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SF I get it your Coconut soap was 20% superfatted, whoa. I am going to try some of these suggestions. I ordered TD today. Thanks so much. This forum is a lifesaver, well at least a soapsaver.

SF ?????? It is my husband"s birthday today and I am reading this after 3 bloody marys and 2 glasses of merlot, but Tamara, what is SF? I am drawing a blank right now. Oh I wonder why.

CP soap I get my lye at my local ACE hardware. It is $3.99 for 1 lb. I am in Montana. I use a stainless steel pot to melt my oils, a plastic pitcher for my lye/water mixture, and a pyrex measuring cup to measure out my dry lye. I find it best to use a stick blender and a kitchen scale. When...

good luck Let me know how it works.

All of my uncolored soap is either a pale yellow, pale green, pale orange, or tan. How do you make a nice white bar? Can it be done without using lard?

smells better I took it down to the curing room and put them out and they already smell better. I probably won't be making much goat milk soap, unless my family really likes it. If I plan to sell it at the local crafts fairs I need something more unique. There are already 2 goat milk soap...

soap Just took it out about 2 hours ago.

I made goat's milk soap for the first time, and I tried to prevent gel for the first time also. The soap looks very nice and creamy but the bottom of it smells like lye. the pH is 11 and no tongue zapping. Do you think the soap is ok, and the smell will disappear when I cure it? It is an...

I tried this method for the first time 2 weeks ago. I made a bastile 80% OO, 10% CO, and 10% PO. I used chamomile EO and ground cardamom for the scent, no color. It is a yellow green bar and smells so clean and fresh. It is very hard already and has only been curing for 2 weeks. Is this typical...

insurance I don't sell my soap, but I have about 110 bars of soap in my house right now, so I am starting to think that I should. I checked with my homeowners insurance agent, and he quoted me $350 a year, and you can pay it month to month. I am considering a start at the local farmer's market...

I chop up the soap that I want rebatched, usually most of it is fairly fresh soap that didn't turn out the way I wanted. I put it all in my crock pot on high with a little water and canola oil. I stir it often and wait for it to melt down. I warm a small loaf mold in the oven at 170. I do all...

Thanks Thanks for all the info. I usually gel my soaps, but I am in Montana and could easily put it out in the garage where it is 29 degrees right now to try to prevent gel. Bubbles your soaps look great gelled so I will probably try that for my first one. Carolyntn, I read in thsi forum that...

I love the look of these and Lyn is so kind to share how to do them with us. I love seeing the pics of all of the soaps being made this way. I want to try it for some soap to send to my mother on Mother's Day. As all of you know you have to start early, you need a couple of trial batches and...

found it I found some puppy's breath scent at a place called Taylored Concepts. I haven't put it in a soap yet. I was thinking of a goat milk soap with it. The other scents I got from them, I do not care for. I am actually thinking of throwing the huckleberry one away. I get a migraine when I...

stupid curing accidents So my first oven gel turned out to be my favorite soap yet, my second looks good. My third is a story. Apparently, I neglected to screw my mold together tight enough and when I went to check on my soap, half of it had melted out the bottom of the mold and into the oven...

my rebatch The second rebatch came out smelling great. I gave up on the cinnamon, and went with some mixed citrus. It covered the bad smell wonderfully. Now the bars smell really clean and mild. I was able to get them pretty close to maroon too. I used the extra trim to make little balls for...

today's rebatch I just did a rebatch today of soaps that didnt' turn out the way I wanted. I paid no attention to scent or color. I ended up with a brown mass that I d dyed to almost a maroon color, that smells horrible. I am rebatching the rebatch tomorrow and adding more red to try and get...

I am really happy with my last few batches of soap. I am really learning from all of your advice and my soap is getting better and better. My only concern is that I have some very tiny bubbles in my soap. Is there a way to avoid them, or does most soap have them?

Cut my soap today Complete gel, looks and smells great. I only made a small batch so I am going to try again today.

thanks After some reading and your insight, I think I will pass on the sunflower oil. I usually just get EOs and organic coconut oil from them. I think that I will keep it that way for now.