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How are you preparing your beer? Are you boiling it to remove alcohol and carbonation? What temp are you soaping at? You have 50% hard oils (Shea butter and coconut oil) so if you are soaping too cool it may be oils stiffening up and not trace. Others with more experience know better than I but...

I'm intrigued by the peanut butter burger thing. As a fan of Thai food, I've found that a good peanut sauce goes well with just about anything. It sounds a bit weird at first but I think I will have to try that with my next bbq burger.

I used Crafters Choice Oatmeal, Milk & Honey FO from WSP. I will definitely use it again. Just looking at the product info on the WSP site. This fo does contain vanilla so it most likely gives the soap the color. I don't mind it though. I think the color works for the soap.

That sucks. It seems like everyone gets hit at some point by cyber theft. My debit card info got stolen somehow and used for an expensive hotel somewhere in Russia last week. I should get the funds back but with all the loopholes the banks have with debit card fraud, it remains to be seen. I may...

I pour about 1/4 or 1/5 of the lye in at a pour. Give it a good stir and let it cool down again. Here's a pic of the last batch I just labeled a couple days ago. The milk didn't scorch so either the honey or the fo or a combination of both gave it the color.

That's the one I have also. It makes a fairly thin cut but you can always make two or three cuts if you need more. It's solidly made and easy to clean.

Yeah, little bit of subject drift here. It's relevant though because it's hard to test all your recipes if there's no place to put the partially used soap. :)

The first round of stick-on soap holders didn't drain well and fell off the wall in fairly short order. The second set have been holding up pretty good so far. I don't know what to do with the partially used bars but I have a few batches now that need their shower tests. Here's the soap holders...

There are no flat, horizontal surfaces in my shower so the soap dishes need to be the kind that stick to the tile wall.

I haven't tried whipped soap yet. Is there a reason you chill the lye solution? How cold was it? What temperature were the oils when you poured in the liquid? With 55% hard oils (lard & coconut) could it have hardened them when the chilled liquid hit them? Is the Palm oil liquid or is it palm...

I do need to get a few more soap holders from Amazon, though. I need room for another dozen samples.

Good reminder to test our stuff before sharing or selling. I'm also going to take this as a reminder to be mindful of where to get supplies. I looked at lots of the micas and other soap supplies on Amazon. In the end I decided to skip the unknown Amazon suppliers and buy from the reputable...

I don't know about keeping it in the freezer. I keep my oils in a cool, dark cabinet. I don't know if there would be an advantage to freezing. Every oil is different so any time you change your recipe, you need to run the new recipe through soapcalc, soapee or some calculator to get the proper...

Local Lowe's shows 26 in stock. Time to start building inventory for Fall festivals so I say it's time to go shopping at Lowe's!

You said: "All of the u-tube tutorials put the frozen milk in the lye." Be careful! Always add the lye to the liquid. NEVER pour your liquid into the lye! This can cause the lye liquid to explode out of your container. I have had good results substituting 100% of the water with fresh goat's...

As I understand and interpret there are a few variables. As DeeAnna stated, M&P and CP are not really made using the same materials. More often than not, CP recipes call the recipe size by the weight of just the oils, not the weight of the whole recipe. A 2 lb recipe uses 2 lbs of oils PLUS...

I am another one who finds soaps with high percentages of coconut oil too drying for my skin. It's a bit frustrating because the vast majority of recipes I find in books and online call for 30% or more CO. I have found that long cure time does help some but I have recently been using soap I made...

So, I've been soaping for about a year now and I just have to say thanks for all the help and info. Since I've spent most of my time in the lye-based soap forum, I'll post this here where those who have helped will see it. There are too many names to list here. If you've ever answered a...

There are definitely some good options for soaping oils in the supermarkets. Do a bit of searching and reading here on the forums and you will find good info on using shortening for a low cost oil. Read the ingredients like you are doing now and make sure you know which type to pick in whichever...

Well, now I've done it! Just received email confirmation that I've been accepted to sell at a 4th of July festival. Estimated crowd of 80,000 people roaming the streets. This will be my first time selling at a festival. What have I gotten myself into??