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    What went wrong here and how to fix it?

    Please be sure to use a soap calculator when using recipes from the internet, not all of them are well tested. And yes, try to wait until your lye is cooled, I set my lye container in another container of cold water to help speed the process. Stir lye until it clarifies before waiting for it to...
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    Making Molds With Plastic Corrugated Cardboard

    I have some experience with that corrugated cardboard, it is used in the sign industry for temporary, economical signage. The one thing against it for permanent outdoor signage, is that it warps with heat. Keep that in mind when soaping. I have also created lightweight portable displays with it...
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    Feeling Good About a Final Recipe

    Also you will find orange EO is a bad fader, no scent within a relatively short time period, find some of those great fragrance oil suppliers online. No need to measure to all those points on your scale either, unless you're making one-bar batches. 1 point to the right is plenty.
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    Where to Purchase Soap Making Oils in Bulk??

    Columbus Foods in Chicago is probably your best bet, http://soaperschoice.com/ HTH
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    Vanilla soap

    You can infuse vanilla beans all you like, but there will be little if any, scent. Also, there is no such thing as a vanilla essential oil. You must use a fragrance oil, and vanilla discolors, period. You may lessen the effect w/ some TD. good luck. :wink:
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