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That's what I do as well, I leave the water in the container for a day before washing

I wish I have a dishwasher, do you wash together with other dishes as well?

I love making soaps but hate cleaning up, it's always a chore to wash the equipments, am I the only one? Is there any easy way out?

Found this piece of news that I would like to share while I was searching for more info on the Aleppo soaps online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22541698 :-(

I wanted to use it as natural colorant and as exfoliant, would have used other stuff as replacement or just do away with it if I knew it stinks so badly...

that's my biggest worry.

I was trying to make a 3-layer soap with kelp, comfrey root powder and lemon peel.. I added 1 tsp in about 250g of the soap, I think it's a bit too much now... I can't smell anything in my soap except the kelp, my whole room just smells like the fish market...

Made a batch of kelp soap today and guess what, it stinks, smell exactly like the fish market. Feeling sick and nauseous cutting the soap... some says the smell will go away when it dries, some says it doesn't.. really feel like dumping the whole batch :sick:

Thanks again Susie, will try this method. I used pure KOH and it took me about 40-50 minutes to trace, I alternate between my stick blender and balloon whisk, that's real hard work.

It doesn't zap, PH is not high either @ 8-9... I reheated the crock pot several times and somehow the soap has also cleared up, thanks again! Making liquid soap is so much tedious than making bar soaps, I may not want to make another batch in the near future...

Thanks! That's a great tip!

I did my first batch of liquid soap today. Everything seems fine after about 2-3 hours in the crock pot, so I tested it by dissolving a small amount into a cup of hot water, the water did turn out clear... So I thought that the paste was ready for dilution.. however, after I have boiled the...

I have seen people using egg yolks in their soap. It should be added to the oil. I am not sure if adding directly to the lye will "cook" the egg.

I tried it today with my shea tempered, and it is the smoothest balm I have ever made.. Thanks guys! I notice a hole on top of the balm instead of smooth surface, I am not sure if it is because I put it in the fridge

Thanks, I didn't know it was the shea, always thought that the beeswax wasn't completely melted.