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Hi everyone! This is an update on my lumpy Castille soap, I unmolded it last night and it looks like it's going to be just fine. The top of the soap was still lumpy, but when I cut into the bars, I looked for lye pockets or seeping and there isn't any. The inside of the bars and the...

Thank you so much everyone! I had a feeling it might be the FO but I wasn't sure and wanted to check with you more experienced soapers. Ah, thank you for the tip on Michael"s scents and colours, I won't be using it again in my CP soap. I have found some good reputable suppliers since so I...

You are right again, this goes to show me never ask for help after midnight, I'm just too tired. The recipe was 6 oz of water to 3 oz of lye. When I was looking again at the recipe to type it out here, I combined two of my Castille recipes into the one. I'm very sorry. It's good to know that...

Thank you IrisLass! Oh, I'm sorry, it's an FO, I'm used to using my essential oil that I assumed it was one too, but it's not. I got it at Michael's Craft store less than a year ago now. It was with the other soap making tools, the moulds, the melt and pour soap, cutters and other...

Hi Everyone, I haven't been back here in awhile, but I have made some soaps since the first time I had posted over a year ago now. I have made a few Castille soaps recently scented with Lavender essential oil, just small batches and they turned out well. They are still curing, so I...

I have also heard that if you put a phone into rice it can help dry it out and perhaps save it. My sister has also dropped hers in the toilet a lot.

I checked out my newest batch of soap I made yesterday and decided to let it sit in the mold until tomorrow. It is my first attempt at colours and so far it looks pretty. I hope when I un-mold them the colours will be all through the soap. I also watched more soap making and colouring videos...

I have used the advice of making notes about my recipes. I have a small notebook I keep with my soap making supplies and write down the recipes, the percentages and instructions on how I made the batch. I'm waiting on the cures for the first two batches to see how those recipes turned out.

For the two batches I have made so far, I wear those sleeves that go over your arms. I got them from my spouse's work; he deals with chemicals at his work and it's what they use there. When I pour the soap batter into my molds, I have them in a kitty litter box. It's tough thick plastic and...

Thank you for the welcome! This is a great forum and very helpful so far!

Hi everyone, I'n new to soaping and I found this forum during my research phase. I have been doing a lot of reading and studying about recipes and the types of oils and how they benefit the soap. I have since made 2 batches of CP soap and just waiting for them to cure to see how they turn...

Hi everyone, I zap tested my coffee soap and it didn't zap. I'm glad that it's air bubbles! Thanks again!

Thank you everyone for your help. I will definitely zap test it to make sure it's ok.

Hi Austin, Thank you so much for replying! It eases my mind to know it is most likely air bubbles. I was thinking I might have to throw it out or try to re-batch it. It was poured at a thin trace. I thought for awhile it wasn't going to trace at all, it took awhile. Thank you, I...

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to soap making and did my second batch of CP soap last Saturday. It is a coffee, olive oil, coconut oil and grapeseed oil soap. It looks and smells great. I do know there is soap ash on the top and I hope I can get rid of, but there are also small, white dots on top...