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Did you find that the coffee reacted with the lye and made a bit of a burnt-coffee smell? I did a batch a couple of weeks ago and it had a very acrid smell for about a week. As it cures, though, the burnt smell is going away and the coffee smell remains.

That's really interesting! I will have to try that. The kelp had a bit of a "kelpy smell" when dry in the package, but NOTHING compared to the smell that was created once I unmolded the soap. It really made the entire room where I keep my soaps stink. It was unexpected, but I am new to this...

I used peppermint EO with my batch and you can definitely smell that... on top of the kelp smell. The kelp I used was in flake-form, not powder. I don't know if that makes much of a difference, or not. The kelp smell is fading as it cures and the peppermint smell remains, so I am hoping it...

Ahh! Sorry. Rookie mistake! Thanks!

Does anyone have a good rule-of-thumb for measurements when it comes to powdered herbs for color??

I used old-fashioned cooking oats. This was my first time adding oatmeal, so I have no idea what to expect during use (still curing). I added some Cedarwood Oil and a bit of Nutmeg to tone down the cedar and it smells amazing, but I did notice as it is curing that some very small cracks are...

Thanks for the welcome and reply! I have no idea what I am going to do with my leftover kelp, but it won't be going in my soap again, that's for sure! The room I am curing my soap in reeked for a good two weeks. I am glad to hear that the smell is tolerable early on. Hopefully I can offload...

I had the same experience (before I found this forum and could heed the warning!). The smell is going away as it cures, but I’m concerned for how it will smell when I actually use the soap. Will getting the bar wet bring the smell back??