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Oh yeah, I can see that for sure. I had and still have the problem of batter being a bit thicker than you want/intend. From everything I've read this is pretty common for when you're starting and understanding when trace starts. Moving forward I'm making it my personal objective to start...

Well you're certainly being too hard on yourself(I'm guilty of it myself). I think those look lovely. ETA I think I have that mold, or a similar one, and I know what you mean about it being floppy. I've learned with silicone molds like that to put on a cookie sheet so I can tap it on the...

oh my goodness, so many good responses and I never saw them! I didn't get the email notification! Glad to see thoughts on clays and how the impact swirling as I'd like to try some stuff with clays in the future. I think the husband accidentally threw out my hanger swirl >:( so I'll need to buy...

We keep the house at 77 here (Florida too!) and I put my soaps in the garage, with a piece of plastic wrap laid lightly overtop. Soap gels and no soda ash that I could tell. The temps in the garage are high 80's so that helps.

First of all, I FEEL you soap-sister. I too am still new (technically soaping for a 1.5 year but due to life, didn't get to do as much soaping a I wanted last year) and have experienced no lack of frustration. My first and second batches went so well, and everything after that has felt like a...

No one?? 🥺

30% shea, 35% olive oil, 35% coconut oil I thought it was a tad dry at about 6 weeks but by 8 weeks and beyond it's been my best bar so far. I got the recipe from the book "Smart Soapmaking" by Anne Watson. It's a good book especially for beginners. I recommend it! I'm working to reduce the...

It's so pretty though! You could maybe rebatch it?

@SPowers I edited my comment because I was finding conflicting information. There IS a difference between clove leaf and clove bud though, so it's worth looking into for future use. This was a good reminder to do some research myself, since I wanted to include it in a scent.

I am removing this comment because I can't find consistent or accurate/verifiable information. Please disregard!

I'm still new to soaping but so far my favorite recipe is 30% shea and it's the favorite of my friends who have been trying my soaps. Shea, coconut and olive. I've only tried 6 different recipes so far though 🤣 That's the hardest bar I've made so far and no slimyness or anything. It was at it's...

@Iluminameluna I feel ya on the autoimmune thing. Solidarity, friend. I've got several auto immune issues and post chemo fatigue and memory issues(even 5 years later). It's good to see what others in similar situations do.

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No soap making, but I did just order a cabinet to hold all my FO/EOs. ahem. And have been playing with a palm AND coconut free vegan soap recipe. HAHAHAAHAHA. I'm not ready to make it yet, just playing with ideas and fatty acid numbers.

If posted this here rather than the packaging area since I'm asking specifically about melt and pour. I haven't used shrink before but decided to try, as I made a big-ish batch of MP(4lbs, more than I'm used to) and wanted to securely wrap them before they got glycerin dew. I HATE using...

Need Guidance for a Extra hard soap. Do you really though? You know what to.... 😮😮😮😮🤭🤐 ...nevermind. ;) 😆🤣 (There's also a that's what she said joke in there. Too much?)

just like that fragrance oil I forgot to add

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I love glycerin rivers. I'm looking to use them intentionally.