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Glycerin makes the soap sweat in high humidity and causes it to get soft(er) in poorly draining soap dishes. The way industrial...

To remove the glycerin, heat a pot of salt water and add the soap to it. The soap will float in curds, the glycerin will dissolve in...

Too kind. Thank you for the resource! This will certainly help a lot.

Hey AliOop! Thanks for the advice as always! I got you on the KOH, I will save that for when we start teaching liquids! For the...

Hi and welcome. What a wonderful plan. Can’t wait to see what you create. 🌸

NOT! LOL Especially ZNSC! I made 2 loaves of ZNSC scented with Tea Tree EO in March 2022 -- in anticipation of a special order from a...

@TheGecko thank you very much for your input. I will look at the Castile soap recipe with the lower cure time, which might be well...

I don't buy Lever and I doubt that is for sale in Zimbabwe either. I can't speak to your costs but my soap costs me around $175 per 20...

I make soap cheaper than I can buy it in the store. That's the only reason I've been soapin' the last ten years. Even if nobody buys...

That’s all great info! I render my tallow as well - man, it’s a lot of work! But the results are so nice. :) So, the challenge of...

LOL, too kind, thanks for the support! :D Sometimes the realists help ground things, which is good. But just because something is done a...

Absolutely, I wasn't being tongue-in-cheek with my reply either. I honestly do appreciate the negative critique. Your input makes me...

Hey Alioop. I haven't made any soap yet. I am still researching the potential of the project. There was an exercise that was funded by...

Welcome and wow, that sounds interesting! :)

Welcome! Sounds like a great project! If you want to let us know what local oils are available, lots of folks here will help you create...