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crockpots are more common now here in the Netherlands. I do have one :-). now i have to figure out how to do a proper HP. I will try the first bar of CP, the lye reaction will be settled now. So, i tried the soap yesterday in the shower. The results are quite dissapointing, almost no lather...

It's floïd black. Some Spanish after shave and cologne. Picked it up quite some time ago. The scent of the soap is quite good. I have to wait for another week before trying I think. Hmm, looking at the bottle it says after shave, not cologne. I feel a bit stupid now...

Thanks for the suggestions. HP is something I never tried (yet). Good idea for later. I will try another batch with a after shave I really like just to see if it will work. Have to wait for the weekend to do so.

Thanks. It does indeed reacts a lot faster. Perhaps a compensation with a bit more overfatting would help with that?

Thanks, I might do that as well Hmm, interesting. I'll have to wait a few weeks to find out with this one.

The first soap batch smells like the original cologne, a bit less sweet, but clearly present. Why would i blend it with a lotion? What would the purpose in the soap making process be?

Your son is right :)

After 24 hours of rest in a blanket, the soap popped out of the mold. I made 2 batches, bith with the cologne mixed with water in the lye, but split them up and in one of the two i also swirled some cologne. Both soaps hardened quick, the one with the swirl is sweating a bit, the other one is...

Sooo, my first post.. Quite a difficult question in the beginning. I read a lot about using alcohol with lye. Don' t do it, it's dangerous etc. The thing is... I have a cologne that is not available in a FO so i kind of have to use alcohol with the cologne. First attempt was interesting. Fumes...