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But honestly, after I've done quite a few batches now, I don't think there would be too much of a difference. I equally enjoy both methods, although I think HP is less messy, the cleaning after the soap-making is also easier. And if you play with the recipe and use the right additives...

That's right, you add the oils after the cooking process, when all the lye reacted. You are not able to do that with CP.

Thank you very much for everyone's answers! I tend to overcomplicate and overthink things, especially at the beginning. Maybe my research was not without bias, when you focus on an assumption (even if it is a false one), you will find articles that will confirm that assumption. It was comforting...

Hi, I'm new to soap making and while I really enjoy the whole process and I'm very excited about soap making, I did a lot of research about how effective and healthy soap is. My question was, is it really that good on your skin? Does it worth the money and the time? Because if there are better...

Thank you both for the advice! The heating pad or the oven seems a nice combination of the two methods. Maybe what concerns me more is that the lye somehow disintegrates the essential oils, but I will put it to test. I will try several recipes both with CP and HP, I'm curious about how much...

Hi, I'm about to make my first batch of soap and I would have some questions to which I did not find many answers. Does it matter whether I use refined or unrefined oils? (not for superfatting) My understanding of what really matters here is the ratio of the different fatty acids in oils and...