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Did you strain the lye/milk mixture before adding it to the oils. I haven't worked with cow's milk but I do make a lot of coconut milk soap and you have to strain it or the curdles will cause issues.

You could always do single oil soaps. I tend to like the single oils better. Make a small batch and see what you think.

Re: Hello!! It looks like a lot of fluids and not enough solids. I would slowly add a little more beeswax and I do mean slowly, like by the pinchfuls. Or, maybe cutback on the liquids by like 1/4 tsp at a time. If you found the recipe from a web page I would scroll down and see if there is a...

What kind or charcoal should I use? I would assume not the stuff you buy for the grill.

Re: I'm the same with supplements. Chlorophyll, Kelp, vitamin E, etc. People look at my stash and say "you must be sooo healthy" and I reply "nope, just super clean when it comes time to test how those supplements effect my soap". :mrgreen:

Thanks so much!!!!! I've had great success with chlorophyll with making some green soap. I now some purees work great I just haven't tried it yet.

I have had luck infusing lemon with olive oil. I zested the lemon and the put it in a mason jar. I then let the zest dry for a few days. Then I just barely covered the zest with extra virgin olive oil. I let it sit in my kitchen window so it would get the most sun for about two weeks give or...

I've been trying to use some POM juice to color my CP soap. I've used the juice in place of water for the lye solution and got the ugliest color soap ever. It was about the color of the brown tabs up above the page. Then I tried to add a little after trace and got this amber/caramel color. I was...

Hi!!!! My name is Victoria and I've been making soap for about 9 months. I feel I have HP and CP soap making down and now I'm experimenting with natural colorants. It is so fun and even if the color comes out terrible I still get to scrubba dub dub with it. :)