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Can somebody explain to me how this works? I read an online article in which the author stated that she measured/mixed up to 20 batches of oils and a couple batches of lye that she would let sit in the bathtub until she was ready to soap. What about hard oils like palm/coconut/shea butter? If...

Thank you! Thanks to all for the responses! I bought the hydrosol locally at the farmers market and it is supposed to be an all natural. organic air freshener/aromatherapy thing. I don't see a ph on the bottle, though, this opens up a new question for me, what is the best way to test the ph...

I just made a VERY BAD BATCH OF SOAP!!! I need some help understanding where I might have gone wrong. 32oz Batch recipe included coconut, palm, olive, and castor oil. I used a teaspoon of sodium lactate added to the water before the lye. The recipe called for 9.6 oz of water and 4.6oz of...

Thanks! I will give this a try. Hopefully, I can figure out how to post a pic soon!

Yes, I did use a stick blender! Would it be better to stir by hand? I love the look and feel of CP soap, but am WAY to impatient to wait 4-6 weeks to use it. I have never hand stirred CP soap, does it take a long time? I guess I am willing to take a bit more time making the soap rather than...

Soap pic Great idea! Here is a photo of the rosemary mint. I am a little confused about the upload process, so I hope this works. Do you mean spritz alcohol on it after unmolding? I have done this to polish M&P, you can do this for CP as well? Actually, I just did the preview and am...

Hello! I am a new soapmaker and this is also my first time joining a forum of any kind. I just completed my 2nd batch of CPOP soap. Both recipes were olive oil/palm kernal oil/coconut oil and castor oil. The first batch was rosemary mint and this last batch was grapefruit jasmine. I used a...