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I bought a pound of stearic acid off Amazon to try to get the longevity of my soap up. The past 2 times I've used it, my soap instantly came together and was very hard to mix. The first I think it was 15-20% of my oil weight. The second time it was 5% of my oil weight. How do I use stearic...

Anyone have a good sleep or relaxation FO that they use in CP soap? I usually shower at night before bed and want to make one that I can clean myself with that will also relax me and help me get to sleep.

Anyone have a good sleep or relaxation blend that they use in CP soap? I usually shower at night before bed and want to make one that I can clean myself with that will also relax me and help me get some sleep. I know lavender is big with that, anyone have any blends they want to share?

I'm looking to make a cold process bar using Sam Adams Octoberfest. I've made another beer soap using Kentucky Ale Bourbon Barrel by freezing the beer and adding the lye to the beer cubes so they would melt but not burn the sugars. The big problem I had was the Bourbon Barrel scent really...

When I unmold and slice my soap, I notice that the inside is still wet, my swirl will kind of run. It's not a clean, crisp swirl. It has drag marks from my cutter. Am I unmolding and cutting it too soon? I unmold and cut after 24 hours.

I ordered some micas and have been wondering, when I add them to my soaps, should I mix them in olive oil first or is it okay to put it in as a powder? Is there a reason to do it one way or the other or is it to each their own?

I made 2 batches of CP soap and I've seen several tutorials online but they differ about what to do once you mold your batch. Some say cover it with a towel or cloth for 24 hours and others just say put it in the mold and let it sit for 24 hours. Any advice?

So I've made 2 batches of HP soap and I think I got the trace right on each but I want to try CP soap now because it seems a lot of easier. I've watched some videos on Youtube and it seems like they are getting to light trace and then adding colorants and/or separating to do swirls. What does...

I've developed some recipes on lye calculators but all it gives me is the total weight of the fragrances. Is there a calculator out there that I can put my recipe in and what oils I want to use and it will tell me how much of each? I've tried Brambleberry and TheSage but they only let me...