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Thanks so much for this help. I will change my formula to make it more naturally lathery.

I am using salt to thicken my liquid soap but I feel like it decreases the lather. Although, maybe my oils just don’t lather well together? Ive tried the product before adding salt (when it’s all watery and just diluted) and after and notice a difference though. Does anyone have any...

I am using stainless steel but the bottom wasn’t that heavy so I switched out my pot. Thanks for the suggestion. The hot plate is accurate. Turns out it was just the chamomile making the soap darker, so I’m not using that anymore. The color was more deep amber like you said, and looked darker...

Thanks for all the thoughtful info in these two posts. The video in the links was especially helpful for my particular situation. Just curious, do you recommend your method (or any) for upscaling? Also, with CPLS I cannot find a consensus on when it is safe to use. In your tutorial, you say wait...

Thanks for your response and info. I have tested this recipe. I will find a more accurate test for lye-heaviness. Thank you for your response. I'll try her method as written and look into how long CPLS takes to cure. And a better method for lye-heavy testing. I also saw your response to my...

Thank you so much for this information. I will dilute with water. I was going to use optiphen plus but I decided to switch to liquid germall plus because of the pH thing. I saw it was one of the ones on your forum and some other sources recommended it, too.

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of trying to make CPLS becauase I've been making it hot process and my soap is dark when I make large batches. When they're small, it's light yellow. Either way, It's clear, but I don't like the color with large batches. I'm a beginner to all types of soapmaking but...

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I will look into these threads for CPLS.

Hi everyone! I'm new here and new to making soap so I'm glad I found you all. Many of you have helped me on my soap making journey so far and I hope to be of help to others as I learn and perfect this craft.

Hi all, I need help with the color of my liquid soap, please. I would like it to be a lighter, yellow color. But it is a darker, amber color. I'll post my recipe below after I explain a few things. I use a variation of the Irish Lass glycerin method. I cook in a stainless steel pot on a...

Ahh, okay I see. I just started making soap this week and I started with making liquid soap so I'm only on my fifth batch and I'm trying to make this perfect as quickly as possible. They're going well and have turned out clear (except when I tried Failor's method of thickening with borax, I...

@KiwiMoose If I'm adding sugar or sorbitol to my liquid soap to boost the lather, do I always have to add it at the lye/water stage? Or, can I add it at dilution? I am adding a preservative to my soap because I also add aloe vera juice and chamomile extract at dilution and I don't want that to...

Hi everyone! I’m making a turmeric sugar scrub using turmeric powder to help reduce hyperpigmentation, scarring and inflammation. What is the lowest percent of turmeric powder I can use in this scrub and have it still be effective? Right now I use 5% but it stains and idk if I really need to use...