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Hello Friends, I have a question about specific gravity. I recently started using Soapmaker 3 and it is asking for the specific gravity. I can find the FOs and EOs from the vendors MSDS that I purchase from, But I'm having a hellofa time locating info about oxides, pigments, and micas. Even the...

Sorry this one is a bit long winded. Just wanted to share my day. Today at the farmer's market, I met two other soapers who just stopped by to chat. One was someone I recently met who came by again for the second time and the other was someone new. All three of us were chatting for a bit (it...

Hey y'all. This is probably a dumb question but I'm kind of a re-batch noob. I've only re-batched soap twice with scraps I collected from planing so I'm not sure if the same rules apply to messed up soap. Yesterday I made some honey soap that over heated and caused some nasty glycerin...

I have two questions about a new recipe. My little sister has an allergy to coconut oil and she is getting kind of bored with plain, unexciting, and slimy castile, so I wanted to create a new soap substituting the coconut oil with PKO (flake form). I've only made soap with PKO in addition to...

Anyone else ever have bad dreams about horrible things happening while they are making soap? I just had one about lye. It was spilled all over the kitchen and my lye water container was filled to the brim and bubbling and vapor shooting out of it. I could feel the vapors burn my nose and face...

Hello there. I've only been on the forum for only a short while. Although, I hardly post anything but I read it quite a bit, especially since the new app for iphones came out. Yay for technology! I have been making soap for almost 6 years and I'm pretty comfortable with my recipes and batch...

Hello, My name is Elizabeth and I make cold processed shea butter soaps. I've been making soap since 2008. I absolutely love it. This year I started selling my soaps at the local farmer's market and I've had a great time doing it with many repeat customers. I'm glad to join this site to share...