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Today I was in my soap studio, and I had the thought: I wonder how many bars the "normal" soap maker has curing at any one time. I figure this will vary greatly due to some owning businesses, newbies, etc, but I am still curious! I counted 360 CP bars today on my curing racks (not including...

I don't know if I am the first to do this, probably not lol, but I thought I would share with you a little bit of my experimenting! Take a small part of your batter and put it in a controllable squeeze bottle, I get mine from the Family Dollar for $1, they even include caps so I can...

I'm kind of shocked to see that one of the fans of my facebook page who admires my soaps has decided to make and sell soaps themselves. I recognized her name on a soap making facebook group and I saw her posting her first batch of cold process soap that she made 2 days ago. She now has started...

Exactly one year ago I was a newbie to soap making, I had just joined this forum and made my first batch of soap. It came very naturally to me and it is now my life. During this year I have made it a business, and have all of my proper licenses, etc. Everything is going smoothly and my...

Today I was thinking, "I've never had any real problems in my first year of soap making... No partial gels, no volcanoes, beautiful swirls, no botched batches... and then a few hours later, disaster struck. I had just finished placing 27 bars on the top shelf of my soap rack, about 8 feet...

Last night I started to make sugar scrub cubes but I have been having some trouble. My recipe (using a scale): 3 oz Olive Oil Glycerin 2 oz Avocado oil 6 oz granulated sugar 2 ml Fragrance .1 oz Phenonip preservative I melt the glycerin, add the oil, put in my preservative...

Yesterday was interesting for soap making. To begin, I had all of my oils, colors, and lye ready, and the lye was almost to the temperature of 105 degrees. I have one of my molds ready, and another 2 in a package that I received from ebay today. So while waiting I planned to put together...

After 3 successful soap batches before this batch, I thought I was going to mess this one up. If you saw my cry for help in the CP soap forum, I had a problem with the soap heating up after being in the fridge for about 14 hours. When that happened I threw it into the fridge again for another...

I made soap last night, around 9 pm, and then I put it in the fridge overnight until around 11 am... Everything goes well, I felt it and made sure it was room temperature here and there during the day. It is now 4:30 pm and my soap feels warm to touch, warmer than the ambient temperature. So...

Hey guys! I have completed my 2nd and 3rd batches (my first was just a few days before). The 2nd batch was pineapple cilantro, which I did not allow to gel. I did a mica swirl on the top with gold mica. The 3rd batch is butter cream and snickerdoodle, gelled. I've been having a blast! Next...

Hi! As many of you know, I am a newbie to soap. I have a batch (2nd ever) of soap that is 22 hours old, that is still molded. It is a green and yellow swirl, with a mica swirl top (pineapple cilantro). In the yellow part there are a couple yellow spots, not many, and they are not very...

I've done it! My very first batch of soap, cut less than an hour ago. Brown part= chocolate FO, pink and white parts= cherry. It smells EXACTLY like a cherry tootsie pop. It looks more like neapolitan icecream to me, my boyfriend thinks bacon :Kitten Love: . Even though it is not exactly what I...

I have yet to soap, but plan on doing it today, since my fedex package of supplies arrives a day earlier than expected. Am I destined to fail by soaping in 95 degree humid heat (thanks Pennsylvania)? I have an art studio that I use as my work space for most everything and it does not have...

I'm really interested in mixing fragrances. If I was to make for example, a mint chocolate swirl, green and brown, should I put the mint fragrance in the green part, and the chocolate in the brown part, or should I just mix the fragrances and put equal parts in both colors? Is it best to have...

I am far from selling soaps, but I have been pondering glitter lately, since most of the youtube tutorials on swirling include glitter. Are customers more attracted to glittery soaps? I feel like perhaps by adding glitter your customers become limited to young girls and a good portion of...

I have yet to make CP soap, since I am anxiously waiting for my Brambleberry order - so I am doing my research to bide my time. If you use the suggested amount of mica per pound of soap, does the mica pigment rub off onto wash clothes (I have coastalscents mica that I use for makeup)? How...

Hey everyone! Let me introduce myself. I am new to CP soap, but have been aspiring to make soap and reading this forum for a few years now. I was always too busy to find the time to get into it, but since I have graduated I have had the time. I always enjoyed melt and pour soaps when I was...