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Thanks so much for the advice. I used 1 TBSP sea salt; 10.9 oz distilled water; 4.2 oz lye (5% super fat); 24 oz EVOO; 9 oz Coconut Oil plus added 1 oz orange essential oil and .5 oz black pepper essential oil.

Hello: I decided to try and make Castile soap which looks pretty simple. Unfortunately I had my lye and water mixed before I realized I didn’t have enough Olive Oil. So I added Coconut Oil. The ratio was 4 parts OO and 1 part Coconut Oil. The soap is out of the molds for about 1-1/2 weeks but is...

Hello: I find packaging soaps particularly difficult because of the odd shapes and the soft texture of the product. What do you all use to wrap and protect your soaps and where do you sell? This is just information gathering for me. I’m a beginner. Thanks!