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I know the shelf life will be different depending on what you add to your soap base. What typically would be the shelf life of a bar of M&P with only a fragrance oil added? If I use goats milk powder or shea butter in M&P roughly how long would the shelf life be for those? :/

I have goats milk powder and shea butter that I use for CP soap. Can I use those in melt and pour soap bases too? I have tried several bases now and I now have one that I love the most. If I want to make a goats milk or shea butter soap, can I just add those to my favorite base. If so, how...

I had someone contact me wanting some of my soap. They are concerned me shipping it to them though because of the heat. They have been having temperatures over a 100 degrees. Have you ever heard of soap bars melting during delivery? I don't want to send them to her if they are going to melt :(

Thanks a bunch for the quick reply! Ok, off to recalculate :)

Bumming! I was just getting ready to make another batch of soap and I realized I didn't have enough palm oil. I tried to search here and i haven't figured out how to narow searches down. Can any tell me if there is anything I can substitute this oil with? Thanks!

I bought the La Bomb colors from Bramble Berry for my bath bombs. I also asked this question over in Teach Soap but that forum is so darn slow. Do you think the La bomb colors can be used in bath salts also? I'd like to make some bath salts, most recipes that I wanted try call for micas and...

Ah, not at all what I was imagining. For some reason when I would see the vegan I was thinking it was some version of organic type stuff. :roll: Thanks for clearing that up.

I am seeing some M&P soaps that are classed as vegan. Can someone explain vegan to me? Thanks!

So glad to know I am not the only one obsessively paranoid! So funny Bunny about the panic attacks, lol. I just went of my anxiety meds shortly before I started making soap. I thought I was feeling pretty good. Maybe I should of stayed on them until I got a couple, few, hundred pounds of...

Ok, this might be a stupid question, so please forgive me. I am new CP soaping. Right now I weigh everything. The recipes I have been using is all in ounces. Like I said, I weigh everything, that being said, I have become obsessively paranoid that I find myself weighing each and...

Hi! I am making a batch right now and want to try to non gel again. I think my last batch did a partial gel. I am cooling my lye/water and oils right now. I have my mold in the freezer now, chilling. When I put my soap in the mold and pop it in the freezer, do I need to cover it or leave it...

I can't help you, but OMG, I think I know what you are talking about! I bought my daughter a bottle of bath salts on etsy. They came in one of those bottles that has a lid with a metal swivel type snap close thingy, understand that? I don't. Anyways, I was at her house one day and I had...

Ah, I see, ok, makes sense to me now. So its a CP thing with ash. I am just starting out with CP, does ash happen often and what do you do to avoid so you don't have to wash it or is it unavoidable?

I've seen this a couple of times about washing soap. Please do not ask where I have seen it. I've been all over the net for months reading about soap making in one way or the other and I forget where I find things, lol. But what does it mean "wash the soap"? I get the impression its...

I have a rubber maid 2 quart pitcher that I will use and scrap the milk jug idea. Thank you!