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It's the same stuff, yes.

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Nor have I. Most irregular...

Stainless steel is fine to make soap. It's steel, iron, and aluminum that will give you problems.

Assuming your recipe hasn't changed I would say your Sodium Hydroxide is weak. Perhaps the seal was not properly secured at the factory.

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Colors do not morph, as there is not Sodium Hydroxide present to do so. However, your colorants and fragrances still need to be skin safe.

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Like the others said, that would depend on what oils are available.

I too am curious. Ceramic is certainly not porous, nor would it retain either the Sodium Hydroxide or fragrance scents after being properly cleaned.

After only five weeks there was probably still water left in the bars. By putting them in plastic you may have inadvertently trapped said water causing it to stagnate. I am curious. Why did you wrap the bars in plastic?

That is an open and shut lawsuit waiting to happen.

I too let my tools harden for a day or so before putting them into a sink of hot water. I don't want unsaponified oils gunking up my pipes. Already had major plumbing issues from that.

I'd have been unhappy too. The net weight is the weight of you product without packaging. If it weighs less than printed on the packaging you are misrepresenting your product. Water evaporates as the soap cures, yes. But labeling with proper weights is the responsibility of the the...

No it would not. After the cook no Sodium Hydroxide remains, so there's nothing there that would be damaged by it.

Was the colorant in question Cold Process stable?

How much scent are you using? Generally if it's not sticking, you're not using enough or it's adulterated.

You could also freeze the milk itself before adding the lye to keep it from getting too hot.

How about Shea Butter? It's not a perfect substitute like Tallow or Lard would be. But it is a nice hard oil when you need a non-animal product substitute.

I see it as more of a label appeal myself.