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@DeeAnna , great article! Nice to know that it's possible to soften up a hard soap if we waited to long! At times, I've had the opposite problem, trying to cut too soon cuz I just can't wait!

@Robsta , those are really nice colors. IF you post your complete recipe, it will be easier for others to try to guess why your soap broke. But, offhand, I'd say that 72 hours seems like a long time to wait to cut your loaf. Did you use soapcalc to make sure you had all the oils, etc. you...

@Relle, I don't know anything about cancer, or about cancer medications. In my second post about H. Bekele , it occurred to me that since soap is a wash off product, it seemed like a low probability that it would work. So, I agreed with you... not happening. But, I admired young Bekele's...

@basti , your soaps are all amazing! I aspire to copy every single one some day if I live long enough and soap long enough to acquire your skills! Your soaps are so detailed. Can I ask, how long did it take you to make all these soaps? Actually, pick ONE. How long would it take you to make...

@Relle, I didn't read all the way to the last paragraph. I also know very little about melenomas, except that my sister-in-law has been treated several times over the last 15 years or so. I know she receives radiation, and the melenomas are surgically removed. I don't know about the rest. Well...

I like that. Suggestive, but not literal. If I ever had to name a soap that smells like Golden Grahams, that would be it. Come to think of it, for a coffee soap too!!

@AAShillito , well, if its the quality of a spa that strikes you, maybe something associated with the calm or peacefulness of a spa heavenly graham serenely graham graham fresh or whatever you think of when you think of a spa.

@Fishingerk1 , I'm glad my post was helpful to you. Now, your question about cancer soap was way easier to find- like one quick google. Below is a link. The 15 year kid from Virginia is named Heman Bekele. I don't know what's in his soap, I suspect has gotten a patent. But, apparently the...

@Fishingerk1 , I found two things when I googled for a Saipua recipe. First, is what @DeeAnna and @Carly B also found. It looks like Saipua is a company out of New York that sells handcrafted soap and also makes flower arrangements (from flowers that they grow on their own farm.) I...

@Fishingerk1 , my understanding of French milled soap is as @DeeAnna explained. The "milled soap"artisan soap that is possible to make at home without special commercial equipment is really rebatched soap. I'm newer to soapmaking and had never heard of a Saipua recipe. I googled for this...

super cool!

@Melissa, Unless you come up with a unifying theme for many scents in one basket, my vote would be for a basket with two scents that you think compliment each other. Personally, I would be more apt to buy a basket with two scents instead of just one. Since your basket has a variety of...

@needsoaphelp , move to the northwest? I'm thinking the combination of glycerin and humidity in the air would create maximum sweating. I'm not much on the scientific side but does a humidifier put humidity in the air? If so, maybe try that?

@Katsby, I don't think your soap will be as nice if it's not cured properly. As a consumer, I always appreciate being given a choice. For example, "I had an issue xxxxx with my last batch, you can take this soap now, but know that you will want it to cure for another xxxx weeks before...

@Fishel Tessler , I hope you are not discouraged by the various cautionary comments you have received. Your proposal is a creative option for boutique lodging. You won’t know if this wins over your guests or has them wishing you’d just given them a guest bar until you try it. If there is enough...

@Fishel Tessler, I agree with @Ephemerella that there are recipes that will stay soft enough to cut for long periods of time. I don't say that from personal experience, but because a girlfriend of mine said she bought some handmade soap that was sold by the ounce. She said she just cut off the...

@Jackie H - beautiful bars! Congrats!

@curlycoat2 Absolutely beautiful red soaps!!! I'm seriously impressed! @curlycoat2 beautiful green and blue, too! I aspire to one day have your talent!

@highhopes I didn't really understand how much fragrance you ended up using. But, if you check IFRA and the amount used is safe, I would leave just exactly as it is! I am finding that many people (well, many women anyway- I can't say this is true for men so far in my experience) like fragrance...

@ADQKD5 , I don't know what your soap is going to look like once cut, but I think it looks like a perfectly good loaf from the top. To me, it looks like you were able to scoop it into the loaf and smooth it around. I'm reasonably new at soapmaking, but I think of soap on a stick as soap that...