Thanks for the link. The article says, "If you get them, don’t worry. As long as they don’t zap or ooze, then you are probably okay. They are...
It may be the sugar and/or salt I added to increase lather/bubbles. Maybe it wasn't dissolved enough.
What other reasons?
20190609_163436 by kmkieva posted Jun 9, 2019 at 8:44 PM I recently made a "mostly olive oil" soap, and I have white spots that I've never seen...
Thanks. After much searching I found a "hazardous waste recycling" event at our local county fair in June.
I have to dispose of "old" lye that has clumped together. I contacted my waste disposal company and they say they don't handle hazardous waste. I...
That's too bad...I have four unopened containers of lye that were still in the heavy plastic bag they came in...8 (
It's been about a year since I made soap and I'm restarting, but the lye I have (crystal beads) has solidified. Is there a way to get it back into...
Thanks...I think the image was too big. I'll try again.
Anyone else having trouble? I can't seem to figure out how to insert an image on my desktop.
Epic failure yesterday with a cream soap (bar soap made with cream). I know what I did wrong, so that's not a problem. But I was washing the...
I calculate a total of 15.2 g of fat, which seems hardly worth including in the oils.
Can't interpret nutritional info for heavy cream I'm trying to calculate how much milkfat I need to add to my oils when using heavy cream to...
I just purchased "Scientific Soapmaking," and I'd like to ask on the forum whether anyone would be interested in starting a study group using the...
I do use gloves, I've worked with lavender, eucalyptus, pine, and geranium and I've tried making mixtures, so they're open for maybe 10-15...
I've tried working with EOs but I found I get a wicked headache, even with windows open and fan blowing. I thought about getting a respirator, but...
Crafting traditional olive oil soap in Nablus Here's a link to traditional olive oil soap:
I mixed up the lye solution for a "mostly olive oil" soap before I remembered I need to add salt and sugar. I added it AFTER adding the lye and...
Thank you so much!
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