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Hi! Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I used to make Nettle Soap for Eczema and Psoriasis using a melt and pour base but have this year switched to cp base and I am wondering wither the properties of the powder carry thru the saponification process? If you have any experience...

Hi! I was wondering what colourants are best for colouring liquid soap. I am not making the liquid soap (yet!) but buying from a supplier and adding colour and frgrance. I have used water based soap colourants in the past and found they didnt look so great as they left a ring of darker...

Thanks so much everyone! Exactly as I thought, not enough benefits to balance the cost. I will recommend something like shea butter if he is looking for label appeal but its OMH soap so i think there is enough label appeal already but at least it gives me something to go back to him with...

Hi there, I have been asked by a potential stockist if I could make a soap with Argan Oil. He says my soap is moisturising but he wants it to be even more moisturising with the addition of argan oil. I think he just wants to be able to use it as a buzz word to increase sales. I was...

Thanks for all your responses guys! Its so nice of you all to try and help. :) I am not using any additives, just my oils, water and fo or eos. The fos and eos I am using behave fine in my larger molds, there are no changes to the recipe for larger to smaller molds. I will post pics...

Recipe is just basic 33/33/34 olive/coconut/palm. Freezer is a good idea but I would only be able to fit 8 at a time so not really feasable if I had an order of 80 favours.

Hi! I am trying to make love heart wedding favour soaps using heart molds which are about 6cmx6cm but i find that my soaps either volcano and/or get soda ash (even on the sides which are touching the silicone mold). I assume it is volcanoing because a lot of heat is being created in a...

Excellent! Thanks for the advise! I do that for my Goats milk soap. :)

Hi! I am looking to make some Guiness soap and just want to check that I can just replace some of my water, ml by ml for beer? I know to let the beer go flat and I will be soaping at room temp and adding lye slowly. I just want to check if I need to make adjustments to my water and lye...

Hi! Im looking for a liquid sweetner to use in my lipbalms but the only ones I have came across are liquid glucose or agave nectar. Are either of these suitable or are there other alternatives in the uk which can be used? Also, how much would you use? Thanks

Hi! Ive dealt with soda ash on top of my soaps before but I have started making heart soaps in a silicone mold and when i pop them a few days later there is soda ash along the sides and on the bottom. How is this possible/ And preventable more importantly?! Thanks

Hi! I want to make soap which smells like my favourite fizzy drink. Is it possible to use fizzy juice in cp? I know it would be need to be flat and that the sugar would increase the temp (could i use sugar free?!) but would the fragrance come thru and would it change the texture of the soap...

Hi! I have made small shapes with mp which I am embedding in clear mp but when I do this I am getting tiny clear bubbles around the embed and it doesnt look good. Any ideas how to get rid of them? Should I be spraying my soap embed with rubbing alc Thanks Ashley

Thanks guys! I have tried different containers and have had the problem occur in both. Think what I will do is use the same containers and spoons all the time and just rinse them instead of using a sponge I have used on soapy dishes. Cheers!

Hi! I have had this problem a few times now. I mix my water and lye and let it reach room temp but sometimes some of it seems to have solidified at the bottom of my jug??? It creates an opaque white solid layer which you can smash but it doesnt disolve. I dont use any washing up liquid...

Hi guys! I am wondering how much activated charcoal to use to colour my soap black but so as not to colour the lather. I have came across varying recommendations frm 1tsp ppo to 1tbsp ppo. Does anyone have any advise? Thanks!

These threads are great! Thanks so much for your help! Ash

yeah, kinda realised thats how you would do it about 5 minutes after posting this and couldnt work out how to delete the post! thanks for your help tho! Ash

Thanks for your reply! I have heard of/used all of them bar the last one but they are twice as expensive (at least) for FOs as freshskin. I will look into the last one and hope some others respond. Thanks so much for your time and help tho! Ash

Hi! I am looking for advice on good sites to buy FOs and EOs in the UK. I have been using freshskin but they have no information on how their oils act in cp soap so I have had to buy lots of samples to try which has eaten into my budget quite significantly! I am hoping to link up with...