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Oh thank you so much! You've made my day lol. I did use a stick blender and I stirred it a lot as well after I added the color because it seemed like it wasn't mixing because it was getting really thick. I panicked a bit actually!

I know the oils were all totally melted. I actually took too long measuring and melting them. My lye water cooled a lot by the time the oils were done and then they were so much hotter I had to wait for them to cool, so I definitely soaped at a lower temp. I also think my essential oil...

Ok y'all, I need some help again. I unmolded and cut my soap just now. I think I did it too soon maybe? What is up with these specks in the soap? Are they just a bunch of air bubbles? I'm positive everything was blended together because I'm pretty sure I over blended. It was so thick by the...

Thank you so much for the explanations! I will definitely use plastic wrap on my next batch.

Thank you! I'm sure your first batch will work out! When are you going to be making it?

Last night I finally made my first batch of cold process soap! I really wanted to go all out and make some pretty swirled soap, but I'm glad I didn't. Adding fragrance and color was enough, almost too much LOL. I made a post a few weeks ago asking a few questions and I just want to say how much...

Thanks everyone! The place where I can leave my soap to gel, the temp won't be very stable. I'll have to turn the fan off and there's an air vent close by. Plus we leave the air higher during the day when nobody is home and then we turn it down at night. If I put it in the oven to gel then I...

I think this is what I'm going to do. How do you put your soap in the oven? Do you spray it with alcohol or cover it with anything? Does it get soda ash often?

This is good to know. I have a stainless steel thermometer already, I guess I will use it as well and compare it to the temps that I get with the thermometer I just ordered from Amazon.

Thank you all very much! I really appreciate all the tips! I was watching more videos and reading last night and I'm feeling a lot more confident about everything. I just bought a thermometer on Amazon and I'll be ordering a stick blender later today. I tried finding mixing bowls at the dollar...

That is a good idea. I'm going to do that. Thank you!

I will try this out, thank you! I was debating whether I should just put the rice bran oil to the side and go with olive oil. I just might for the first few batches until I get used to the process. There are so many options! I've been driving myself crazy with all the videos I've been...

Thank you for the advice! I've definitely been reading a lot and watching a lot of videos. I know for a fact that I want to put my soap through gel phase and honestly, I'm so scared to do it. I've seen videos where only part of the soap goes through it and I'm worried that will happen to me. The...

I think you're right. I want the bar to be more hard than soft, but a creamy lather. I'll have plenty of time to play with recipes once I get some experience. Right now I just bought the cheapest things I could find. I really want to practice the process and didn't want to lose out on too much...

I will go do that. Thank you! Thanks for the tip! I already have all kinds of molds from doing melt and pour. I just needed ingredients. =)

Thank you! I will definitely watch those videos! I watched the 4 part series that Anne Marie did, I think it was on brambleberry and a few random ones I found online. My supplies won't be here for a few weeks, so I'm definitely going be watching and reading more in the mean time. Thank you! I...

I've been making melt and pour soaps for a few years now and I've finally worked up the courage to try out cold process. I ordered ingredients last night, and I've been watching a lot of videos and reading articles, but I have questions. 1. Can anybody recommend a good video, website, or even a...

Thank you so much!

Tonight I'm going to be making a swirling melt and pour loaf and I want to add glitter in the white soap. The base I'm using isn't a suspension base. Will the glitter suspend since it is so small and light weight or will it sink to the bottom? If it will sink how do I keep it from sinking? Any...

I live in the US, in Florida. I've checked out brambleberry, but not the others. I'll have to check them out later. Thanks for the suggestions!:)