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i posted on another part of the forum first, sorry! my name is jessica, i'm 26 and i'm from new orleans. i made my first batch of soap recently, and am still figuring out if i did it right. everyone on the board has been very helpful and nice so far. i look forward to trying new and different...

so when i was removing the soap to re-melt it, i found what appears to be actual soap under a layer of oil. do you think i can just use that (and let it sit and continue drying) and discard the oil? i have to admit, i was very excited to find some potentially real soap under the oil. if i...

what does that mean, exactly? is there a video i can watch? and if i didn't, can i get remelt and try again? thanks so much, you guys.

i think so, but the book i was using didn't really tell me what that meant. i stirred awhile until it was all looked milkier than at first, and was thicker.

Ingredients: 42 oz olive oil 30 oz coconut oil 28 oz vegetable shortening 6 oz cocoa butter 3 oz castor oil 14 oz lye 41 oz cold water I melted all the oils/fats together, and did the water and lye separately, then manipulated the temperatures until they were both 100 F. Then I mixed them...

I made a batch of soap about a week ago. I've never made soap before, and I don't know anyone around here to help me. I used a vegetarian soap recipe, and it says it take longer to finish than most, but I have no idea how long soap normally takes. It's olive oil and coconut oil based, w/ a few...