating bulb for reptiles that maybe would do the job.

Those look fabulous! Congratulations! The advantage of this hobby is even if we do mess up - if the oils, lye and water are in correct proportion - its still soap :mrgreen: