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Thank you, everyone, for this posting. I made 100% shea butter soap and this issue was perplexing me to no end. Please see these pictures of what I believe to be fat bloom. This is a waxy-feeling coating on all sides of the soap, including cut sides, and does not seem like soda ash to me. I...

Hello everyone - I am enjoying this discussion. This year I made 100% shea butter soap and I noticed that the colors in the soap are not as vibrant as in other soaps (such as olive oil or coconut oil soaps), no matter the soaping temperature. In the picture, notice the muted colors and steric...

I decided to improve on the recipe by making two different batches. I lowered the amount of exfoliant and tried Cupuacu butter instead of shea butter and trying mango butter instead of shea butter: Recipe #3: 39% - Cocoa Butter – 454 g 39% - Cupuacu Butter – 454 g 20% - Almond Flour – 227 g (8...

OK, this recipe has only 1 dry ingredient and it is pre-ground: Recipe #2: 34% - Cocoa Butter (Yellow Brick Road)– 384 g 34% - Shea Butter (Aroma Depot) – 384 g 32% - Almond Flour from the Food Coop – 361 g I performed the same process as before, except that I made the mistake of pouring the...

Big thanks to @not_ally, @Tammyfarms, @Mobjack Bay, @Scottish Alchemist, @dibbles, @AliOop, @nadsnads, @Misschief, @Saffron, @VikingChick, @Georgeandstella, @dmcgee5034, @Kcryss, @Shelley D, @Whillow who contributed to this wonderful post. I will share my experience making these in-shower...

@pjknight, soap does not need to gel necessarily. There are reasons to force gel or not to. Here are some excellent articles: https://www.brambleberry.com/tips-and-tricks/soap/art0235-what-is-gel-phase.html#:~:text=If%20your%20recipe%20does%20contain,we%20recommend%20skipping%20gel%20phase...

Thank you, everyone! This is very helpful. I make soap in our cold garage and have been having this problem for a while. Now I know that after pouring into molds, I need to put the soap in a preheated oven and keep it warm for a while.

Success, @merg_a!! Yay - I am excited for you. Problem solved!

Hello there, @merg_a ! I hope this response is not too late, and I hope this helps. 1. I ran your recipe through Soap Calc and you have ~10% palmitic and ~6% steric acid. Both of these are culprits of steric acid spots. These two are dominant components of hard oils and they tend to...