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Hello! :) I am not new to lotionmaking, having researched it off and on for a few years now (in hopes of one day being out of my hubby's grad school debt) so I think I have a pretty good understanding of the basics: preservatives are necessary unless used within 24 hours, beeswax is not a...

This is probably a question someone has already asked and had answered but after a couple of searches and not finding the thread I thought I'd ask :) After nearly a year now of HP I'm FINALLY ordering a (hopefully) leak-free mold to start experimenting with CP. I'm so excited to swirl and...

Was wondering if anyone has tried both BB and SoS's Coconut FOs. I have two shopping carts set up for both sites but getting a good coconut is important to me :) I'm only spending money that I make from selling soap, so I have extreeeeeemely limited funds for experimenting! :O Sooo if you've...

Hey! It's been a while since I've made picture updates so here I go :) This is the packaging I'm working on; these are half-size hand soap bars shipped to my friend in Belgium: The larger bar will have all this information as well: This is my baby, my favorite, my love! "Sweet Butt...

Hi! :DDD I want to get a new mold, but I am so fed up with the wooden mold that I have now that I really want to switch to something that is 99.9% leak proof (Seriously, the mold I have now has HALF A CENTIMETER of gap where the corners meet!) and doesn't need to be lined. I really want to...

Hi! I was wondering if it was advisable to mix together a large (8oz or bigger) master batch of FOs instead of measuring out the exact amount each time. I have noticed when I mix them together before adding them into the soap that if they're left sitting for a bit they tend to settle into...

Anyone try or know someone who has tried hyaluronic acid in soap? It'd probably need to be added in HP right before plopping in the mold. It's definitely better served in lotions and lip products but I'm just wondering if anyone has been able to utilize it's moisturizing properties.

Hi! I'm looking to "edit" one of my perfumes with a more sour smelling lemon. The lemon FO I'm using now smells like a lemon fruit loop... too sweet. Does anyone know of an FO like this? I guess actually if anyone knows of good realistic smelling citrus like orange, lime, or grapefruit I'd love...

Hey! Today hubby and I had our first soap lesson together! I walked him through my favorite soap recipe but let him choose the color and the scents to add. We did it because he was having a hard time showing interest in my soap and understanding why I got excited over different things and he...

I'm at the point where I am starting to think about perhaps selling the fruits of the next couple logs... but I'm hesitant to try and put a price on my soap. I just want to give it away!!! I want everyone to have all the free soap they want because it's so soft and wonderful! At the same time...

Hiiiii!! It's been a while since posting! I thought I'd share my most recent babies with you <3 Late summer garden... musky and heavy flower scents combined in this light blue soap. The people I had smell it loved it. :) This beauty is currently in the mold, firming up :)...

Ferric, how I love thee... let me count the ways: one, two, three, a-four, a-five, a-six... Haha :D Has anyone used ferric ferrocyanide in soap? Did you disperse it in the water before lye, after lye, in the oils, in the raw soap after mixing everything together...? If no one has I'll be...

My mom bought me a brambleberry mold for Christmas and I made my first 5lb batch of soap using it! It wasn't perfect, I didn't use enough water and parts of the soap burned, I forgot my soap-dedicated wooden spoon downstairs so I had to use the thin stainless steel rod i use to mix the lye to...

Hi!! I'll just get right into it: 1. I've noticed that a lot of fragrance oils tend to have low flashpoints ~110-120 degrees F. When doing hot process in a crock pot and adding the FOs in at the very end, how to I manage the temperature so that the fragrance doesn't burn off, but the soap...

Hey! It's Christmas day and I've opened presents... which means it's time to make my first fragrance oil purchase!! I can search for days searching through the hundred-odd sites that offer fragrance on their websites... but it would help me out a lot if you guys could offer advice on what you...

Hey! I dehydrated some fruits recently and as I watched then slowly shrink and harden I thought to myself: "I wish I could get my EVOO soap to harden that fast..." Then it hit me!! If the temperature was regulated so that it didn't melt or become misshapen... could I dehydrate my soap?! It's...

So... I am REALLY, REALLY, REALLY(!!!!!) excited about the soap I just made!! <3 16oz blend of oil 3.5 oz. distilled water 2.1 lye ~1/3 cup whipping cream (Not "whipped" like you get in a can or tub... this is the thick fatty liquid cream that you can manually whip at home) ~1/3 cup teeny...

HAHAHA! I am such a dumb!! <3333 I was really frustrated with my soaps not tracing even with a stick blender after ~45 minutes of blending (with pauses for the batter to resettle) even though I was using perfectly reasonable recipes that should have traced much quicker. ALAS! Today I...

All my little soapies all in a row! (Or two...) I've been trying to experiment... basically how much can I stress out the soap before it breaks :) The guy on top I made yesterday, a normal CPHPed olive, cocoa butt, palm, coconut blend. He's all cut up now and is feeling a little bit greasy...

I made my first two hot process soaps! After six successful batches of CP I was ready to try something that would let me use what I'm making sooner! I had a question, though. I used my own recipe but followed the instructions of a youtube video online where after the opaque batter gelled she...