lavender buds

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...

I did my first swirl attempt earlier this week (Wednesday - 2 days ago) and added lavender flowers for the first time. Just checked on it in the mold (first time since pouring) and it appears I already have DOS (pretty sure...), specifically around the lavender flowers. Is this typical when...

Lots of notes because I wanted to document my experiments and learning experiences. This was my 6th batch of soap and my second HP. It was also my first girly soap project adding botanicals. I also wanted to try superfatting after the cook, and putting in a pencil line. Im a newbie who is still...