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Has anyone had success with using this in their soap? Sent from my iPhone using Soap Making

I keep having this issue, every time I go to cut my soaps, I get this...crumbling under them! :shock: :-x WHY??? Anyone know!!??? What am I doing wrong!?

This is my Lanolin Soap. I love it. I can't wait to see what it looks like once I cut it. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

why is she selling soap directly out of her mold before it is cured completely? I might be wrong, but someone set me straight here... :-\ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBUurolTRXk

I have a bottle of Calendula oil. I would love to use it, but see no entry on SoapCalc in which to enter it into my recipe. How would I use it? many thanks -

Hi! I'm starting up my Fall soaps and was very interested in making pumpkin soap. What scents would you recommended to use? I want something that will actually stick. Also, would I add the pumpkin at trace? I usually add everything in with my oils. thanks so much!

Hi - What can I substitute in place of soybean oil? Since I don't believe in using soy in my soap products. thanks

Hi Again - Just wondering if I should keep the SF to 9% or perhaps lower. I know there is alot of CO in this, so that is why I'm kind of worried about it. I plan to make coffee soap with it! It's actually 6.4 oz of Coconut oil, 25.6 oz of Olive.

Help! Maybe someone has an answer to this.. my family and friends and complaining that my soap bars aren't "lasting very long", maybe a month, they say. How do I make them last longer? Do I try a water discount??? :thumbdown:

I saw something on another soap forums, but wasn't sure if it was CP or MP soap, as it wasn't stated in the thread. Is it possible to place a bath pouf in CP soap during saponification? Or perhaps will it melt the netting material or cause the soap to not harden/ end up with not so good results..?

Does anyone else have this problem? I'm advertising which of my soap and lotions are currently in stock at my store. I have folks ask if I can put some aside and they will pay me in such and such a day. I'm fine with that. I invoice them through Paypal, and find out the invoice sits for a week...

Hi - I'm making a olive oil and coconut oil soap, at 50% each. but not sure if I should keep the superfat percentage at 5 percent or maybe up it a little more, since I know that is alot of coconut oil.... thank you!

Hi , I have started attempting to make my own CP soap bars "the way grandma use to make", for laundry and supposedly used for insect bites and all that, but it doesn't quite work the way I'm expecting for some reason. :confused: I always set my superfat to zero.. Am I suppose to increase the lye...

I just have a question: With the colorants in ITP swirling, can I use my dry powders (I use ultramarines and micas) and just pour my emulsified soap batter into the cups, mix in well, and transfer the batter that way, or do the powders need to be mixed in with an oil before adding in the...

Is it ok to super fat it to 8%? I;m not sure if I should leave it at the standard 5 percent, since it may be very drying at that level.

Which brand of lard is the best to use for soap making?

Does anyone have a good idea on how to figure how the cost of soaps to sell?

How would I go about adding small embeds to CP soap? I wanted to make a loaf of soap with 1" embeds of CP soaps on the top of the loaf. How would I do this?

I am Making CP laundry soap bars, and been waiting a week for them to dry so i can grind them up. I slice into them and they don't seem so brittle as I expected. I made them @ 0% super fat w/ 100% coco nut oil . What happened?

How do I do a cost break down of soaps when I sell? does anyone have a good formula to use?