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I am not sure what percentage of alcohol... It is just rubbing alcohol. I will look for the strong stuff. I always use distilled water....

So I use loaf molds and flat acrylic molds but am having the hardest time with ash with my flat molds. And of course this mold is how I do my pretty swirls. I refrigerate after pouring and everything looks fine. I quit covering because they were getting condensation. The ash seems to develop...

Thanks for all the feedback! It is def interesting but not sure I like it enough for other people. I was hesitant to add at trace. Maybe I will replace the water in the lye solution like a I do my beer soap. :)

If I put it in the freezer in a log mold, will I end up with a partial gel?

So this is my miserable attempt at a wine soap... I have no idea what happened but it is not pretty. I soaped at 90 F and added the wine (that go had boiled/reduced down) at trace. Thoughts?

I want to make a soap specifically for laundry (and possibly other household uses). Would you do 100% coconut with no super fat? Or still add in a few other oils. I looked at the numbers on soap calc for a 50% coconut, 30% olive, and 20% crisp and the cleansing was above the recommended range. I...

So for soaping at room temp, I just wait until the lye is dissolved in the water (reaches around 150F and use all the oils as is (solids and liquid) Is that correct?

Reviving this thread as I am still having issues with my soap moving to quickly. Yesterday I ended up with a gloopy mess.

I usually use brambleberry's fragrance calculator but haven ventured out of my comfort zone to purchase a scent... This is the scent. http://www.naturesgardencandles.com/candlemaking-soap-supplies/item/deb4/-Bamboo-and-White-Grapefruit-Fragrance-Oil.html In the box it says for soap "Maximum...

Thank you for the clarification Robert! Yes, the reaction fizzles out too quickly. I will def try the turkey red oil!

Thanks! I do want to use some oils, but no polysorbate so air assume the oils will just sit on top of the water?

So I am a complete newbie at bath bombs and just getting started... I have a question about ingredients and why or why not to use them. Polysorbate? Why use it? I am trying to stick to all natural things.... Kaolin clay? I know it makes the bomb hard but when I made a practice bomb (citric...

Need help with different techniques... First, I would like to make a soap with chunks and spirals of different colored soaps. Do I have to do anything to the chunks or can I just throw them in? What I'd the best way to make spirals? Shave the bars? Use melt and pour? Also, what is the best...

Title says it all. Going to try my hand at some bath bombs... would like to use eos... how much should I add per bomb? Should I add it to the whole mixture or in the center of each bomb?

This recipe was high in Shea.... it is just sticky, but the rest of the bar gelled. I will try steam and/or wash cloth

Does ash seem a bit sticky and have texture? Because this almost has the consistency of a milkshake... I have seen ash but am unsure this is it... but I am a newbie :-)

Just did this batch in a wooden loaf mold. Attempted texture on top (with poppy seeds) and bow the top looks chalky and feels weird... what am I doing wrong?!

For the cpop, I am putting it in the oven at 170 for one hr. The slab mold I used for this soap always gets a partial gel so I tried to get a full gel by using the heating pad....

I let it flatten then boil for good measure. I have used alcohol before and didn't notice the difference

This soap is a beer soap mixed at 90F and wrapped in blankets with a warm heating pad (problems with partial gel). These bubbles appeared after and are hard and not zappy. This also happens with my cpop soaps. I am assuming it is temp related. Is there anyway to avoid this? Especially for my...