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Great article. Thanks for sharing.

I usually wait until they are unmolded and dry, then I spray then with alcohol and let them dry again.

I use melted coconut oil in them, witch hazel to form and then after they are formed I spray with 91% alcohol and that makes them really hard. I have even dropped one or two on the floor after they have dried and they were still fine.

I raise ducks and occasionally will add duck eggs to my soap. I do HP so it is very important to temper the eggs (I use the entire egg, not just the egg white) with my oils before adding the lye. Then I stick blend like crazy to keep the eggs from cooking in the crockpot and to fully blend...

I haven't used glassine bags for my lotion bars but I do use kraft paper deodorant tubes for them and everyone seems to love them.

I do a blend of ginger, patchouli and lilac. I can't keep it in stock. I have started making wax melts and do that blend as well as solid cologne with that blend and they all sell well.

If you needle felt, do your design first before putting it on soap. I learned the hard way not to do a design after the soap was felted. Those needles will break in the bar of soap.

I also use kraft paper push up tubes. People seem to appreciate the more eco choice than plastic. I also make larger bars and put two in an 8 oz craft paper soup cup that comes with a lid.

I haven't found it to be inexpensive. I do use hemp oil in some of my soaps though which is more affordable.

It actually didn't turn too brown when I added the lye. Of course I had tempered the egg with the oils right before. I did a bit of zinc oxide to make it whiter before swirling.

I have a membership to Restaurant Depot so I get my coconut oil and olive oil through them. I do order the tallow and specialty oils from Soaper's Choice and as I mentioned above the turnaround time is great.

I am in Indianapolis and use Soaper's Choice. I can usually get my order in two days.

I do HP and know that the HP process lowers the pH but still no longer use soap for shampoo.

Welcome. I am in Indy. This is a great forum. There is so much you can learn from it.

This is a photo of one of my HP egg soaps. I scent it with a rose FO with a blend of tangerine, bergamot, ylang ylang, lemon, jasmine and palmarosa EO's.

No, not at all. I cut it really small and let it dissolve in the lye. that is what I do. I let the silks dry and either crumble them or cut them up really small and then let them dissolve in the lye water.

I exclusively do HP and make my shaving soap with beer and put corn silk into the lye, also some kaolin or bentonite clay (whichever I have available). I have never added KOH but the soap is lovely, the lather so thick and I have been told by some folks that exclusively shave with shaving soap...

I am so very sorry for the horrible act that has occurred in your country. My condolences to the families of the victims.

I have had my soap business for about six years now and enjoy it so much. I do farmer's markets and craft fairs plus have a web site. It is hard work but I enjoy it so much. I love talking to people and telling them how I make soap and my other products. I am semi-retired from my other...