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Yeah- yikes time flies! Though I have only been online selling for 4 years or maybe 5- craft fairs maybe 10 or so. I soaped off and on myself. My family were goat farmers in Yugoslavia and my grandma made GM soap so it was something that stuck with them even when they moved to the states though...

@Faith- Yep I used a stainless pot- it's the same one I hp in. @Yooper- It came from Essential Depot, I have been using their lye for years and it has been good quality. Anything's possible though. I'm going to try again with a fresh bottle and see what happens. I would think it has to...

Oops sorry- I used the Summer Bee Calc 4.2 oz KOH 12.7 Glycerin I super fatted at 3% just to see what would happen and that's what I read on the super long thread on another site. Recipe was: Coconut 25% Castor 10% Olive 65% The recipe is not mine in the interest of full disclosure.

What do you use?

I'm making liquid soap using the glycerin method. I watched that same video a hundred times and read the thread twice- lol!! I am using KOH- I double and triple checked and it's not a stupid question at all. I'm using kind of deep pot instead of a shallow one like on the video. I heat the...

I keep burning my glycerin and the lye won't dissolve. I added it in little by little and it seemed like it would all dissolve. But toward the end of the lye cup, a foam started to form that would not incorporate. It almost looked like foamy lint or something. How do you get the lye to...

Thanks to you both!

Holy cow! I didn't know you could buy retinol to formulate with!!! Thank you! I love the stuff!:clap:

I give it was too hot...I have to add a little at a time maybe! I'm not giving up though.

I think I'm with you. I'm probably going to pitch it.

Spa Tonic seized on me. :) WSP has some good FO's: Lemon Verbena Berry Vanilla- I had no discoloration at all. Coconut Lime Verbena Mango Papaya Patchouli EO and FO Revitalizing Rosemary Mint FO Sexy Sandalwood Vetiver Bay Rum Sea Glass I could keep going- LOL!

You have to remember an FO that I soap fine may seize in your recipe. You have to run scent tests on CP soap bottom line. Recipes differ and how FO's react differ. As a general rule, florals and spices seize bad. I would look at reviews or check out the soap scent review board.

Oh yeah feed the habit- lsg! :):) Welcome to the dark side!

Oh I see that makes sense now. :) We didn't keep ours way back when but now I wish I had. Thanks for explaining I'll check out the thread.

I think they are but I never color. I leave them in their natural state. I have seen where people used Fd&c. I think anything you use to color Melt and pour you can use in LS.

Hey another Dani only I'm Danni. :) Your soapies are beautiful- nice job! Good to know I'm not the only one who had a disaster this week. LOL I have burned liquid soap I think...it might be my worse batch of soap ever.:silent:

Less is good- I love HP. I always did straight CP for years- I have been making soap for a long time since I was 15, I'm 40 now so a good long time. Then I got bored and I can't work a piping bag so I started HP and found myself a little obsessed with it. I needed to get a non ugly smooth soap...

I would say Lemongrass- most people don't like the scent of Citronella.

I bet that's it- thanks so much! I'll try again. LOL

How do you get the KOH dissolved?:p I have been heating and stirring for a half an hour, it seems like it should dissolve faster. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance!