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I'm not making a mould of a coke bottle, it is just a recognizable item that is similar to what I want to mould. So instead of describing what was to be moulded, I used that.

Thanks for the replies and comments. Sorry I didn't post the amounts, I thought the % was more important for some reason but I see now why the other #'s are important. Total oil was 2500grams - water was 38% (965ml) and I used NaOH (360g). EO was Honeysuckle and it wasn't added until the...

I've seen that there are a number of brands of Lard available at Walmart, some have additives like citric acid and BHA, Propyl Gallate. The three main brands are Morell, Armour and La Preferida. I've seen other brands at local grocers but wonder what fellow members use?

I'm not sure if this is what people called gelled vs non-gelled. I've also never had a batch crack on the top like this. I will say that this is the first time I used tallow and I never had any batch reach trace so fast (probably 30 seconds). Both oil's and lye mix were about 115 degrees I...

Coffee works both as a liquid and a powder. As a powder it gives a nice mild/moderate exfoliant. I've put it through a very find mesh tea strainer after powdering it in a coffee grinder and it still gives a mild exfoliant - a nice texture to use all the time even in sensitive areas it won't be...

I've had it at 15% in a recipe and the soap is now over a year old. On top of that the oil was probably 5 years old as it was hiding in the back of the fridge. I was hesitant about using it as it tasted a little nutty but I've heard that is normal. What is hemp powder and what is it...

I'm wondering if any of you have any special labeling (graphic or wording) that designates products as either animal free and or petroleum free, I guess organic would also come into play here as well. Is there any special industry / commerce (national or global) for informing customers of...

Some of you have mentioned making silicone molds by, I guess, casting the item in silicone. Can this also be done with plastic and a vacuum sealant (two pieces of moldable plastic heated then put in a plastic (high temp) bag and vacumming the air out of the bag. This makes the two hot pieces...

I guess just about any fruit juice could be used but I'm looking at citrus, mainly Orange (naval), lemon & lime (would add grapefruit but don't have any. I was planning on pureeing the peeled fruit body and then pressing the juices out. The juice will have sugar, that's for sure, as well...

Thanks for the suggestions. The problem is that it is a very odd mould and so far I have at least 15 different unique variations so that was part of the problem as well. On top of that one order may be for 10 different colors so that compounds things. I'll just have to do some brainstorming...

I've purchased Australian Tea Tree oil from 2 vendors, prices were probably within 5-7% of each other. The first one I got was outstanding! I use it for a number of skin related conditions and it is one of the best rash cur-all's I have found. The second batch I recently received is...

So I have one mould that make one bar and it is a difficult mould to make and they don't sell them. What is the best way to make a number (say 20) of them without having to make 20 individual recipes? I don't see a problem with pre-mixing all the oils and either keep them in one large...

Those are beautiful soaps!!! When I add cream I use the selection in the oil list as "Milk Fat (Bovine)" which is on Soapcalc. My soaps turn out really nice. I've never gone above 15%. I'm always confused about the cream though b/c I know it isn't all fat, there is some water in it, but...

Be careful of storing towels or clothing near it as well. It transfers the smell even after a few hours and lingers on the clothing for at least a few hours as well.,

Hard soaps can become difficult the longer you wait and can tend to chip a little especially if the tool used to trim isn't very sharp or is "thicker" (hard to define how thick". The best way to bevel is to use a wire cutter with the wire at the angle perpendicular to the side of the soap...

I have a conundrum regarding how to use citrus peel in my soap. I have previously made a very nice soap using lemon "zest" (which is super fine shavings of the colored part of the peel). I added the fresh shavings to my soap at trace and it turned a very white soap a nice yellow / light...

Ok well I can agree with that, but I'm talking about 2% of the total oil volume here! This is totally unexplainable from what I've experienced before (never used mago before). 2% of a softer oil/butter should not make a VERY soft/mushy bar turn into a very substantially hard bar. That just...

Ahhh, but you don't know how industrious and inventive some of us can be... :wink: Those are good ideas. I'll have to look into more ideas for using cellophane as I really like it. Have any of you used food saver bags Those vacuum sealing units? I know you can use mylar with them as the...

Well when you compare Mango to stearic, the mango is 1/2 as hard as the stearic. This is why I'm so confused. Stearic acid will give the ahrdest bar possible so when I switched to a butter that is only 1/2 as hard but my soap came out MUCH harder than the original recipe, I was just totally...

I have some rolls of cellophane that is nice for wrapping soaps (must be cut to size), but there is one thing I really dislike which is having to tape the soap like wraping a present. After that I apply heat to shrink to size. I'm wondering if cellophane is self adhearing or if there is some...