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You can help avoid glycerin rivers by: 1. Soaping at cooler temperatures. As long as you heat the oils to 150F or above, you can let...

Hello! I made the same recipe I'm used to, which is described bellow. I melted the cocoa butter, palm oil and coconut oil to 170º to...

Those are cosmetic only and most commonly called "glycerin rivers." You can read more about them here. As a side note, soaping at...

Thanks for sharing this article. Now I want to try and make glycerin rivers on purpose!

I consider the IFRA usage rates for FOs to be guidelines. As an example, if the usage rate is 27% are you really going to use 27% in...

You can also get the thin plastic mats from the Dollar Store, and cut those to size to fit. Now you have reusable liners that don't...

I got it out today! Thanks so much for all of your help. I put it in the freezer for about 2 hours, took it out and waited 5 minutes and...

I ended up with too much molasses some years ago due to an accidental over-order. So of course, I used it in soap a couple of times. It...

Thank you, dmcgee5034! My husband and I live on a little farm where we had our two beloved horses. Being of Norwegian descent, I named...

Really beautiful soaps. 😍😍😍

Yes. All flavoured with essential or flavour oils as indicated by the name. Except the Boerseep. That is uncoloured and anscented.

I know I am a bit new... but could it also be he used a fragrance oil that said up to 1% (on the website) for soap, but put in 3.3% in...

TL, DR: the correct setting to use is the one that works best for you and your recipe and soaping goals. More detail: The default...

Thanks for the support. I've got a real thing about waste and didn't need to carry guilt for tossing this icky batch. Most citrus...