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I've always understood that a soaps 'cure time' was to allow the soap to mellow for the PH in the soap to drop, now I just read off of this one soapmakers site that soap is done after it has been allowed to gel, that the saponification is complete at that time.... IS this right? I have to...

Okay, I made a batch of Goats milk soap the other day and it overheated on me, I got a small pocket of a brown stringy area......not a huge area that goes all the way through, but it goes through a small set of bars.... My question is this, do I need to toss those bars or can I use them? did...

over the weekend I've made 3 batches of soap and one more today, Monday. the first one I made was a Goats milk and Yogurt soap, I scented it with Lavender and Lemongrass, well I unmolded the loaf on Sunday morning, and went in to check it today OMG it is SO hard already! I had no idea! The...

Okay, I have a huge soap agenda here the next few weeks, and I am going back to making some liquid soaps for the Holidays and because I am getting SO many requests for it. I make my liquid soaps from scratch, I create my own recipes and do it all myself, none of these base soaps...... Anyhow...

Okay, I know we have all talked about this before, and I am SO sorry for bringing this up again, however I do have a few questions. I bought a HUGE tub of plain whole fat yogurt, I have goats milk on hand, aloe juice and a fresh cucumber all in the fridge. My question doe snot revolve around...

Okay, i've been watching the 'green' channel a little too much lately. I am a HUGE environmentalist, and I really like the idea of creating something that is not going to harm Earth, so I can feel good about leaving this planet one day and knowing I really 'didn't' leave that big of a marker...

I had just bought my new mold, and was REALLY getting back to making more soaps. So I thought okay, I was going to get a little crazy with some colors and try my hand at using 2 colors instead of just swirling one color. Well, to make the long story short, I ended up fragrancing a 6lb batch of...

I just tried my first hand at cream soap, however I tried making it without stearic acid, and the lye/water solution got a little colder than what it should have before mixing, however the oils were a little hot... Yeah a no, no, I know, but it never did anything, it bubbles when i mix it with a...

Hello all My name is Michele, I live in the Kenosha Area in Wisconsin. I own my own business called 'Earth's Essence LLC" I make my own bath and body care products and handmade soaps... I've studied natural medicine receiving a degree in Science of Naturology about 9 years ago.... Finding out...

Hi to everyone, i am Michele i own Earth's Essence LLC an all natural Bath and Body care business. I've been making my own soaps and soap recipes for nearly 7 years now, and I haven't bough a 'store bar soap' in nearly 8-9 years.... I am always looking for new ideas and ways to push the barriers...