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I agree with you, they are also one of my favourite ones :) !! Regarding to creaminess, they are still creamy, I think it all depends on the formula too :) Comparing to my regular soap my salt bars have a more thick foam, I think I can say they are creamy, just a different creaminess :) I still...

Welcome! I have never used lard but my whitest soaps is a soap bar :) so it could be another new thing to try for you :) Soap making is definitely full of fun possibilities! Salt bars don't have a creamy lather but I love how smooth the skin feels after the shower due to the hight amount of...

I know you haven't told if you are trying MP or CP, but either way, I would suggest to look any your failures as part of the learning, compare if they always look the same and what you have done differently. It seems tedious maybe, but instead of just write the amounts you used, write...

Any soap that is exposed to sun light will fade a bit, not completely, but mine ones definitely do, maybe your clays are different ;) The reason I know that about my soaps is because when my soaps are curing at the rack, the front ones always look a bit lighter than the ones at the back ;)...

It certainly is :) I am on the other end, I don't like fragrances hehehe but I don't mind them, I just find them too strong. I use mostly clays to colour my soaps, I like the feel it gives and some infused oils as well, and both of them can fade a bit if exposed to sun, like anything really I...

Thank you :) I know my soaps last for at least two years, I think they will even last longer, but I never kept one for that long :) I've notice some soap have it and some don't, so knowing that customers contacted you is awesome to know! Thanks for your reply!! That is good to know, I was...

Hi everyone I am starting to get all the copies for my soap labels and it came to my mind if I should put a best before date on the label? I am using only essential oils and I do know that the scent fades a bit over time. Anyone puts a best before or something similar? Would love to know what...

Awesome tip about the detergent bottles! My screw top bottles always get crystal and I might try to see how the detergent bottles go! Regarding condensation, what I do is weight my hot lye solution(container + lye solution) and take note of it, next day when it has completely cool down I weight...

Hi everyone, I recently decided to try zinc oxide in my soaps to see how it works as a whitener compared to titanium dioxide. It seems that every soap I used zinc oxide has a less denser lather. Can zinc oxide do that to the lather? My formula has a rich and creamy foam, but the ones with zinc...

Thanks for the tip :) I will do that! Enjoy your weekend!

I know this thread was written a while ago, but I thought put my thoughts here. I did use both in my soap and I did notice that zinc does whiten the soap, but is not as a dense white as the titanium, if that makes sense. The amount used to whiten the soap seems to be lesser too, so titanium...

Hi DeeAnna That makes sooo much sense!!! Funny thing is that I always weight my soaps right after cure and after 4-6 weeks!! Makes me feel dumb hehehehe Thanks so much for your reply!!!

Hello all :) I am just working on my ingredient list for my labels and I am wondering how much water is left in a finished bar after curing? I know it won't be precise, but does anyone knows the percentage of how much water is left once soap has cured for =/- 4 weeks? I've checked some soap bar...

After nearly a year without soap making I am finally back to it, and, with no surprise, loving it! This weekend I tried something I wanted to try for quite a while: I used rice bran wax. Still don't know the result, but it did mix well with the oils and nothing went wrong :D So, I am looking...

Build your own If you are skilled or have a friend that can make it to you, here is a how to on how to make a timber mould: https://www.modernsoapmaking.com/build-adjustable-width-wooden-soap-molds/