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Re: Yes, Yes and Yes!!! Hello, What kind of problems did you have while using the Epsom and Dead Sea Salt Bar? Did it turn to mush? I know you mention HP, how about if we added Dead Sea Salt to CP soapmaking? Would that be possible? I'd love to know if anyone else had more...

Just a little update: My handmade soap made with lemon EO (and ginger root powder) came out fine. But can't barely smell the citrus. It is a nice soft bar. :)

That looks good! Thanks for sharing the photos. I will post my pics later too. :) I checked my honey & almond soap today and it smells really really nice. A good mix of almond and beeswax. I don't know if I smell the honey either. :? I used pure beeswax sold in blocks (from...

The fat in milk will make the soap much more creamier and moisturizing soap - also suppose to feel really luxurious too. :) I've read that the soap should be partially frozen too - so it doesn't burn & become a wreck. But since you've made both kind so far, have you noticed any...

That is an interesting incident. Glad you were able to save it! Thanks for sharing with us. I am also one of those who have been planning to soap with milk as well. I wanted to try GM but it's difficult to locate around here. And I've read that powder GM doesn't have any fat left, so...

Hi Justpeachy, will you post pics for us later? I think your soap will turn out OK. I also made my first batch of honey & almond soap too. I made a 2lb batch and used 1 oz of honey. It smells more like almond then honey. Next time I will use 1 oz honey per 1lb of soap. And more...

I cure them in flat cardboard boxes. The long narrow kind are the best. I then put them in my closet. If I have lots to cure, I stack the boxes up, but allowing for air to pass. And after 3 - 4 weeks I put them away in big plastic bins. And label them too, it's easy to forget what...

The one I scented with grapefruit FO is still in gel stage right now. I'm going to wait 1 week and see if it turn out ok. I'm looking over my notes and think maybe I've used too much water. Or was it the Castor oil? I used about 24% of that combine with 3 other oils. But I'm not...

Does everyone have success with FO? The last 10 times I've made soap and used NO scents it was successful. My last 2 fail batch I used chocolate mint and recently scent of grapefruit. It just stayed at the gel stage for the next 48 hours. :( I may just try to rebatch them or...

Nice That sounds nice & pretty. :D Did you use lemon verbena FO? I made soap last night, I used lemon EO and my soap mixture curdled! My 2nd lesson in soapmaking.... Citrus EO not recommended! :x

I am trying to move away from Palm oil too. I have made soaps w/o it and it's just as good. Especially with rice bran oil (my favorite) and olive, safflower, and more. But I did get my last palm oil from whole Foods made by Spectrum. It's from a sustainable farm and it's organic too. A...

I had this same problem and situation! I know for sure it was the mismatch of lye temperature to oils. This is my 2nd time with "HOT PROCESS" soaping. I thought the oil/lye temp did NOT have to match... but I was wrong! I don't know if you have more success with HP soaping. I did not...

Primal Elements have some of the cutest gycerline soap ever. The one I bought looks very similar to this: The soap was great, it's very moisturizing! But after a couple of washings, the tiny pieces embedded into the soap came apart. I've noticed this happened with my other...

I think that is a good warning label. Short and simple. :)

I haven't tried or consider handing out soaps. But that is funny! Maybe if the soaps were shaped like skulls or something scary, the kids might like it. But make sure it's label "SOAP" and "DO NOT EAT" :D

Thanks for the advice everyone. :) I think I might cook up half and let the other half cure on it's own. Just to experiment. I have made CP with these small individual molds before. I did not oil them and it was easy to remove. I used the plastic molds for message bars. I think it...

I have a new little plastic mold that I wanted to try with my CP. I did not insulate it good enough and knew something bad would happen. But I wanted to see what "to gel or not to gel" would look like exactly. So what I got were the rings. Outside being opaque and the inside being clear...

Re: whipped soap Nizzy's soap look very pretty. I have read that if you whip your soap long enough, you can make soap that floats. So I wonder.... does your soap float? So is it much lighter (in weight)? Does the soap last as long as the regular soap? I would like to get my hands on...

I think it's considered even better than dark chocolates. At least this is what I found here. The website is run by registered dietitians, and they wrote, "Cocoa powder ranks the highest of the chocolate products, followed by dark chocolate and milk chocolate." I think I would rather try...

Please let us know how your HP soap turned out. I am curious to know what happened to it after you added the coconut milk, etc. I also want to try HP soap soon. I like that we can use it sooner then CP soap. And the frangrances are suppose to last longer in HP soap. So this will be a...