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Why does rebatching make it uglier? I think I'll try this same recipe as a CP. At least it turned into soap I guess! LOL

It worked! But it's very lumpy and ugly! I think I'll have to rebatch this one. It smells nice but it has an ugly color! I added Blueberry seeds and dehydrated blueberry powder along with peppermint oil. Any ideas on how to make it prettier?

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Recipe: Crisco w/Palm 20 oz Coconut oil 14 oz Cocoa Butter 4 oz Olive oil 3 oz Water 15.33 oz lye 5.94 oz Melt oils together, mix lye and water and allow to cool to 95 degrees. Heat oils to 115 degrees. Mix lye into oils, stir until...

So I just mixed up my very first batch ever, and my soap traced almost immediately. Is this OK? Everything I've read is that this usually takes like an hour and I've read stories of it taking days! Will my soap become soap?

Well, I completely swapped out for a different recipe, but the kids are off school today due to the ice storm last night; so, I'll have to postpone :(

OK, I'm playing with the soapcalc, but I'm afraid I'm going to gank things all up! I've never done this before, this is my first batch, so I'm trying to figure out what oils do what in the soap. I'm REALLY glad I asked, because just substituting the palm with the rice bran oil would have been...

I'm sorry if something like this has been posted before, but I didn't see a way to search archives! I'm brand new here and brand new to soaping, I am attempting my first cold process soap tomorrow. I absolutely cannot find palm oil locally and just do not want to pay shipping. I read online...

Hi, My name is Maurica, and I am pretty new to soap making. I became interested in December when a friend was having a Christmas ornament party. I needed to come up with 10 homemade ornaments...and I'm not artsy at all! I am also very eco-conscious and very mindful of 'green-ness", so as I...