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Apparently the chemical thymol can by used at a rate of .5% and it acts as a catalyst of sopanification. Thymol is found in Thyme Essential Oil. Has anyone used Thyme EO or Thymol crystals in soap making? I would love to here your experiences.

I am interested in what other things cold process soap can be used as an ingredient in. For example, cold process laundry soap. I made some the other day and I quite enjoyed making it. I then realized I could probably use it as a scouring powder as well. Then I read somewhere you can use castle...

I made this soap using blue ultramarine. I was so worried about doing my swirl that I forgot to add the fragrance! Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I have never soaped with wine before so I picked up a cheap bottle of wine and boiled it and froze it. So I made the wine, and I was disappointed with the colors but overall I think it turned out okay other then unmolding it too soon. Anyways, when I cut the bars I found this strange pattern...

I am a returning soaper. I quit for about a year and tonight I decided to pick up where I left off. So off to the liquor store to get some beer, boiled it, froze it. Made my soap, it was looking amazing then I added Aroma Haven Ginger Souffle and it turned from a nice trace into a gloppy curdled...

Today I went to check on all my soap. I noticed that I had DOS on 5 bars all from the same batch. It is an FO I have never used before and for the life of me I can't remember what I put in it for oils. I was super sad. I suppose these bars are garbage now. I separated them from the rest of the...

So, we all know that lye is caustic stuff and has an incredibly high pH. I am just curious about whether or not such a high pH affects certain additives. I see alot of "miracle" soaps on the cold process market. For example, tomato complexion soap, carrot soap, tea tree soap. Does the lycopene...

I bought some canola oil today that has beta carotene in it and I am going to use it it to color some of my batches. However, it also contains dimethicone. I was wondering if dimethicone in the oil will adversely affect the soap?

This is my margarita salt bar. Its 95% coconut 5% castor. Looks pretty plain but smells amazing. I used 80% salt. I was able to prevent gel by sticking it in a snow bank for an hour By taylorlg89 at 2011-11-13 This one is my first layered soap. It is a mixture of oils I had laying around...

Has anyone used both egg yolk and charcoal in soap? I want to soap with both of them tonight and was just curious what peoples thoughts are on them

I just made a batch of salt bars in individual molds and I threw them outside to prevent gel because I am pretty sure I soaped too hot and I know my salt for some reason has dextrose in it so that will make it heat up more. However, I read somewhere you have to gel salt bars? Is this true?

Last night I ended up in the ER with chest pain and spent 10 hours in hospital ruling out a heart attack. As soon as I was released I wanted to rush home and make soap with the new scents I got in the mail today LOL

A few weeks ago I made a basic soap recipe. It was lard, castor, olive oil, and grapeseed oil. No coloring or scent, used aloe juice instead of water. I used a silicone cupcake mold and put them in the fridge. Tonight I wanted to try one, so I cut a sliver off one of the soaps I dropped on the...

I got my first ever tray mold tonight and wanted to give it a try. I also had some Ultramarine Blue and Black Oxide I have never used and wanted to give that a try. Lard 35% Palm 20% Walnut Oil 5% Castor Oil 10% Olive 30% 33% Water (Aloe Vera Juice) Black Oxide, Ultramarine Blue...

I found a local source for coconut oil, however, the oil is yellow. The reason is its used for popcorn making and they add beta carotene for flavor and color. Has anyone used coconut oil with beta carotene added?

I recently placed an order with Creations With Eden. At first glance, the website looks pretty shabby and I was hesitant to place an order. However, I had a good chat with the owner/operator and she is an exceptional person to work with. I decided to place an order and I was glad I did. The...

I want to make a triple-oil soap that is unscented, uncolored, and pretty much additive free. I was planning on using 47.5% lard, 47.5% lard, and 5% castor. According to soapcalc this is impossible? How is that so? How can any soap not have a cleansing factor? I was hoping to stay away from palm...

First attempt at using a PVC pipe. It was 2in pipe. I should have went with the 3 inch pipe. It turned out well, except I can't cut straight at all! I will invest in a cutting intrstument of some sort lol. Its a shaving soap made of castor, lard, coconut, olive oil, with kaolin, extra...

I made a shaving soap 2 days ago and I used a 2in PVC pipe to mold it. Well, stupid me didn't line it with anything and didn't put mineral oil inside. How the $%&* do I get it out? I have tried freezing and letting it sweat and pushing on it but it was stuck enough that it didn't budge :(

I was bored so I decided to run up to the grocery store and got a couple cucumbers and some plain Greek yogurt. SWO - 4% Grapeseed - 4% Coconut - 17.5% Palm Oil - 16.5% Lard - 20% Olive Oil - 33% Castor - 5% Super Fat - 5.5% (I have no idea why I chose that number :S) I dissolved...