nalisarhodes

I'm not sure if it's because this was the first lather I've seen since moving here, or that I'm glad it turned out okay, but this is...

ooh - I don't know much about HP, but just checking that you have a ceramic slow cooker there and not aluminium?

Although the sudden expansion can be scary, you didn’t hurt it with the high heat. Once it goes to vaseline like that, you can mold it...

Not sure why it bubbled up so bad but if it went into vaseline stage, its ready to be poured

Is it set to low or high heat? That said, I can't use mine for melting oils unless I wait a long time and if I turn it up then it's too...

If it gets you clean, then you’ve done alright. :D

Thanks for all the insights, you guys are amazing! Regarding yogurt, I understand that it provides lactate in a way, but does this...

Just to reiterate the point above - saponification and cure time are not the same. With cp saponification is usually done after a day...

Soap will saponify on its own, whether you cook it a lot, a little, or none at all. I stopped zap-testing my HP soap a long time ago...

Hi @nalisarhodes 👋 Welcome to the forum! I have been making most HP these days. You will need to get used to your crock pot, and the...

Gosh, I didn't even think about that, it seems to be some sort of metal, but with a ceramic coating. How will I know when the...

I just moved to an area with incredibly hard water and thought I'd quickly knock out a batch of HP soap so that I could try find a...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie soaper with one HP and one CP under my belt after dreaming about trying my hand at it for several years :P...