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Last night I made a batch of soap I planned on adding honey to make it creamier and more bubbly while my lye water was coming down to a hundred degrees I done a little bit more research on adding honey and other sugars and most of the articles I seen talked about how when you add a sugar of some...

What is soap on a stick?

I tried to disove it wouldnt so I disposed of it and started over but thx I did not know you could do an ice bath I thought it had to gradiullay cool is it as simple as sticking it in an ice bath or do I habe to watch for anything

It was not on top it was in the bottom of that container it was thinner than paper and I sat it outside to cool so no ice bath or anything like that What is master batching No it was on bottom and i habe not heard of adding sugar to the water I'm still really new to soap

I mixed up my lye and water and once it was 100°F. I went to add it to my oils I then noticed a sheet of what I'm assuming was a sheet of lye. Why would this happen. My best guess is I didn't mix them enough but I want to know for sure so if anyone knows why I would vreatly apprecita your help...

What are some all natrual soap colorants I can use I prefer something cheap and I'm looking for either yellows oranges reds etc..

Is 1 table spoon per pound of oils enough to even have real benifets to it I'm still new to soap and if its not going to do more good than harm I figure I should just leave it out

Is 7 tablespoons enough honey to give it a nice honey smell? Which is a little under 3 tabelspoons for 500 grams

How much honey can I add to my goats milk soap this is the recipe 10.3 oz Water 50.0 oz Olive Oil 6.0 oz Evaporated Goat Milk 6.41 oz Lye

Thank you

Cavity size = length 3.1''/8cm; width 2.2''/5.5cm; height 1''/2.5cm I was able to find cavity size but dont know how to do the math to find the c Volume

Thats the problem I dont know

How many of these(see picture) = the 1200ml loaf molds

Thx

No, I did but my recycling was picked up on friday