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MaitriBB, that is awesome! It's nice to know maybe this will work with all kinds of herbs/flowers. Your soap is beautiful, too!

I use the same recipe every time. I don't use palm and wanted to streamline the oils I use, so I use the same four oils: Olive, coconut, shea butter and castor. I use a lye concentration of 50% to make a nice hard bar. I change my soaps up by adding different herbs, fragrances, colorants, etc...

You're very welcome! :)

Did you use the alcohol method, Kazmi? The buds do turn brown after being in water, unfortunately. :(

On this page you have sweat almond oil instead of sweet almond oil in the banner. Otherwise, lovely site!

DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. We have a new 18" Loaf Soap Mold. There are two designs available - The first design is...

No problem, Parke! I will share other tips as I think of (or find) them. :)

This has happened to me when I didn't mix my hard oils well enough, or they did not melt all of the way. It's probably little oil bits, but you should test it to make sure.

Squeaky, I think with the high ph of soap that nothing could save the herbs that are mixed in from discoloring. The only reason this helps with lavender is that the herbs aren't being pushed into the soap since the alcohol adheres them, and I think the alcohol helps maintain the color for some...

I'm not sure if it works on other herbs. It sounds like we have some experimenting to do! :)

I used 91% isopropyl alcohol. I think any clear spirits with a high alcohol content would work, though.

Your'e welcome everyone! I'm trying to get a pic of one of the soaps now, but the only one I have with lavender buds is sprinkled with plantain (which is brown), too. Go figure! Oh well, I'll show you anyway! This soap is about 4 months old. It's really ugly IMHO but the lavender's still...

Just a little tip I've been meaning to share. To keep the lavender buds you sprinkle on top of soap purple, sprinkle it on after the soap has gelled and spray liberally with alcohol. The alcohol adheres the buds to the soap and helps them keep their color instead of turning brown. Works like a...

Sweetgrass from Elements. Peppermint from NG. OMH from NG.

I adore NG! Like the above poster said, it can be hit or miss as far as what you like, but every fragrance I have gotten is strong and very good quality. The deals are amazing, too. They are fast and all-around a great company.

Larger mold Kharmon, in about a week we will have an 18" mold available on our website. It's just like the smaller mold you purchased, but longer! Also, the first mold boxes we designed for the longer mold are going to be discounted because we changed the design, so you can get an 18" loaf mold...

Since the lye will heat up the water, you can use room temp or cold water. It doesn't matter. :)

CPOP = Cold Process Oven Process

I've had soap that took a year to develop DOS. I know that's not typical, but it has happened to me. I don't think everyone should wait ten years to sell. The point I was trying to make was you should really know your product and what you're doing before you sell. How it will behave over time...

Please forgive me if I missed some details. I did not read the entire thread, but think I got the gist of it. I made soap for 10 years before I felt comfortable selling. A business plan and large customer base will not mean much if you do not have a good product. There is so much that can go...