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HI and WELCOME! I'm new at soap making too... You'll love it here — everyone's so supportive :)

You’re right —it’s hard to say how the oil will behave. It’s odd that the olive oil soap I took so much care with developed DOS and the soap I made out of repurposed cooking oil didn’t!

Thank you so much! This is so helpful ❤️ I was careful with the water and I did not cure on a metal rack. I can't for the life of me figure out why there was DOS … it was so disheartening, but I’m trying another small batch of Castile soap tomorrow. I’ll keep your tips in mind!

Hi friends! I had made Zany's Castile soap prior to visiting my family in Singapore and asked my SIL to babysit the bars while they were curing. They were not too bad, I thought but just recently, I found some DOS. :eek: I had placed the soaps in a cool part of the house, away from sunlight...

My son's science fair project got me into soap making... We started out with Melt & Pours, but he wanted to do more for the fair and be a "real" soapmaker. We went on a deep dive — books from the library, blogs and YouTube. Then a friend who has a soap business very kindly made time for us and...

Ah... what goes around comes around :) I am still trying to crack ZNSB!

Hi, Mimi! Welcome! I'm from Singapore but based in Pakistan. I find it hard to find ingredients here ... it is hard to say if the essential oils are really pure (no certification!) and oils like palm oil are just not found here (only the factories use them!). I think your soaps are beautiful...

That is simply awesome — olive oil... EVOO, OO, pomace... all of 'em are so pricey here! Zany's soap is my next goal now I've gotten my feet wet again! I would love a dedicated soaping room for me and my son too!

Restarted soaping after a long break… I made coconut oil soaps — played it safe with an easy soap so as not to get too overwhelmed! 1. Yesterday, I made a batch in the ‘loaf’ mould … it was OK but there was a slight crack even though I tried to keep temps low. No colours, just lavender and...

Hi! I’ve just restarted soapmaking… I’ve noticed that some of my soaps have a shorter shelf life. I thought of using citric acid. Do you use BOTH citric acid and EDTA?

Oh yes, I learnt that the hard way!! 😂

Thank you SO MUCH, Zany!!!

Hi everyone! The cold season is upon us here in Islamabad and so perfect for soap making! (We had such a sweltering summer!) I have been dying to make @Zany_in_CO 's No Slime Castile Soap. My son made a mistake when buying the oil – we had planned to purchase Olive Oil (here it is called Extra...

It has been a while since I made soap! Today, I did a restock – got some coconut oil and olive oil and purchased some clays and powders. Good essential oils continue to elude me, but I am so excited to get back in the game. When I was in Singapore, I made these soaps...

Thank you for the encouragement :) I'd love to be able to create something worthy like the ones produced by Frog Soap and Delizia Naturally ... they're my inspiration! I love the idea of making something so pretty and useful out of waste!

Glad that all is well, @DeeAnna :) Thank you for the articles :) I am reading them now!

I've been away from home for a few months and have only just logged back in here. Thank you so much for the tip about bokashi composting – my MIL is into this sort of thing, so I'll tell her about this! Thanks ever so much for this... fascinating business, this! Sorry I took a while to reply...

Awesome talent... such gorgeous bars!

So glad you're safe... praying for your community. What an ordeal :(

How awesome is that???? Congratulations!!!! ❤️