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Hello Flutter, You'll want to try a sulfate-free base like SFIC or Stephensons. If you went to Hobby Lobby, did you get the Life of the Party clear soap base? If so, here are the ingredients: Aqua [Water], Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearate, Glycerine, Sucrose, Sodium Laurate, Sorbitol, Sodium...

Kittish is right about calendula petals. For some reason calendula a/k/a marigold, stay a lovely yellow in your melt & pour soap.

Hi KattChaos & welcome! That's an excellent soap base as it comes from SFIC, a company that's been in biz for almost 50 years! To learn more about them, here's the link: http://www.sficcorp.com/index_dev.php With that base, you can add up to 1 Tablespoon per pound. Any more & the extras...

shoresoap, Mad Micas has a wonderful selection. Nice stash of colors you ordered! Have fun making beautiful, sparkly & colorful soap. The bars shown in your photo are lovely! :)

HP is hot process but you mention melting soap which would be MP Melt and Pour. Honestly, I always recommend using a double boiler for this as it's the most effective way of melting the soap base. If you don't have one, you can always use a glass bowl or Pyrex type of measuring cup over a pot...

Love the color combo!

Mica is the best colorant for soaps.

Welcome Luisa, As listed above, both Brambleberry & Elements carry excellent bases. The most popular are those made by SFIC and Stephensons. There are quite a variety ranging from sulfate-free to those containing goat's milk, argan oil, honey, etc. Chamomile & lavender are quite popular...

Yes, I only use the double boiler method and recommend it. Another "secret" is to use a regular white soap base and just add about 1 teaspoon of powdered goat's milk midway through the melting process. Hope this helps!

I've used goat's milk soap from someone who made it from "their girls" and there's nothing like it! However, M&P has a huge advantage -- you can use it as soon as you unmold it! Great looking soap and look forward to seeing more!

Those new batches are so colorful & look like they've been done by an experienced soap crafter! You can add goodies like coconut oil, shea butter and almond oil but keep it down to about 1 Tablespoon per pound of base. So if you'd added 1 teaspoon each it would've probably turned out fine...

Good questions! I prefer micas to be in white or clear plastic jars. They're much easier to scoop out that way. Also, you can sell scoops. As long as the picture accurately represents how the color looks in CP soap, doesn't matter if smooth or textured. Micas in melt & pour soap usually...

Yes, wine works fine in a premade/melt & pour base! I use up to 1 Tablespoon per base, The white won't add any color but the red, cabernet, merlot, sangria, etc. will. In fact, sometimes the red will turn purple instead of burgundy. That's how I got into making & selling wine soap--using wine as...

Sugar will work as will wine.

Take pictures every time you're lucky enough to see him or her!

We'll be seeing more of them next week. Sure hope Daryl escapes soon!

I'll recommend Stephenson's also. I've recently tried the argan oil base & it's a lovely color and is great for your skin.

I really like this soap and it’s very easy to make. TWD fans will appreciate the picture on the coffee mug! 

Glad your father's much better! Awesome looking soap. Love the colors and the dramatic cobweb effect!

I've used real 24K edible gold flakes. It's very nice & elegant. Here's a photo: I recommend this only if you really want to impress someone! Hope this helps! :)