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I just checked on the ones that felt wet which I wiped down and replaced but moved further apart. They feel normal again and do not smell or look rancid. No did no off smell. IDK. I’m stumped.

I checked the humidity of the house when I got home and it was 68% in a temp of 68. Maybe that is it. I wiped off the ones that were feeling slimy and the paper towel looked oily. Would this be considered sweating or is the oil breaking down now. Also, these may have been too close together as I...

5. JackieTobey - I’m already intimidated just looking at it. But I’ve learned so much with the last 2 competitions that It will be worth all the frustration and tears. I’m in. Did I add my name correctly this time? Can you say techno geek I am not. 😟

Yes ingredients include CO(20%), sunflower HO (25%), Avocado(5%), Castor(5%), Lard (40%), Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (5%) from MMS. When I made this one I thought it was fully hydrogenated but later learned on this site and my contacting the company that is is partionally hydrogenated soybean...

Need advice please!! I have some soaps curing which are over 6 months old. They are sitting on a wooden rack and open to air. Why would they start leaking what feels like oil? They are in the same room and house stays 68 degrees year round. They were fine and now IDK if they are even safe for use.

Congratulations to the winners. Beautiful soap. Thanks for allowing me to participate. Looking forward to future competitions.

Attempted a tear drop soap. Small 1 lb of soap.

I spent a couple hours playing with micas, mixing different ones together to get th colors I want. Does anyone else do that or do you just use the colors as they come to you? Did you use a color stabilizer! BB OMH FO will turn brown or at least tan. Just curious. Love the look.

My inspiration from an online picture of cream Jade Marble. And two of my soaps.

I’ve been wanting to learn this techniques for a long time. Now is the ooportunity to try it and get help and feedback on my attempts. So I am in.

Congratulations to the winners. This was a great experience for me and I learned a great deal from it. Looking forward to future challenges.

Below is the cut and the one I’d like considered for the competition. This was a wonderful experience. I’ll be looking forward to the next challenge. Fragrance oil Hipster.

. Wow!! I love the colors. And what a great job!!

It only took 6 try’s. 😁 Please use photo above. Sorry for the poor photography. If it is cured enough to cut I’ll change photo before deadline. Thanks.

I wanted to add to one of the items above regarding not getting to emulsion before dividing my batch. That is exactly what happened as I just checked the soap and it has a large film of oil sitting on top of it. Of note, I love soap with higher amounts of butters for added creamy lather and hard...

That is genius about putting soap in freezer. I’ve read that suggested in other threads but didn’t think about it. And hilarious about the look to the husband. I gave mine the lecture twice about once started the soap won’t wait for him to interrupt me a million times over non important stuff...

Ok, so I just finished attempt 5. Here is what I have learned so far. 1. After adding lye solution to oils, instead of just stirring with a whisk, SB to emulsion. I found one of my colors kept thickening too fast and the other two were lagging behind. So that when I tried to layer them in the...

Thanks. I’ll wait and see. It may still be eligible but I’m still not super happy. Oils the neon green cause it to thicken faster too? That’s the only difference I. The three colors.

Would someone please tell me if there is a good tutorial on colorants. I just finished my second attempt. I had what I thought were the perfect colors when compared to the pic I found as inspiration. That beautiful chartreuse hit the batter and “BAM” morphed into a puck mustard color. I was so...