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Hi! I’m sending my first wrapped soap gift off tomorrow. I’ve never steamed before, but I just tried it and my soaps do look pretty good afterwards! Question though: How soon after steaming can I shrinkwrap my soap? I’m assuming I need to let it dry from the steaming first, so this may be a “no...

Actually, it came from Bulk Apothecary, not WSP.

:) Thank you!

Hi AliOop! Thank you. Great info. I just opened this bottle of RBO that arrived from WSP (Wholesale Supplies Plus) 2 days ago. I've never ordered oils from WSP before, so this is my first time using their oils. I will try a tiny test batch using a higher % of their RBO and less mixing to see if...

Hi earlene! Thank you so much! That sounds perfect. I think this is what I will do today. Thanks again!

Yes, maybe that was it, I agree But is there any way you know of to "save" this loaf, besides rebatching? TIA!

Hi, KiwiMoose! Yes, that's exactly right! This is the recipe I used. I did want 10% grapeseed oil, but I had to re-calculate using RBO, and the batter accelerated a little bit more than when I don't use RBO. I soaped at 95 F. Maybe I should soap even cooler next time, or maybe I stick blended...

Hello! I ran out of grapeseed oil after I'd already weighed my other oils (lesson learned!), so I recalculated using a tiny bit of rice bran oil. I've tested my recipe that doesn't use RBO, but not this one, as I didn't think it would make much of a difference with the RBO being so low. Welp, it...

Hi there! I'm new to the group, too. Been making cp soap since December 2021. Soapers are such generous-hearted people! (generally) ;)

Hi all! I'm new to this group but not new to soaping. When I have questions and Google for an answer, this forum's threads often answer them for me via Google. So grateful for the generous hearts of soapers!