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I've now had 2 batches fail completely and 1 looking very suspect and I've discovered the cause - all 3 use scents from the same supplier. So for whatever reason, this supplier + my recipe = problems and so I'm going to try soaping without using them and see if that is the fix. I also tried a...

First attempt at a milk soap..what's gone wrong?! Have used the soap dye before but in purple and it behaved (although did go funny colors at first as per my previous thread). Only new add in otherwise is some Castor oil along with the milk. Milk was frozen and at thick slushy when mixed with...

So I have 3 batches of soap under my belt now. I'm 90% happy with my 3rd recipe after taking on advice from a bunch of places but I know there is always room to improve it so 4th batch will have a tiny tweak and then I expect to be 99% happy with it - I do still have at least a fortnight to wait...

Learnt first hand how changing a recipe and adding scent changes how it behaves! Added a little bit of a new ingredient and added some FO and color tonight and just made it into the mould. Attempted hanger swirls in purple but the purple has gone green and the swirls ..who knows what they'll...

What scales do people recommend? Mine worked today and all was OK, but its definitely on its last legs. I don't trust it anymore! I'm in the UK and will be using Amazon if that helps I'd ideally like one that plugs into the mains and although my batches are only 500g at the mo, I hopefully...

After working my way through the beginner forum (still going) I am ready to give this a go :) I am starting with this recipe tomorrow. I do have a fragrance oil (beginners curse of wanting to do it all haha) but I'm thinking I might do this batch plain and then repeat it mid week with the...

Right now, I only want to play about and have fun, seeing what I can create, what works and what doesn't, how to make swirls, colors, scents etc etc but I want to start to get off into good habits all round, just in case this does become more than a hobby and I start to want to achieve more...

Hi everyone Am looking to have a go at making some CP soap for a hobby. Still amassing the supplies to make it and busy reading all I can before I start