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Please don't shoot me for posting this, but I really am curious as to what many of you would think about the following information. I was just doing some research as to why my apparently well balanced (according to soapcal.net) soap would be so uncomfortably drying, and I came across the...

For all the amazingly accomplished soapers on this forum, this may not look so exciting, but I am fairly happy with the way this turned out. I've been having major drying issues with some of my earlier batches, so I've upped the OO. I am keeping my fingers crossed that these soaps will be kinder...

Okay, I'd rather post my nice soap pictures, and you'd probably prefer looking at those, too. But my first partial gel turned out looking rather funny, so I thought I'd share. My hubby saw it and said, "What is that? That looks like an egg in the soap." My response was, "I dunno, I'll need to...

Although I am completely enthralled with my new hobby of making soap, I am super disappointed with my creations. I tried a few of the soaps that I made about 8 weeks ago, and they are incredibly drying. My hands have never felt so dry and rough. I am constantly having to use tons of lotion, just...

I wanted to tell everyone about a soap that I made with 90% CO, 10% castor w/ 18% superfat. The bubbles are soooooooo thick and abundant, and I don't find it too drying, but I could practically see the bar diminishing in size as I am using it. It cured for about 5 weeks. Considering how hard...

Here's a comparison of gelled vs non-gelled from the exact same batch. The gelled one came out a lot darker than I expected.

Please excuse me if this topic has been discussed before. I could not find any thread specifically regarding gelling and its impact on fragrance. Also, does the temperature of the lye water and the oil influence fragrance retention in any way? Since EO is very pricey, I want to do everything I...

I am debating on whether I should make castile soap, but I am discouraged by the slime and lack of bubbles factor of castile. I've never made castile soap, and 6 month+ cure time is way too long for me to wait to find out whether I would like it or not. I love super mild and moisturizing soap...

I just had to share this link. I am not affiliated with the designer in any way. Don't you all think this is a brilliant idea? With this thing, I won't have to buy or make liquid soaps. I wish I could buy one, but didn't see it anywhere online. Does anyone know of any place that sells something...

I finally managed to soap today and it turned out very very ugly. Here’s the recipe I used from Trew, S. W. & Zonella, B. G. (2010). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Natural Soaps. Total oil weight: 22 oz with 3% SF Water as % of Oil: 38% Castor Oil 25% PKO 20% OO 10% PO 45% 1.2 oz of...

Hi there, I am new to soaping, and it is so exciting. I love lurking around here, but decided to say hi and thank all the veteran soapers here for sharing their knowledge with newbies like me. I've only got a few batches under my belt, but luckily no major disasters yet. My soaps are pretty...