Recent content by Tuftyloves

I’ve been making and selling soap for about 4 years now, and I really really like my recipe (below) but I think I’m gonna have to change it soon. The two pack of light olive oil at my Costco was $19.99 when I started, and it’s now $53.99. I definitely need to decrease the amount of olive oil in...

Thank you for your super thoughtful reply! I should have described the photos better. On the white one, that white ring around the outside is extremely brittle and does zap. And then on the purple and green one, there is a weepy lye spot that might not be showing up very well. I will...

I’ve been making and selling soap for two years and now and all of a sudden I’m having issues with unincorporated lye. The bars as a whole feel great and normal so I know it’s not a problem with my recipe (it’s been my tried and true for over a year) but I get unincorporated lye all of a sudden...

Almost every batch of soap I make, I get this powdery residue after the cure. This is not soda ash (I’ve dealt with my fair share of that and know what it looks like, and consequently adjusted my recipe.) I use a very low water content. It doesn’t zap, it goes away with steam but will sometimes...

It has still cracked even when left out at room temperature. I use the oven to ensure gel, but I wonder if it’s getting too hot too fast.

55% Olive 25% coconut 10% castor 5% cocoa butter 5% Shea butter Lye concentration 38% (I can’t go any lower or I get insane soda ash) A tsp of kaolin clay per lb of soap added to oils A tbsp of cocoa powder added to oils Cannabis & cocoa FO This has happened to me multiple times. The...