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From my research, Camphor has a mighty high melting temperature. Do I need to heat the composition that high, or will the camphor eventually dissolve at lower temperatures ? Btw, I'm working towards a Tiger Balm version. Problem is that I am hoping to use common oils/butters, which I am...

Lye doesn't reliably protect against rancidity. Probably another way to phrase the question would be: Does coconut milk cause DOS ? That being said, I don't know the answer myself. Only contributing to the question here :D

Actually, we all get into different problems in the beginning. Also, you should give the exact recipe, temperatures, ingredients and additives. Add pictures. Why is that you had to rebatch ? That you couldn't pour it into molds ? For 3 - besides high temperature and/or fast tracing...

Apparently it contains thujone which is a neurotoxin. Also makes you see many flamingos flying around before it kills you :P

Works very nice for liquid soap though ...

I assume the rose water didn't actually scent your soap, right ? For the saffron, it may be even prettier as a thin layer instead of mixing it into the soap.

Yes, corn and corn flour do contain sugar/gluten. However other corn products, like corn oil or corn starch do not contain either. Cornstarch is marketed as a gluten free product.

Sunlight causes all sorts of colors to fade: wall paint, clothes, etc. Probably the energy from the light breaks down the pigment.

Rice flour contains mostly from rice starch. Corn starch and rice starch are basically the same substance. All starches are made from sugars. Maybe some people think that only corn starch contains sugar, because they are thinking of corn syrup and are not aware of rice syrup. But rice...

If you're doing HP, you can add the liqueur just before pouring. In this case, I wouldn't do exactly a water discount, but let more water evaporate during boiling. The only catch is that the liqueur may gel the soap even more (if you're not careful you may end up with a partial gel)...

You certainly need to pour hot. Didn't know that freezer paper can melt. Of course, I'm using baking paper.

Any reason yeast would dislike rice starch ? After all, rice flour is mostly starch.

For absinthe, I would try to reconstruct the recipe from scratch, using oil instead of alcohol as a medium. If you're boiling the hell out of real absinthe, you will lose a lot of flavor.

Honey can be an excellent preservative :)

Honey isn't water based, but sugar based :) But wondering about the kaolin/charcoal. Doesn't it make for a clumpy application ? Thing is I added recently a little clay to a sort of butter and it gets really clumpy on the skin (not the mixture per se, since it's properly homogenized).

Oil soluble colors don't stain much in soap. You should know that turmeric will discolor under light.

An easy step to identify is finding out the melting temperature.

You mean it increases lather ? Interesting. What base recipe was used ?

After having done this, my conclusion is that superfat should be adjusted on a recipe by recipe basis.

What can be done ? Modify the recipe, use some tricks to raise their melting temperature ? Besides the fridge ...