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I want to make CP soap that gives the insane minty tingle that Dr. Bronner's Liquid Peppermint soap does. How do I go about doing that? How does one use peppermint oil in CP soap?

I notice that my soaps from Soapier.com and other various soaps I've bought from boutique stores have incredibly strong fragrances that stink up rooms and stick to your body. I know some of these are melt and pour soaps and those fragrances tend to be stronger. Does anyone have any tips for...

So I scoured the forum for shampoo bar advice and this happened. It is roughly 30% castor, 20% olive oil, 20% coconut, 20% palm, 5% palm kernal flakes and 5% almond butter. FO is Bubblegum by Essentialdepot.com Behold, my "Gum In Hair" shampoo bar! Was a tad bit soft out of the mold...

I use my CP soap for my hair and body. I find that it keeps my hair feeling cleaner longer and I like that I don't have to have multiple products in the bath with me. Are there any reasons why a well-balanced CP soap bar would be bad for your hair? I could see a heavy coconut oil soap being...

Tried my hands at salt bars yesterday morning. Unmolded and cut them today. I think they turned out okay? I used Moroccan Sea Salt and BB cellini blue mica to get the blue color. As usual, I used a tupperware mold and didn't detail them as I don't sell my soaps. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I'd like to know some thoughts on this. I have been saving my "foaming" liquid soap dispensers that I get from Wegmans for my guest bathroom and decided to do some experimenting. I dissolved about a quarter cup of CP soap cuttings in near-boiling water and put it in the clean foaming soap...

So I wanted to make my girlfriend some soap. I wasn't going for anything "pretty", in that I a. used lined tupperware for my mold and b. kinda just poured the soaps together little by little. It seemed oily after the first day in the mold so I let it go for another day. It seemed dry after...

This is what I'd like to use: Coconut Oil Castor Oil Palm Oil Avocado Oil Palm Kernal Flakes Almond Butter Any suggestions? I'd like to do a 4.5lb batch

I am extremely new to cold process soap making, however I am stubborn in that I'd like one of my first batches to be the "ultimate almond" bar of soap. I went about assembling what I *thought* I might need for such an overwhelming almond-y soap and was hoping someone could help me craft a recipe...

Hello all, I just got everything I need to start making cold process soaps. I will be making mostly men's soaps and will be asking for lots of guidance so I know I came to the right place. Steve