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That is the first time I heard this too. I'm not so much of an experiences soaper, I've only been soaping for a couple of years as a hobby. I think I've only made 3 soaps with oats. None of them developed DOS as I know of. I still have bars from the last one, its more than a year old and still...

Thank you for sharing your tests ! I'm very interested in anything and I also have in mind to do some experiments comparing several ways of incorporating oat in soap.

I love your molds ! Also love the look of your cut bars. I can't wait for them to cure and you to share your feedback on the banana additives !

Are your oils only olive and laurel berry? IMO it depends oh much laurel berry oil you used. Only 10% and your soap will act just like 100% olive oil. But I made a batch with 30% and it was good enough forme after 4 months (which is still a lot of course, but way less than a 100% olive oil...

Show us a pic when you'll cut it ! You seem to have managed to make it fit into your mold very well, I'm sure it will look good !

I feel like I missed the announcement on her leaving. I'm kind of learning it through this thread. I will miss her too.

Whaaat ? Zany isn't around anymore ?

I actually would love more pics of yours ! Does the height of the cut is changeable ?

Except your drying station is way better ! I can't wait for you to show us the molds you will get ;)

Had fun placing my last bars on their drying rack.

When you notice your batter thickening but it is not actually emulsified yet, its just your butters hardening back. I do stain sticks with 100% coconut oil 😂

I just never did it and usually don't soap with vety high butter recipes. I also usually soap at near room temp. So I fear things will be moving faster than I'm used to. I will try someday for sure, but it is on the long list of stuff I want to try ;) I don't have a lot of soaping time rigt now...

I apply oil in my hair before going to swim to protect them, and I tend to use older/not too precious oils. But I feel like that would not help you enough regarding your problem :/

Mine doesn't :( I don't mind it that much since I don't wear it every single day, due to living in a way less "sun intense" country than you.

Kaolin clay is a good idea already. What I would do myself, is more about the choice of oils. I would use way less coconut oil than in my base recipe so the soap won't be drying. I would also up the butter content. Maybe make it 1 or 2 % more superfatted. I do think that it is important not to...

Unmolded and cut this soap. Forgot to take pics of the cut bars though. I soap at my boyfriend's place, and all my materials and oils are at his home. He recently decided he wants to move (planning for 2025). So I want to make things easier and decrease my raw material stock. Especially oil...

Congratulations to you both ✨

Welcome among us !

What's your recipe? How long since you poured? My high olive oil soaps take a while to set. The temperarure can also impact how fast your batter will solidify, so it will be easier for others to help you with a bit more details ;) Looking only at your picture, everything look fine but it has to...

Yes you can definitely not think too much about the caracteristics soapcalc gives of your recipe. They are very loose indicators.