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I made this soap for the second time but it's been very weird and I wonder if it has happened to anyone else. The only difference was that I used aloe instead of water this time. After I let the lye and aloe cool down it congealed? Anyway this is a tri colored soap with activated charcoal as the...

I will be doing my first milk soap tomorrow. I'm freezing the milk, at which temperature should I soap the lye/milk and oils at? I will be putting in freezer afterward. Any other tips or tricks?

Not one of my favorite looking soaps to date, but cleaned up pretty nice after steaming. This is my batch of Carnation Soaps.

I'm getting ready to make some facial soap, and I need to work out my oils and ingredients. I'm thinking of adding aloe Vera, carrot powder, Shea or mango butter (don't know which would be preferable) olive oil, coconut, and avocado or grape seed oil. Any suggestions on any ingredients? What are...

I'm getting ready to do a facial soap with carrot powder, and was wondering if it will add extra heat to my soap. I use a wood mould with plexiglass top and usually cover with a towel. Any experiences would be helpful. I will probably add orange illite clay for color, and an almond fragrance...

These are my bars fragranced with "Energy" from BB. Black color from activated charcoal powder.

Anyone have a good facial carrot soap recipe using carrot powder? I don't want to use fresh carrot. Also, would carrot seed oil hold up in cp or would it be a waste? Any carrot like scents on the market?

What's the best color ants to use in cp to get vivid colors? I used powdered ultra marine violet mixed with some ultra marine blue yesterday, but the color came out very muted. Are the premixed ones better? Are micas better? I want COLOR! Thanks!

Fresh cut sensuous sandalwood, fragrance from bb, coloring with two colors of sandalwood powder. Looks like meat! Lol! Actually, color is starting to mute to more sandalwoody looking. Smells amazing. forgot to add the pic. Here it is.

How much tussah silk should I pull off to add to a 2 lb. batch of cp soap? What are the benefits? I have about a 3"x3" piece as a sample.

Needing a fragrance idea... I want to make a 3 color swirl soap using light blue, white and black, but need an idea for a lovely fragrance oil that won't turn color in my soap. No florals please. I would like possible a clean scent, but I'm open for suggestions. Also which company it comes...

Anybody used oxides much? I want to do some black striping and wondered if the black will make gray suds. I just used one of my white and green swirled soaps and noticed some of the suds were green. With the black, I want the stripes fairly black-not gray, but not gray suds either. I see all...

I've heard through this forum that orange oil scent doesn't last well in cp. Is there another oil or scent that would help boost the citrusy smell? Thanks!

Can anyone tell me why my last two soaps went through a partial gel? The two before that we're fine. Same silicone mold, different ingredients. Thanks!

Ok, so I unmolded this today. Do you think this whitish center will go away as it dries?

I'm wanting to make an orange and white swirled soap using sweet orange oil. Does anyone know if it will discolor my soap brown? I'm also going to make a chocolate soap/vanilla icing. I know the vanilla will discolor, so I'm going to add some white oxide. Can I use real cocoa powder maybe mixed...

I have part of a barrel of olive oil that is a couple of years old. Is it too old to use in cp soap? How long before oo goes rancid, and how can you tell?