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Ahhhh thank you for posting that link SimplyMadison :) I have since tried adding some store bought fake tan to my solid body butters and they seem okayish

You have a point there. Never really took into consideration 99% SH could have 1% impurities!!! I initially bought it on the prospect of having enough to make a good few bars under my belt seen as i'm new to cold process soap making. Thank you for bringing that to mind :)

You know what, i am the dumbest soap maker on this planet. Yes i have been heating up my lye water (stupidly thinking that's the way to dissolve SH) Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think i've just realized YOU DON'T actually need to do that. you just pour ur measures SH into distilled water and...

Hmm did post but seems the post has gone. I'm using distilled water Stainless steel pot and lye: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1kg-Sodium-Hy ... 336409d7b7

I threw the label for the pot but i think i may go back to the shop where i got it and read the labels there to see. Won't plastic melt? Even on low heat? Thanks for the advice, when i was very very new to cold process i stupidly used an aluminum pot, to which i had to throw the pot out. But a...

I washed the pot with warm tap water and dried with a clean towel

It's a brand new pot. Used the pot 3 times b4 and came out with lovely soaps. So not sure whats happened this time :(

FFS This has never happened before, measured out my water and lye correctly and was dissolving my lye water UNTIL it went green!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: Using a stainless steel pot. Used this recipe without any hassle before. Any ideas why this could be happening? So P***ED OFF :evil...

Yup had those soap dreams too lol

Oh dear :( Never new you could put bath bombs in the oven though!!!! Hope all is well xx

Has anyone ever made any solid body bronzers like Lush? I'm familiar with making massage bars and solid body butters but would like to look into making solid body bronzers/ tans. Anyone got any recipes to share? Or some advice on ingredients you could use to make body bronzers/ tans? I've been...

Hey yeh i measured everything to exact after going over and over my recipe in the soap calc. It's only shea butter and coconut oil. Asked again how to do the zap test and all seemed ok!! Ohh it was cold process soap facebook page. They said it doesnt matter about superfat and who ever told me...

lol zombie soap, i like the sounds of that haha

Thanks Hazel, i've got my note book out :)

Hello everyone, I'm really new to cold process soap making. The first 2 batches i did seemed to work out ok and the whole process went well. They are in their first week of curing. However because i did not superfat these batches i have been told that they could be too harsh and/ or drying to...

Does anyone make molds/ moulds at home? I found a tutorial on YouTube at Soaping101. In September me and my friend made some which turned out pretty good considering it was a first attempt. As he lives 300 miles away I'm now having trouble making them :( It's basically clean sticky silicone...

If it changes at all during the cure process i'm not really fussed now. So long as i end up with a good final end result i will be happy :) But thanks for letting me know. If it does change i will know not to worry :)

Thank you :)

Unmolded and did zap test. All seems well. Tested a little bit and its lovely creamy and lathery, just what i wanted. But i guess im stuck with this other yucky brownish colour. Never mind, its a good effort for a first attempt. Thank you ladies for your help :)

I suppose its all about time and patience, for the final results you need to get a good bar of soap. I can tell this is going to become another addiction as melt & pour is lol Tomorrow i will unmold and cut to see what we have inside the soap too :) Hopefully tomorrow or in a few days i will...