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Very nice! The calendula petals almost look like bits of orange in the soap.

Gorgeous! Love the earth tone colors you used in the sandalwood one! And the Ahoy matey looks like the swirling water in the surf. I want to jump right in LOL!

Oh WOW! So pretty! I have some red palm to use up too. I haven't decided yet what soap I'm going to do with it.

Those darned florals are so finicky! Sorry they didn't come out the way you planned.

Pretty! Love the soft colors! It kind of reminds me of that fruit striped gum I used to buy when I was a kid. I don't remember what the name of it was....there was a zebra on the package I think....takes me year and years back! LOL!

Very pretty soaps!

Looks very yummy! Now I want ice cream, and it's all YOUR FAULT. Thanks. :-D

Thanks for the link DeeAnna. I like your labels so I made something similar. I don't sell, just give away to family and friends, but it's nice to have pretty labels. I don't have shrink wrap, but for some of the soaps I have shrink bands and for the soaps that won't fit in the shrink bands, I...

I was amazed at the process....mixing, molding, gelling. Unmolding and cutting....I was amazed that I could make soap! It was so hard waiting weeks to try it, but once I did, I never looked back. No more commercial soap for me...ever. I am going to have to teach my kids how to make soap so that...

Strange. For soap, generally most FO usage rate is between .7-1 oz PPO. At any rate, most of the "water scents are pretty strong from what I remember, so I would use the .7 PPO

My skin is not dry, but we (my dd's and I) are sensitive to higher amounts of coconut in soap. I can only use 10%. Any higher than that and we get itchy. I generally use a 7-8% SF too. We could never use a 100% coconut oil soap, even with a 20% SF. My dd's can't use salt bars at all, and I can...

LOL! Yeah, I could never sell soap for a dollar and make a profit off it...even back in the day when ingredients were cheaper, and shipping costs were much less. Selling your soap for a dollar is not good marketing. If she is selling it that cheap to get up a customer base, then they will...

A good rule of thumb when creating a good basic soap recipe is to keep it simple. You have too much going on with 7 different oils and butters. Especially if you want to sell in the future, which at this point I'm guessing by your question that you are not yet ready to sell. This is not intended...

I found some videos on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+make+soap+balls I see the people in the video's rolling the soap balls not wearing gloves. This is just kind of gross to me because well, our skin always sheds cells and I always imagine skin cells being...

Lard is great as it makes a harder bar, and it's also high oleic so it's conditioning and gentle as well. Not to mention it's readily available in most places, and the price is quite reasonable. It's like a luxury oil without the luxury price! :thumbup:

For those of you using up the palm oil, there is no reason why you can't sneak some lard in there too! ;)

Beautiful!

Ariela, While Lard and tallow will both impart a creamier lather than all veggie soaps, lard is more conditioning than tallow IMO. I rarely eat pork or beef due to digestive issues, but I don't have a problem washing with them :-)

Sorry I have not ordered from them so I couldn't attest to their customer service, however I wanted to say the Olive oil you have on hand should soap just fine.

I knew you all would understand! :smile: There is just no substitute for lard! I always make my avocado soap with lard, and just wouldn't be the same without it. :-P I have to go grocery shopping this morning so you can bet I will be picking up some lard! Cactus Lilly, Lard is pig fat. You...