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Nope. My Soleseife bars are generally just like my regular soaps. The only difference is I use some sort of sugar in them, usually honey bc I have that on hand, but not regular sugar. I don't use more than 15% of CO76 in any of my recipes, keep my SF generally between 5-7% (depending on who's...

@ackosel said, "It got a heavy layer of soda ash on top, and was crumbly when I beveled the top edge." I'm sorry it's taken me this long to see your postings abt salt soaps! 🥺 When I made soap more regularly I made salt soaps abt e/ 3 mos just to keep my oldest supplied! 😆 The 1st time I made...

That was s lot of work! Thank you, @Ekuzo 🙂‍↕️ I don't usually use the app, I only d/l it in frustration. I'm an OLD Linux user/operator from the "olden" days of yore, so I usually use Chrome as my phone's browser for much of my web surfing. I was using it to try to get the recipe to work out, &...

I know I'm late to this party 🥳 but I made a CP shave soap that went through several iterations until this version: Recipe created by Iluminameluna https://www.soapmakingfriend.com/recipes/61204.shave-soap-no-1 I made it for my #1 son, the one w/ oily skin, but who also easily breaks out w/...

Thanks everyone for replying! In order: @Ekuzo I DO use the SMF app on my Google Pixel 6 Pro, which I'll assume means it's running on Android. Shouldn't be bugs unless they're affecting everyone. Hmm. @DeeAnna I'll be doing that from here on out. This recipe just bamboozled me a bit, I guess. I...

I'm hoping for an improvement w/the coming year, thank you, @Ekuzo ☺️

I'd take them sunny side up if they wouldn't kill me. Gosh, I miss eating eggs SO much!! Would you rather win $10 million, or a fully furnished, 5 bdrm, en-suite, house in the burbs?

@DeeAnna wrote: "edit: I'm not sure why you're using fractionated coconut oil for soap making. My perception is this is a trend of late -- it seems to be popping up a fair bit in recipes by other soap makers." The only reason I choose that oil, though I didn't know anything about it, is bc the...

@DeeAnna & @Ekuzo Thank you both for your advice! It's been a year of rough health issues & I feel like I'm starting from scratch at soap making! Most of my CP soap recipes until this point have been lard heavy (40 - 50%), w/ plain (usually GV) OO @ 30 - 40%, the rest CO76 15%, Castor 5%...

@DeeAnna Thx SO much for your help! I've gone back and taken an extended screenshot of the C4lc'S Settings & Results pages in as much of their entirety as it would allow. Plus the Saved recipe as it was Saved in the C4lc. Recipe created by Iluminameluna...

Argh! I managed to post Results twice! Thanks, @DeeAnna ... Let me go recheck the Settings tab.

This recipe: https://search.app?link=https://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/blogs/recipes/camellia-green-tea-soap-recipe?srsltid=AfmBOopzpPJTWt3SoxGkwMvZGhdVpg6JgdA0sxV_4FcpIIoJNKkyfFEr&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl1,sh/x/gs/m2/4 I know that the camellia oil isn't an oil really meant for...

I haven't made soap in over a year though I got all my supplies ready, plus some really beautiful gifts that will make my soap-making SO much easier & better! Life happens, right? 😅 Now I'm ready to go, but I'm really needing to use up the Shea butter I bought (1 kg), so I've been reading about...

I'm not able to make soap due to health, & it's been a while this way. It doesn't stop my brain from making "soap in the sky" instead of castles though! So, like e/ morning I'm perusing the News, & come across this person whose Wishlist has gem: Tomato Leaf soap. So down the rabbit hole I go...

When you say you don't want colors, do you mean like what ppl most often post in terms of micas & the like? I'm asking bc I don't use those bc of budget constraints & fear 🫦. I have multiple autoimmune issues, & allergic reactions are random for me, so nope. Instead I use spices & things like...

If you want to try using a salt water w/ your soaps to make them harder or longer lasting, I'd suggest reading some posts on that subject first. NOT salt bars though! Trust me on that! A friend of mine when I lived in the tropics once brought me actual filtered sea water! It was SO cool to make...

If I may add? One if the 1st recipes I made using CP included Almond oil and it took forever to harden in the humid climate where I lived @ the time. It wasn't more than 10 or 15% of the formula, IIRC, but it also dissolved in about 2 weeks after 3 mos' cure time. Someone recommended that I...

If I may? If you're a new soaper, may I ask how many established recipes, meaning recipes published by "veteran" or "experienced" soapers, you've made? I ask because many times new soapers want to create "new" soap recipes to remedy or fix skin conditions that REAL soap just can't. And also...

I have sons like yours. My younger, he totally gave up on my soaps. Likes the pretty fragrances & consistent bubbles he gets from shower gels. He works in the utilities sector which means lots of dirt & bentonite clay, so I get it. My soaps don't make much satisfying lather overall, nor can I...

I love how soaps change, or don't, over time. It's like a magic spell that has unexpected consequences you never explored. A curse that becomes a blessing, & vice versa. This is one that I'm REALLY loving!