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Hi all sorry I haven't bee around lately.. but Im back with more questions!! ( a little one was sick, but all better now)I have a recipe for a olive oil and Im trying to sub. half out with soybean oil and soapcalc tells me the qualities of the oils are very close. but when I divide the oo in...

I have been fooling around with the soap cal. (i know what your thinking) but anyways... the guide lines or range posted for a good bar of soap, are sometimes hard to keep the oils in that range I am just wondering what happens if the cleansing level is to high? cal. says 14-22 my recipe is at...

If I mix lye and aloe and do not use it till a day or so is it safe with a lid on it in a glass jar, once the it has cooled down?? I was not sure about the lid?

well finally...I did it!! this is aloe juice mixed with lye then GM added at trace. finaly a batch that did not burn!! I am a happy soaper (today anyways)

I made a batch of soap with Pauls recipe (since im still not happy with a base of my own yet), And I wanted to know for sure if it was my doing or not. (gotta trust a paul recipe). So everything went ok, poured into molds still ok, very pretty cream color, Then about 20 min latter the center...

I was wondering how long you should feel the zap on cp soap? evidently, my 13 yo and her girlfriend spent the weekend licking my soaps!!! (she just told it tonight at dinner) she said they sting....so of course I had to try and she is right. the soap is about 3 weeks old (i thought that it would...

Im trying to find out about charcoal soap? looked on the web and found beautiful pic's but no real concept of how it is made. Does the charcoal go in at trace? And just what is it ? one sight said you can buy it at walmart in the pet dept (with the fish tanks)?? Any advice...Thanks Kathleen

I have made about 6 batches of soap now, I have thrown away 2, another on the way out! the others are getting hard. I have been all over the forum getting good tips(thank you very much)But , I dont yet understand the gel thing. I do cp/gm. I do not cover. I use a 12" plastic mud pan from...

My name is Kathleen and i have recently realized I have an addiction. I have come to this forum for support. I have spent several weeks trying to make soap!! Thank goodness for your forum. It has been so helpful....But I still have lots to learn, looking at everyones pics I have a long way to...