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Ok, so tried to improve on a previous recipe, and it appears as though it separated a bit. I have about a good teaspoon of oil that came out of the soap and is sitting on the lip of the mold. Aside from that soap looks good, & smells good, but I haven't cut into it yet. The soap turned...

Ok, so I'm reworking a recipe. I used 25% coconut oil and found it to be too drying. I was planning to cut it down to 20%. I also have some palm kernel flakes and wanted to find out from some of the more experienced soapers what the difference between the 2 is. I've looked at the #'s in...

I'm planning on making my first batch of shea/cocoa butter soap. However I'm not sure of when to add them? I have a brick of shea butter, and chunks of unrefined cocoa butter. Do they get added at the start of the process with the other oils (coconut/palm/etc.) and melted with them? Do...

Hello. Figured I'd introduce myself. Decided to try my hand at making my own soap in an effort to reduce the number of chemicals in my home. If anyone has any pointers to additional information to make good products for people of color, that would be greatly appreciated! I've also been...