Recent content by SoapyMama4992

A little put off by the need to poke holes in my Etsy shop and experience... but it's not scaring me away. I think my overall experience is being questioned a lot and it feels like a very gang mentality happening between people who see me as a rookie and those who see themselves as a veteran. I...

Ok thank you. I appreciate the helpful tips. I have since removed "chemical free"

This is all one giant learning process for me, even after a year of making CP Soap. The selling has only unfolded in the last 4 months. I'll be honest, I'm not perfect. I have "fully saponified lye" in my ingredients on my actual labels... but apparently I spaced out and forgot to add it to...

I do appreciate the feedback and learning from more seasoned soap makers, which is why after almost 2 years I decided yesterday to join the forum. I did not however, expect my entire Etsy page to be scrutinized and put under the microscope in less than 24 hours of creating an account on this...

I've been making CP soaps for a little over a year, I still consider myself new because I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I feel like I'm learning something new with every batch, especially as I create new recipes…. but I'm certainly not getting ahead of myself for selling. I've had a lot of...

Thanks for the link!!

Where do you recommend buying oxides for CP Soap?

I found them on Amazon. They were marketed for soap making and had good reviews.

In search of fall EO blends that you've tried and had success with in CP Soap. I've made a Pumpkin Spice blend with Clove, Cinnamon, Orange and Nutmeg and it excelerated my trace to an almost unworkable batter. I later read that cinnamon and clove can cause batter to overheat. My last batch I...

Hello! New here and new to CP Soap making. I made a batch tonight with coconut oil, olive oil, castor oil, EO Cedarwood, EO Fir Needle. I added blue oxide for color and after a few minutes it turned my batter a grayish pink. Any idea what happened here? I have the hardest time with recipes that...