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I'm certainly not going to sell this batch! I'm trying to learn from my mistakes, which I have identified, except I can't understand why I did not get zapped when I tested this soap that is clearly lye heavy. Any help in understanding that would be much appreciated.

I have felt zap before, and did not this time, but the soap was very harsh on my hands! Not at all like any of the other hot process batches I've made. I did not test the white spots. I take care of my mom, and she was up during the night, and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I rebatched it...

I did test both batches for zap, and didn't feel anything. Must be something wrong with my tongue. :(

Can I rebatch this, or is it a lesson in the school of hard knocks? I made a batch of hot process today, two layers. I have Soap Maker 3 software, and had changed my regular recipe to 80% of the regular size, then made a batch in each of two crock pots so I could layer it in a large wooden mold...

Hi. I'm buying materials for lip balm (tube) and lip gloss (pot). The lip balm tubes have safety seal printer sheets available, but the lip gloss pots just have stickers that go on top of the lid. I'm looking at bulkapothecary.com, but have searched others too and haven't found any. Do I need...

Hi Lisa, Yes, it was a case of not enough water. When I went to 1:2 soap:water, it was good. When I went to 1:3, it worked in my foaming pump! :) Thanks! Lisa

Thank you!!

Hi. :) I made some lotion bars a few weeks ago and gave a couple to my sister and her family. Her husband puts lotion on his hands at night because he has them in water a lot during the day, and they get really sore. When he tried using my lotion bars, his skin cracked. I told him the...

Could you start another batch and weigh the measured body butter and sugar scrub? Then, if you add the weight of your oil, you'd know how much the final batch should weigh!

Wonderful! Thank you!

hmm... now it has a skin on it. That's not good, is it?

This is what it looks like after adding 40 oz of boiling water and breaking it up with a potato masher. I think this looks much better!

Thank you, Susie!! I will do that. And I love foam soap!! I really, really appreciate all your help, and from now on, I promise to run EVERY recipe through a lye calculator!! Thanks, Lisa

Yes, I have zap tested, and it did not zap me! :) I think I saw one of your posts earlier about not cooking your soap paste! I read it and was thrilled! I love that kind of heresy. :) I once told my husband he must have OCD. He said, "No, I have CDO. It's the same thing, but the letters...

Yes, I did add the borax solution.

Updated photo This is what it looks like now.

Yes, I do have liquid under the "mashed potatoes". I have not added any FO or EO, yet, but I did add the borax solution. I'm still newbie--I made my first batch of CP soap less than 5 weeks ago (on July 29). But, I've made more than 20 batches of CP/HP already, and if you saw it on another...

I didn't test before dilution, but now tested with pH paper, and it's about 8 (my scale goes from 7 to 9, and the color is about halfway between). I also did a zap test now, and it didn't zap. I've kept my crock pot on warm throughout these posts, and when I go to stir, some is liquid. So, that...

It seems like there isn't enough water in it. The tutorial calls for 40 oz of water to dilute the paste, and that's how much I used.

My soap turned translucent last night, and I did the dilution test, which didn't turn cloudy. It's just been since I diluted the whole batch that it went back to mashed potato appearance.