cold process soap

Hello! I just found this whitish residue on my silicone moulds. This is after it has been soaked and washed with soap. When I googled it, it said it was Calcium Sulfate. I just wanted to know if this residue would be detrimental to the next batch of soap I make in them. Google suggests certain...

hello! new member and first year soap maker here. i live near the sea and have been gifted some mud from our salt fields! it's great for skin and i'd love to use it in a bar but not sure how to go about it. it's a large jar, the mud sits in brine. i've been looking into it for a couple months...

Is the sky falling? My 'cold' process batter got a 'little' hot when mixing, ie around 75 C. It is now in a tall cylindrical PVC log mold that traps heat exceptionally well. I decided to leave the top off and realized a layer of obviously separated oil that is roughly 0.25 inch thick siting on...

After about 2 years of research and mulling, I finally purchased a starter kit from nurture soap co. and loved EVERY MINUTE of making this soap. Feel like a proud mama !

The oil was taken from a glass jar of pickled roasted red paprikas

The oil was taken from a glass jar of pickled roasted red paprikas

The oil was taken from a glass jar of pickled roasted red paprikas

Helloooo again Anyone have any experience mixing essential oils and fragrance oils in CP soap? I plan on experimenting for myself tomorrow (very exciting! haven't experimented in almost a year now, used to be my favourite thing to do!) but I always love hearing other peoples experiences - I will...

Beef tallow and HO sunflower oil infused with annatto powder. Was too impatient, wanted to see how it looks like - now I can see it was unmoulded too early. There are two more sunflower moulds, they will wait until tonight.

I remember seeing someone say they used panty hose to smooth their soap or something. I’m curious, does anyone know about this technique and what it actually does? Or how to even do it. I am wanting my soaps to be super smooth without any perfections. I only do cold process. Let me know of any...

Hello everyone, I am a newbie and was looking to get some other's feedback on your cost per bar of cold process soap. First of all, our soap is costing around $1.50/5oz bar, or $0.30/oz. This is using organic oils, non organic everything else. Using all natural ingredients, like colored kaolin...

In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, I am also keen on using dry ingredients like oat flour, corn flour, aloe powder, etc and packaging matterials that include cotton. 1. Am I correct in assuming that, provided they are very well pureed or ground, perishable ingredients are less likely...

So i have been wanting to make cold process soap for like three years but got told its really difficult and to start with melt and pour, while that was fun it just wasnt what i wanted. im ready to finally get into CP and have done so much research and have my recipies and designs ready. My...

Hi guys, I made my first batch of cold process Charcoal Soap last night & when i had a look at it this morning, there’s kind of a white chalky film over the top. I sprayed it with 70% isopropyl alcohol 13 min after pouring into the mold. I’m sure it’s harmless but just would like to verify...

Hello everyone, Have been lurking for a minute, reading all the experience and much needed tips and advice. Finally made my first batch of soap in a mold today along with many many unsuccessful bath bomb batches and only two really pretty bath bombs. I have made soap before but nothing pretty...

Hi all, I’m a beginner looking to make a conditioning soap with a creamy lather that leaves skin feeling super soft. I came up with the following recipe using soapcalc and several forums on this site. It’s my first time using cocoa butter. I just tried it after 1 week of curing (I couldn’t...

Hey guys! I'm a beginner at making cold processed soap. I live in a fairly cool apartment with not much space to leave my bars to cure other than inside the oven (off, of course). Is this a sufficient place to let them cure? If so, how can I speed up the curing process?

Since my red, white & blue cupcakes aren't what I envisioned, I decided to make a loaf of Stars & Stripes soap with the cute star embeds I had previously made. My piping skills are so-so, I hope to improve and have a new recipe just for frosting. I would love feedback! Since I will be selling...

Hi Everyone, I have long been obsessed with opaque and translucent soaps together. So I have been working on making translucent soap without burning down the house, but working with everclear does terrify me. Have any of you done this type of soap? Is it just transparent soap poured on top...