Search results

Good insight thanks. Also its only been 15-17 days to these. Does it get better after more curing? And i will test the colors too. Thanks for this suggestion

But is it an issue? I mean is it pleasing to you like its all colored? The lathering and water drips? I have already made a few batches and dont want to waste any so please tell

I colored my soap using recommend level of color usage that is 1 teaspoon per pound of soap oils. Im using mica color pigments. Its been 15 days since I made this soap. Now today I just wanted to test it out, and when i washed my hands the lathering was also colored and on my sink i could see...

I really need a good guide regarding hot process soap. Can anyone pls share good sources where I can read about them and would be great if some recipes are shared to test so that we can discuss on them and its an easier process too. Also any tips/suggestions to newbies of hot process soap making...

Thank you Everyone for all your kind responses. It is really helping and I just love this community and each of you guys put so much effort in helping strangers on the Internet. Thank you for being here guys! Love you all

Would you really advise putting a fan on? I mean it brings my costs high and its difficult to setup where i have put them. What do you think?

Its very hot here reaches around 47 degree celcius and sometimes climate is humid. I want to cure and store my Cold process soap. Kindly please tell me what are the best ways to store it so that it doesn't go bad like brown spots or any other thing. Can I put them in a hot room? Will they be...

So i tired making a batch of soap using the recommended level of colorant that is 1 teaspoon(5.69grams) per pound of soap. However the soap color seems dull and has whiteish spots/look on top of it. Please help how to fix it

Hey Earlene! My first recipe which made oval shaped soaps now have brown spots in the first batch i made. Can you please tell what is the issue? Oils are fresh, everything seems okay, it also looks great but its still making dreaded orange spots. Please help me. Also, regarding previous answer...

Will covering it with a plastic wrap cause issues? Like since it has to evaporate, will it be a problem. I'll try that tho. Regarding the other recipe,the thing is it was okay before. Not like this. I tried this recipe before like two or three weeks ago but it wasnt seperating. It was okay and...

Ok so I replied you through my phone but Idk why it didn't get posted. I waited for your notification :). I do cover them to force the gel phase and I don't want to wash them since it will ruin the design on the front. any other way to do it? I will try this new 35% lye concentration and will...

So this is how my new recipe looks. Does it looks okay to you? When i rub it it seems a bit crumbly however this is only present on the back. The front is hard But why the back is fading away as I rub it?

Thanks for the info. Will check it out.

Ok. Thanks for telling me the agents name. I will note them down. Also, which kind of fragnance is best to use? I mean i use rose oil and geranium but its not very high. I want something really nice and luxurious.I like synthetic perfumes very much. Is there a blend we can make with essential...

I believe the salt wasn't helping me as such.(even if it did the high temperature here made it look like it wasn't). Thats what my guess is. So now I made a new batch without salt and this time before unmolding it, i put it in freezer to lower down the temperature. Before this unmolding it was...

Yes prior to adding the lye in the solution. I completely dissolved the salt. Also according to google, 1 tea spoon is 4.92 grams and since i weigh everything in grams i take 4.92 grams of salt Is there any issue in the recipe? This time i even added palm oil which is supposed to make it hard...

The soap itself looks a bit blurry(not very crisp and have clear details). This is what im asking. Do you any reason why is that given the recipe i shared above. Can the salt I added do that? And yes salt is completely dissolved into the lye solution

The previous batch i made that was without palm oil was not like this. It was bit yellowish. Had a clean look. However these soaps looks rough and not very clean. They contained palm oil.. As for the refrigeration part, they were in the mold for 2-3 days and I unmolded them today. This is how...

This is how my soap looks after using the above mentioned recipe. Can you tell me why they look white? Also it seems bit crumbly tho. Or is it just me? https://ibb.co/Wvrh7Dt

Is it okay to put the soaps since there is food in the fridge?