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Really nice soap! The colours do look good :thumbup: Are your ungelled soaps only mushy when you use them?

Just curious of how everyone likes their soaps: Do you prefer gelled soaps? Why? Or do you prefer non-gelled soaps? Why? I'm interested in the pros and cons of each, and how the use, feel and duration of the soap varies between them I appreciate anyone who expresses their opinion. :mrgreen:

Thanks for your help! That's cleared a lot of confusion up haha :)

I've made two soap batches with a 5% lye discount so far, and both batches have reached a partial gel. I'm trying to avoid gel-phase (personal preference) and I've heard of decreasing the amount of water used, to make it a more concentrated lye-solution ....but won't that void my lye discount...

I like the look of ungelled soaps. Plus, apparently ungelled soaps are supposed to feel slightly different.

I'm not sure to be honest. I just added some sea salt to act as an exfoliating bar (I've posted a picture above. Forgive any aesthetics, it's my first batch) :) Soap no.2

why 4-6 months for salt bars? ....I've made soap with sea salt exfoliant and thought it would take 6 weeks to cure

Hi there people :) Okay, so I pour my CP soap into the mould and place in the freezer for just over 24 hours. I take my batch out of the freezer and allow to defrost. As it defrosts, it gets very moist and oil (I'm guessing fragrance oil) seaps from the top (which reabsorbs). Also, I unmold 24...