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Getting back into soaping but it's been a year or so. Wanted to see if anyone had an opinion on this combo of oils. I was thinking: Olive Oil 50% Coconut oil 25% Shea Butter 19% Castor Oil 6% Substitute coconut milk for water in my lye solution, 5% superfat Running through soap calc...

Recipes with that much olive oil can take a good amount of time to harden. They will get nice and hard, but it takes a while. It's pretty normal in my limited experience for them to harden from the ouside in. Just keep turning them a few times a week and make sure they have good circulation...

I find it a little funny that people are disturbed by a "stranger's" breastmilk, yet they drink cows milk. Did they know the cow it came from? In some cases, maybe so. Most likely not though. :)

Thanks for the suggestions, I think I'll try an oval label. Lindy, are your labels clear? I can't see the shape. Did you have to cut them by hand?

I ordered some naples bottles for my lotion and would like to label them, but not sure what the best way would be considering the shap and size. They are kind of awkward :/ Any suggestions?

They all look so perfect! I can almost smell them just by looking at the pictures! :)

Coming out of lurkdom here :) Just wanted to share my first soaps, I'm addicted already! My first batch was olive oil, coconut oil, and lard. Left this one unscented to keep things simple and get a feel for the whole soapmaking thing. :) I didn't have a mold so I used a few empty milk...

Hi everyone, I've been lurking around here for a few weeks now and am really enjoying all of the information that everyone has to offer! I just started making my own cold proccess soaps about a month ago and am having fun! I only have three batches under my belt so far but have lots of...