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Hello everyone! So I took a 2-year absence from soap making after I tried my first batch and found that I absolutely hated the smell of lye solution (when mixing lye into water) :( However, I thought I'd give it another try and did the mixing of the lye solution OUTSIDE and it was totally...

Agriffin and Labwitch: Thanks! I'll do that next time :) Kelleyaynn: Soapcalc gave me a value of 46 for hardness on this soap. And I'm not sure what discounting the water means? And good point on patience! I need to learn to be more patient ... this should be good practice for me...

Thanks so much for all your replies! :) I think I will make my 3rd batch tomorrow (last chance for a while since my daughter will have her holidays from daycare from Wednesday). I will use the same mold, grease it, and wait a week. Hopefully, it will turn out better! :) It's bedtime for me...

Hi, Freckle. I don't use anything ... could that be why?

Yes, it's CP. Guess I'll try and wait longer next time (like a week). Thanks! :)

Hi! So I made my second batch of soap ever ... and for some reason, it looks a bit crumbly. That happened the first time, too, but I thought it looked a little different. This is what it looks like coming out of the mold. Apparently, the surface was stuck in the mold like this...

Thanks for the welcome and for the feedback :) I'll be more careful with temperature next time and see what happens!

Hello! My name is Jane ... I'm not Japanese, but married to one and live in Japan :) I'm a total novice at soapmaking and just made my first batch last Friday. I cut them up today and leaving them to cure -- just can't wait to see if they will actually be usable in a month's time! :lol...

Hi! I just joined this site and am a total noob at soapmaking, but I started my very first batch on Friday and today, I had the exact same problem when I cut the soap! My soap isn't castille, though .. it's actually a basic olive oil and lard soap. And I don't believe the temperature was too...