Recent content by AmyK

"...The edges crumbled off the bottoms...." I'd say you waited far too long to cut. When soap gets brittle, you will see this kind of crumbling -- the last bit of the uncut soap breaks apart as the blade nears the end of the cut. Every soap is different, so you will need to test as Susie...

not sure I am not sure what it was like exactly, but it was not pleasant. It didn't feel sharp, or burning but sort of a tingle and a little bitter. I am very nervous about using it now though.

zappy Yes, the liquid seems to be zappy when touched to my tongue, there are other small pockets, this one seems to be the largest, I am positive my measurements were ok. I'm not sure what exactly went wrong but as I was stirring the lye I noticed a hard layer of it on the bottom of the...

I have been making soap for a little over a year, I have never had a major problem with a batch, until this week. I am not 100% sure what went wrong but I suspect I poured the lye in the coconut milk too quickly, and I think my lye liquid was too cold. The silk did not dissolve well at all...