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I’ve searched up and down, read the articles posted about essential oils and how tos but I’m still confused on usage rates and using the calculator. If I’m making a blend for example lavender, juniper berry, and eucalyptus can I use the max usage rate for each oil in the blend? If the usage/PPO...

Hi all, I’ve searched on here for the answer and online but I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for. So my question is when calculating the amount of EO for a soap batch, are we basing this on oils or total batch size? Also what is a good EO calculator to use? Some you tube videos say to use...

Hi everyone! Im about to make my fourth batch! Woohoo! I’ve already learned so much about soap making from videos, to articles and forums, and making my own batches. It’s definitely an art form that I’ve come to love. I haven’t worked with butters yet and I would like to put Shea and cocoa in...

Looks amazing! I’ve read cinnamon and other spices are harmful to the skin and should be avoided, do you find this untrue?

I just made my first batch of soap, and it’s been sitting for about 2 hours, I checked on it and it has big cracks on one side! how can I save it? Should I put it in the fridge? Thank you.

Thanks, sorry I did do a search first, but couldn’t find what I was looking for. Sorry

Hi all, Questions about what temperatures to soap at. 1. Lye solution and Oils/Fats I’ve read they should be around 120-130 F within 10 degrees of each other. But I’ve also read you can soap at a lower temperature. I watched one video and she made the soap with the lye solution and oils at room...

Thank you! This sounds like my best option. great idea! Thank you! 😊

No soap wont stay out there, i Yeah my apartment is very small, our kitchen is like no kitchen. Kitchen is basically in the living room, animals would be exposed to the fumes, which I didn’t think was ok? It is the biggest open area in the apartment though. Dog will not tolerate being locked in...

I’m about to make my first batch of CP soap, but my housing situation isn’t ideal. I have a small apartment, no yard, no garage. Small deck (where I plan to make the soap). I have a dog and two cats that frequent the deck daily, but obviously they will not be allowed out there when I’m soaping...

Yes! I’ve read about that, and definitely agree! Do you think mixing an EO in Clay helps retain the smell for CP soap?? Thank you!

Thank you!!

Hi all, I bet this has been asked already and I searched for it on here but couldn’t find anything. So when calculating my batch for my particular soap mold what I did was LxWxD In inches which got me 10.25x2.75x2.75=77.515 Then x.40=31 So 31 is the amount of Oils in ounces. Yes? Or am I doing...

https://moonbodysoul.com/blogs/blog/is-mica-safe-why-we-dont-use-it-in-our-products micas are sourced from India and they use children for work in dangerous conditions. The micas also are not 100% pure. Synthetic micas however are safer to use and better for the world.

Thanks. I’ve lived here 10 years I know things can be more expensive lol. But lye is definitely hard to come by. I’m good on the lard lol, my soap won’t have animal products.

What I’m trying to figure out is if I’m overpaying by ALOT or a little. There’s always an average price amount for something. Like typical price or bulk price, but thanks ....

Hi! I haven’t created my first batch of soap yet, but I am very excited to do so. I’ve spent a good amount of time researching about CP soap making. I love watching how to videos on it, especially when they get pretty creative! I live in Hawaii and some soap making materials are quite hard to...

Thanks! I’ve checked amazon and they don’t ship out here, other online resources charge around $100 to ship. There is a company out here that makes chemicals and they will only sell to me if I have a business license. Which I don’t because I’m just making for fun as of right now. So what is the...

New Soaper here! So I live in HI and sodium hydroxide seems to be extremely hard to find, except one place. Lowe’s. They have the brand called Crystal drain cleaner 100% Lye. However the price seems high to me and I’m just wondering what the average price is for Lye. I got 2lbs for $17! Also if...