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It is going thick after adding the FO. I will try one Ive used before without drama and see if the issue resolves.

My recipe is Lard 50% Co 25% Oo 25% SF 5% 33% Lye The last 2 times I've made this recipe it has gone to a medium thick trace very quickly. The FO's I used were Black Raspberry Vanilla and Blood Orange (Natural Candle Supply Aus) which is added just before pouring. I stop stick...

Thanks Susie, you actually gave me a recipe which ive made and my son is using successfully, so thank-you!!

Hi everyone :) I am still fairly new to making soap but one of the reasons I looked into making soap was for my son's eczema and one of my horses who is constantly itchy and irritated. My son has now been using handmade soap successfully! Regarding shampooing the horse. Ive tried a...

I cut with crinkle cutter but think It would have been nicer with a straight cut. Anyhow, I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I'm not sure about the eyes glazing over yet, I'm trying to be super careful not to talk about it too much, lol :) I went to emulsification, poured white, pink and then purple in 2 layers and then played with the top.

Thanks everyone for being supportive. Its a bit hard to share my pics/excitement with friends - its soap....lol

First time soaping with colour. Its not cut yet but I'm keen to see how it turns out. Working with colour is not as scary as I thought it would be :)

Thanks for that ngian, I will come back to this when I have more experience under my belt. Ive been using the soapcalc as I really am super new to soaping but I will come back to this suggestion in a few months and give it a go!

oo 712 grams water 270.56 grams Lye 91.63 grams

Thank you both for the replies. I found the isopropyl at woolworths and I have watched some of the videos from Vibrant Soap. Your help is appreciated :)

Hi everyone Ive made a two batches of basic soap now (no colouring etc). Ive noticed my first batch has ash on it. I grabbed a bar the other day and I like it even though it riced and is an air bubble mess. This batch was 50% lard, 30% co and 20% oo with 5% superfat. Regarding ash, is it...

Thank-you both for the information. So when adding FO to the oils and it is going to misbehave, what does it do? How will I know?

So I have been making my first soap and got it to trace. Then I added FO and it started ricing. So I kept stick blender going and got it as good as I could and put into the mould - it was quite thick by this stage. I guess the FO made this happen. Just curious if I did the right thing or...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes :)

Thanks Dixiedragon. Yes I'm happy to use lard or oils.

I am in Melbourne. Do you have links to the fb sites Karenbeth? :)

Hi all I'm from Australia. After reading a few into threads it appears Im looking into soap making for similar reasons as others. My son has eczema. Since watching some beginner tutorials Im beginning to get quite excited about making soap :) Looking forward to using this forum.

Thanks Shunt :)

Hi everyone, I'm brand new. I have not made any soap but have been researching and looking into it for awhile. My main reason for wanting to make soap is for my son who suffers from eczema. So far (please correct me if I'm wrong) one of the best soaps I could make for him would be castile...