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That sounds like a very good question--thanks for asking it. I can't answer your question but I'm interested in the answers. I love beer soap but what are the benefits or reasons for making wine soap?

I do this but I hot process everything--I put the rebatch soap in a crock and let that melt. I also make a new unscented batch in another crockpot and heat it until it goes through all the stages but is still tender. I check for pH and when the pH goes down I add the rebatch soap. Then I may...

I think it was too much honey. I use from 1-3 tablespoons of honey in recipes that have from 30-40 oz of oils with no problems. For your recipes at 14 ounces to have a whole tablespoon--that's too much. The amounts that I use are equivalent to 850-1134 grams of oils vs 400 grams that you had...

>you may also wonder why one would chose CPHP over other forms of HP. No, actually, I don't. I only HP in a crock pot and have three crock pots of varying sizes dedicated to soaping. I just don't see the point of clarifying the abbreviation for HP further with a denotation for the type...

Thanks for clarifying that.

Hi everyone, I've been seeing posts with references to CPHP and I'm confused by this. To my understanding there are the following methods of soapmaking...(not including Melt and Pour or rebatching here). CP: cold process CPOP: (C-POP) cold process/oven process, for forced gel HP: hot...

Has anyone tried these silicone lasagna pans? They're listed on the target.com website for $12.99 and I'm thinking of ordering a couple. Because they're for lasagna, it looks like the sides are straight, rather than sloped. Dimensions: Length: 14.5 "; Width: 9.5 "; Depth: 2.25 "...

I don't want to be negative, but it looks like this soap is going to be rather scratchy. I can see large particles of charcoal in the pics. The soap that I posted about several weeks ago (texture in charcoal soap subject line) was also scratchy when the bar was applied directly to the skin...

Has anyone bought essential oils from both Camden Grey and Wholesale Supplies Plus? I'm considering an order with Camden Grey since I need Litsea and with the flat rate shipping for an order under 4lbs, I can get more for the money through CG than WSP. I love the litsea from WSP but I was...

I prefer the bars from my log molds. Do you have miter box for a cleaner cut? I trim some of the tops off...some I don't. I'm trying to decide what I like better. I trim the sides and bottoms on every bar. I keep the shavings and rebatch them. I have a slab mold and I don't like it. The...

Could you post a model number for me? The two scales I owned (with only one surviving now) measure in one tenth of an ounce increments. The WeighMax scale I have weighs up to 75lb boxes but it can't be trusted for lighter things and gives me issues with fiber in plastic bags. (I am a hand...

I have a Milky Way stamp. The directions state to tap the end of the stamp with a mallet when applying to the soap. I've tried it on soft hp soap and the results weren't great. The results were better on a firm soap when using a mallet. For the softer soap, I just pushed down with my...

Last night I killed my digital scale. I think what happened was that I removed the plastic wrap from a batch of hp soap and put tossed it on the table. It must have been touching my scale because the condensation dribbled into the button compartment of my scale. When I took it apart to clean...

I should have noted that it also depends upon the temperature setting you're using on your crock pot and the amount of oils. I believe I may have been using the warm setting for my longest cooking batch. I don't use high temp but regularly use the low setting for most of my recipes now.

Is adding silk just an aesthetic thing? Does it improve the quality of the soap? Does the soap catch the light and sparkle? Are there any skin softening qualities added to the soap? I'm considering using some (since I'm a hand spinner and have several types of silk on hand) so I would...