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*sigh* I'm starting to think I'm too stupid, too forgetful, too scatter brained to make soap. It seems no matter how careful I am. How much I review my recipe and instructions. How much time I spent setting up, and double checking... things go...wrong. I try to tell myself that I'm still new...

The title says it all but to provide a bit more detail. I'm looking for FOs to emulate plum and pomegranate(separately). I know there are quite a few "sugared plum", "spiced plum" and holiday style scents but those are more candy like I find. I want a true, fruity plum, and a true sweet and tart...

Although I don't have one yet, I wouldn't recommend it unless that's the only thing you plan on doing with it. Why are you looking to do this?. You can steam distill essential oils from some botanicals, but it's a bit more complicated process requiring separation at the end stage. If you're...

Ah! Thanks for this. My husband and I were looking at machines, and saw this on Amazon, but we couldn't find info on the company or other reviews outside of Amazon. I've learned to be cautious of reviews on Amazon because a lot of companies pay people to give high reviews. Without an external or...

I've been looking into a home water distillation unit for a while now, since I need distilled water for my fish tanks as well as soap. I live in Orlando and our water is SUPER hard. pH is 7.8 -8.0 out the tap. A brita pitcher helps a little but even filtered water leaves deposits on our...

This is all sound advice. And I needed to hear this again because..... What's funny is I have a soap notebook where I record all of my batches and I have a science background. I know the importance of making singular changes to see results and yet.... well sometimes my enthusiasm and curiosity...

I added the castor in part hoping to boost the conditioning a bit and to be honest, I had seen castor used in quite a few similar recipes, but also just to see what the effect was. I'm still new to soaping and one of the things that interests me and with which I want to get a better handle on is...

Thanks for all that great input! I do think it's a combination of things. I really don't want to work with lard. While I personally am not opposed to it, I do make soap for friends that are vegan, and based on the performance of the original recipe I'd like this be a consistent "go to" for me...

Hello friends! It's been a while. Life has made it difficult to make soap but I'm back! I made my 4th batch of cold process ever yesterday and it set up/thickened VERY quickly. I'm hoping you knowledgeable folk can help me figure out what happened. I used a recipe I've used before - the "shea...

I think what people forget about patchouli is that, in perfumery at least, it's not an ingredient you use at full strength! FOs and EOs are concentrated. Once you dilute it and combine it with other ingredients it can be quite nice. There's also quality. Different patchouli variants have...

I've written to them asking about their fragrance oils and aroma chemicals because I'm really interested in crafting my own scents, and the response was that they are SAFE but didn't comment on longevity and such. I'm personally going to try their aroma chemicals in Melt and Pour first. But I'm...

Thanks Marilyn! It wasn't in TOO long, maybe 10-15 minutes while the oven was heating, although it was heating to 450F. Sooo :/ I unmolded today and aside from spotting on the sides, touching the silcone mold, it looks ok. It's a bit softer than I anticipated though. (Hardness of 43 according...

Accidentally "baked" the CP batch I made today. I was so happy with it too. "Triple coffee" soap with coffee liquid, coffee butter and coffee grounds with turkish mocha FO. But I put the loaf to rest in the (cold) oven because it's the safest cat free place at the moment....and then forgot...

Help! As several of you already know, I'm a really new soaper. I've made a total of three batches, but I'm totally obsessed. I haven't made as much as I'd like partly because of time and energy(I have several chronic illnesses) and a tiny, often messy kitchen. But I have a ton of ideas and...

I love this! Super creative.

Lowes or Home Depot? Or a restaurant supply store perhaps?

I totally instagrammed this. :D

BB quick swirl mix with "Neroli and Shea Blossom" scent

Doing research! I keep wanting to do a deeper dive into the different properties of fatty acids and oils and have been marking articles and books and am finally sitting down to read and record it all(I have a soap notebook.lol). " Also doing some research into an idea I have for some soaps I...

You're very welcome! I'm glad I did too, as it seems to have helped several people. I'm a little shy about asking "newbie" questions sometimes but as teacher I know well the old adage "someone else will have that question!" is quite true.