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Nurture seems to keep changing the micas she stocks. I'm not familiar with the new Vibrance line.

I would go to soapcalc.net, check out the fatty acid profile for hydrogenated soy, and then look at other oils and see what looks similar. Personally, I've never been a huge fan of soy as it's less stable than many other soaping oils (although hydrogenated will have a longer shelf life). As $6...

Cocoa butter contains stearic but it will not accelerate trace like pure stearic acid does. I use it (or kokum) at 5-10% in my recipe and haven't found it to be too speedy.

Did you use a fragrance? Fragances that contain eugenol (it's naturally occurring in essential oils like clove and in some floral scents as well as being present in many artificial fragrance oils) will give you a bit of a tingle if you lick your soap.

All the info you need is here. But if you want a book to pull it altogether, I recommend Alicia Grosso's Everything Soap Book. And welcome to the forum!

My RLI was about $150 for a base policy. I sell casually only and sometimes donate soap to fund raisers. If you become a volume seller (in excess of 5K per year), you'd need something else.

You may just need to give it more time. Did it gel? Ungelled will take longer to saponify.

I like your color and scent choice!

I would use a hard butter like cocoa or kokum, at 5-10% to up the hardness of my soap. IME, beeswax makes my soap feel, well, waxy, and it's a pain to use as has been described already.

Lovely! Although it reminds me of watermelon. ;)

I also vote for HP, as cool as possible while still being able to cram it in the mold.

SkaterGirl, I have never been able to get CP shampoo bars to work for me. My hair would feel great straight out of the shower and then within a few hours, it was a gunky matted tacky mess. I tried maybe 10 different formulations with various oils, additives, and superfat %. I tried various...

I'm amazed that you can't find freezer paper in Canada. What do hunters use to wrap up their meat? You might try Amazon if you ever run out of your 10 rolls!

I made diet Coke soap for a friend of mine as a joke. It worked out fine. Given the sugar in regular soda pop, as mentioned above, you'd want to be mindful of that - perhaps put your soap in the refrigerator after you've poured it or maybe use single cavity molds. Given that sugar and beer...

I also like rose clay because the color remains more stable over time than botanical colorants. At least, in my experience.

Interesting. I wonder how much seal oil is in there - it would be nice to know if it's listed primarily for label appeal or if it's a significant % of the recipe.

I also prefer using a strong lye/water solution and then adding the coconut milk to my oils. Because the coconut milk gets so sludge-like, it's difficult to verify that all of the lye has dissolved. Better safe than sorry!

The natural sugars in the fruit may be what caused your soap to heat up and separate. You might want to soap cooler next time and/or put your mold in the refrigerator after you pour your soap.

Irishlass, you're back!!!!!!! Hi! :clap::clap::clap:

I liked Seven's recipe recommendation as a practical solution for the oils you have available to you. I also agree that you should seek out pomace olive oil which is 100% olive oil but the lowest grade. It is fine for soap and should be cheaper. Also, use a lye calculator like the one on...