bar soap

Hey! I am newer to bar soap making and have been getting good consistent results. But I needed to change my recipe, which had too many additives and also had pure fatty acids (i am a liquid soap maker, so I learned that bar soap doesn’t need as many additives, the hard way). I have a white layer...

Hey! I’m new to bar soap, but have tons of experience in liquid potassium soaps.. My question is, well, I have about 150 2oz circular soap bars that are quite ugly. The soap is of a wonderful quality, but I sprinkled lavender buds in the molds before pouring the soap, and also also sprinkled...

Hi, I recently picked up Dunn's Scientific Soapmaking and he recommended mixing soap in polypropylene (PP) plastic bottles for small batches instead of going at it with a stick blender in a bowl or crockpot. The good news is that it worked! I made several different single oil soaps this way, 1...

I just started using 1% ppo citric acid to reduce the likelihood of soap scum and rancidity. Of course, since 10g citric acid neutralizes 6g of NaOH, I counteract this addition of citric acid with an excess of NaOH. My impression is that many soapers use 1 to 2% citric acid for bars as a...

Hello all, I have been an amateur soaper for a a few years and loving it! Although I dabble mostly in hot and cold processed bar soaps. my repertoire also includes just a few adventures with cream and liquid soaps. As my username might suggest, my adventures often involve botanicals, mostly...

Black Cherry Soap #2. Small batch (2 bars) of soap made with black cherries for SCC Food & Drink challenge. Method described in this thread: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/black-cherries-soap.75512/

Made for SCC June 2019 challenge, advanced category, using 1:8 ratio of food to oils. I puréed the cherries, prepared natural colorants, created the water replacement drinks from scratch & made this soap via CPOP. Smells divine, like baked goods, no added fragrance. Link https://tinyurl.com/yxmkwecl

Hi everyone! I am fairly new here and have been making soap for about 4 months now, both bar and liquid, so I am no where near a expert! I have been reading some recipes where they are using beer as the liquid. My question is; what benefits are there from using beer in your soap? I am in need...