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Generally this means you have too much lye. Did you do the "zap test" ?

If in doubt, mix with vegetable glycerin with a 1:2 ratio (one part color, two parts water, or glycerin)

Still very clean - even with black. I have to ask - what are your soap wrapped in? Are they in adhesive bags? I like your packaging!

It more than likely didn't trace because you didn't have a stick blender. You can get one at walmart for $11 - A necessity for soap making!

looks great! What's the sparkle on top?

Pencil line! That's what it's called! Can you do that with micas and have it show up?

I often forget what certain kitchen tools are even for, because they've become soap making tools, that are used for something completely different!

I've read a lot of things about how natural soap can be harmful to dogs, but I gave it a go anyway (after learning that almost nothing in the pet industry is regulated). I made a bar that was superfatted 10% and was scented only 1/2 of the normal amount with tea tree EO and Neem EO. My dog...

Perhaps you should try vegetable shortening instead of lard? Crisco. It would keep your soaps vegan, and the soaps last a lot longer - and don't end up with a grease smell eventually.

Ground loofah doesn't brown! It also doesn't look very interesting :-)

You can also dissolve some of your soap in water, and use a digital PH tester. You can pick them up for pretty cheap. With that said, I prefer the ZAP test. Much quicker :-)

Depends on type of Soap If you're making M&P soap, you'd want to completely shrink wrap it because it'll sweat and feel gross. If you're making cold process, you can use either, but you have to wait until the soap is completely cured ( a couple months) to fully shrink wrap the soap because it...

Aluminum Be careful with putting soap on aluminum, even after it's cured. It'll make your pan icky, and the bottom of your soaps gray/brown. Stainless steel, plastic, wood, and glass are fine though!

Milk I don't know a good recipe off hand, but I can give you a bit of advice about adding milk to soap... Milk burns easy in soap (lye burns it), and it turns an icky color and smells burnt. To avoid this, divide your liquid requirement in two (if you need 30 ounces of liquid, use 1/2 water...

It didn't seem to discolor!? Very nice. I made soap with coffee/orange, etc., and it turned my soap a very icky color. Yours turned out a lot better than mine!

Not as strong Unfortunately, your scent wouldn't be nearly as strong with an infusion as with adding the EO. You may not even be able to smell it. Infusions seem to be better at infusing other benefits of a/the plant (not necessary the scent)

Very Nice Beautiful! Looks like a lot of work!

Probably Neon Purple TKB trading in CA has a neon purple powder (that you mix with glycerin). It looks like TKB's neon to me. When mixing with glycerin (or water), use two parts glycerin (or water) to one part color. Generally you need to use a lot of purple, or it turns out an icky gray...

I've recently purchased something from soapequipment.com ( willow way ), and I'd like to share my experience too. If you don't have time to read all of this, the summery is: Bad lye tanks, leaky, burned eyes, 50% restocking fees to return an item (for me, it'd be $750 to give something back)...

What dye do you use to color the salt? I tried using a salt dye before (with dead sea salt), and when I topped the soaps with the dyed salt, the dye came off all over the soap! The salts melted and the color ran and dripped everywhere. It was a terrible mess! I'd really love to try again...