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I wanted to make a castille soap since I've never tried it, and decided to do it peppermint. It was supposed to be white and red swirled and I wanted to do some in the pot swirling. I added the red and went to pour it in the mold, and realized that I had forgotten to add the EO! So I had to...

I'm interested in making my own lotions, but I'm really confused about how it all works. Are there any sites or resources you recommend that help spell out the process for a newbie?

How do you guys finish your bars once they are cut? I've heard something about pantyhose, or bevelers, or potato peelers, but I'm unsure of exactly what is done with these. Also, where do you find the best place to get a silicone loaf mold? I'm thinking something small, like a 2 lb mold. I...

I know lots of people have used Pringles cans for a round soap. I've done it once before with no issues, so yesterday I tried it again. I didn't line it with anything or do anything, so maybe that was my issue, but when I unmolded my soap it had all these indents in it and if you looked inside...

I have not soaped since last year, as I've been busy with other things and haven't run out of soap yet, lol! I finally decided I wanted to jump back in. Last night I made a castile soap and have it sitting waiting to be hard enough to unmold and cut. Now I've got the bug again and want to...

I made a batch of soap colored with TD that had swirls of purple and pink in it and it was great for about 3 months, and then the whole bar started turning brownish. It's almost like the TD faded. It was a nice snow white color at first, with the light colors, but now it just looks horrid. It...

I am having issues with my soap whenever I use FO. I've EO a few times and they always work just fine. But I've only done FO twice so far and both times have had FO leaking out. I posted the first time here: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/vi ... 211#237211 And then it just happened...

I finally used my first FO in a batch (Juniper breeze from mms) last night and it smells awesome. I used .80 oz for a 2 lb batch. I covered it and put it in a warm oven and checked on it before I went to bed and everything seemed fine. This morning though it had overheated and the top was...

I just bought a few FO from MMS and haven't had a chance to try them out yet. I have been reading this board trying to find out if people like MMS or if I should stay away from them in the future, etc, and I really don't see anyone that uses them. Anyone have any experience with them?

I've read of some people adding baby food carrots for a good carrot soap, or canned pumpkin,etc. I'd be worried that it would go bad quickly. Or is it just fine? I have a baby food maker so I could make fresh purreed carrots, but I was wondering if I'd need the store bought ones...

I have been reading up on CP soap for about a week now and I knew I HAD to try it. I sew and craft and love to create, so I I figured I'd give soaping a try. Now I think I'm addicted! :lol: This was my very first batch. It's orange flavored, but we'll see if that lasts. I did anchor it...