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I'm not trying to recreate the retail Zum bar recipe. I'm interested, though, in the smell of their Sea Salt bar. They describe it as citrus, but it's not orange, or lemon... maybe lemongrass and something else? Can anyone help? Here's their link...

I've tried searching for the answer but haven't found it. I think carebear has mentioned how one should heat/melt large amounts of oil. I'm thinking of buying 50# of palm oil, but want to be sure I know how to deal with it once it arrives. Should the entire bucket be melted together? How...

Has anyone made a yogurt salt bar? I'm wondering if there's any reason why I shouldn't attempt it. :)

I think it's the general consensus that most ingredients won't survive saponification. If one wanted to use an herb with known benefits, how can one best get its effects through the soap? Hot process, maybe? I'm assuming that adding at trace will do little good since the soap will still...

I know there is a recommended suppliers section of this board, but it doesn't seem like many frequent it. I need to buy more lye and was thinking of getting it from Essential Depot, but I've read mixed reviews about this company. Has anyone dealt w/ them? Thanks.

So I made a batch of CP last night... and I think I made a future re-batch instead of a successful batch of soap. :cry: I went to unmold today, after ~18 hours in mold, and this is what I saw: Please tell me, is that lye that's precipitated out of the batch? :oops: This had been covered...

Made with GM, EVOO, CO, PO + vit. E, w/ Eucalyptus and Valencia Orange EO. Sea salt added.

So I use a Cuisinart stick blender for my CP GM soap. I made a batch last night and noticed that my sb was getting pretty hot. Does anyone have any tips on best use practices? I don't want my blender burning out on my already. :oops:

Sorry if this topic already exists. I searched and didn't find. I know that milk soaps will heat up more, but I really want to use PVC piping as a mould. My question is whether this is suitable and if so, how short should I cut the piping so as to prevent volcano soap?