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A Lush store went into the mall out near my parents' house, so I finally got to go in and see what the fuss is about! And I had to turn right around and leave because the fragrances were giving me a migraine. It wasn't just all the heavily scented products -- it seemed like they were also...

That's weird. It popped up when I clicked "new posts"!

You can find the ingredients of Dove soap online. It is not actually soap, but synthetic detergent. HP OR CP, the pH issue is the same.

You got it. Just enough to make it kind of fluid. I have also just chucked the dry powder into the oils. The slurry is easier to mix in.

I use powdered buttermilk. I just mix it with a little bit of water and I make a slurry and then mix it into my oils. I never have an overheating problem.

Thread 'Soda ash' https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/soda-ash.92689/

You can search for old friends by user name above. 🔎 Looks like Woodi was last seen in 2013.

Looking on Amazon, you can get a set of fine stainless steel mesh strainers for less than getting a stainless tea strainer. And, they would not be so narrow at the opening as the tea strainer would be.

Wait-a-minute wait-a-minute Maybe this is just new to me. So, you used then heat of the lye solution to brew the coffee? I brew the coffee, then dry out the spent grounds, then use the cooled coffee to make my lye solution. Not saying you were wrong, or that it caused your problems, just...

It looks like it is not a sticky.

Is it this one? Thread 'A picture of ricing, volcanos, separating, overheating' https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/a-picture-of-ricing-volcanos-separating-overheating.52097/

I'm not sure what you mean, "sooner than I should have." Also, I'm still pretty sure the sugar had nothing to do with it. It's the lye in the solution reacting to the air. Try putting a cover on that solution and see if it makes a difference.

I don't, no. After this many years of soaping, reading about other's experiences, watching videos, I feel like it's just a thing that happens to most everyone. And, even if the sugar caused it (it didn't), like @DeeAnna said-- "there's no harm caused if it ends up in the soap batter." I'm not...

The important part of the link I shared was just the cause (exposure to air) and prevention. Try covering your container and see if that helps.

Post in thread 'Lye ahead of time.' https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/lye-ahead-of-time.90373/post-970170