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Hi all! Still quite a newbie with LS making. Yesterday I made 100% CO LS paste, let it sequester for a day. Today I went to dilute (no...didnt check for cloudiness), and not there's oil in the pot and the water is very cloudy. What can I do with it now?

I moved countries back in late June, and finally have soap molds and made my first soap the other day. I tried to replicate this http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=41926&highlight=africa and ended up with this..... overheated a little, but not too bad for not soaping after...

So, I've done two soaps with two different cinnamon EOs (same recipe, same method), and both soaps are leaky. whereas my other soaps have no such issue. I used 1% cinnamon EO. has anyone else noticed this problem?

I'm planning on trying LS (finally have all the ingredients), and going to try the CP method a la Grayce in this post http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=427145&postcount=18 Now, I've looked all over and can't seem to find an answer to the question of when do I add EOs to my LS? After...

So, I've moved back to Ontario. I want to start soaping again soon (haven't soaped in about 2 months now....feeling the itch, BAD!). I want to test some recipes that will eventually be my base recipes for sale. I've taken time to decide I want to have mostly organic ingredients (just oils...

Ok, so this is really the only place where I can share this and not feel like a total crazy person.... I was at the farmers market today, and there's a specialty salt/product stall there. I happen to look, and they had Aleppo soap, FROM SYRIA! of course I had to get one. It smells...

Rasta soap that the bf wanted me to make. Already very popular amongst many friends. Tried taiwan swirl for the top. The dividers lifted when I poured the batter, but it didn't turn out too badly.... Scented with lemongrass, sw orange and patchouli eos Second one is from yesterday. Scented with...

I know it's now on mine! http://handmadeinflorida.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-secret-feather-swirl.html

Hi soapie friends! I have friends who own a B&B in the UK (think near Yorkshire?). They're wanting naturally made bath and body company to stock their rooms with. Can anyone make any recommendations on who they can contact? Thanks for your help!

sorry for the bad cellphone pics....too lazy to get the big girl camera out.... top pic is the most recent one, which I'm calling Breakfast OHM. has just over 20% banana and goats milk, scented with 1% cinnamon. it smells like warm oatmeal. the cinnamon REALLY discoloured that reddish...

goats milk soap, scented with lavender, rosemary and cedarwood EOs (loving the smell) batter got thick, so stripes aren't as thin as I'd like, but still turned out great!

newest soap endeavour: liquid is green juice, coloured with TD and chlorella. scented with tea tree, peppermint, eucalyptus and wintergreen (10 drops) EOs. attempted drop swirl (previous drop swirls did not turn out well.....). here's the top. and, of course cut pics will come!

so....I tried my hand at beer soap. I used a local lager called Banks, the bf left some in the freezer, so I thawed it out, poured the beer in another container, and re-froze. the lye solution was strange b/c the lye took longer than usual to dissolve. then I tried a feathery swirl and spoon...

...when they try new soap techniques?? I got brave and tried the tilted tiger swirl from Soaping101. While I was doing it, I started getting really hot and sweaty. I was wearing a sweatshirt, and didn't want to spend the time taking it off for fear of soap batter starting to thicken in the 5...

So this wasmy attempt at breast milk soap, and for some reason I decided I wanted to try CPOP-ing. Well, that was a disaster!! Oil started seeping all over the place, so I took it out. Oil slick central!! So then, I decided to try to salvage it by stirring the oil back in while it cooled...

So I had feedback from a couple friends who were my test subjects for this soap below, goats milk soap, 1.2oz total EO blend of tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint and lemon. they said the soap left a residue that was sticky after drying off. what could have caused this in my recipe?

So, i'm making soap wedding favours for a couple of friends. they have requested lavender, vetiver and jasmine scents (they're going to provide the scents). they're wondering how much of each i need. what would you recommend as a good blend of the three? i've never smelled vetiver before so...

so my friend just asked if I could make soap for her wedding in mid Feb (yes...short time frame, but totally possible). I'm wondering what size I should aim for each of the soaps. I was thinking something smaller than a full sized bar? I've made some soaps about 1 inch thick, 2 inches tall...

so I was having a difficult time finding reasonably priced coconut oil for a while, and bf finally found me some so I could get my Christmas soaping done! made two batches on Saturday, the two pink ones. The third one from the left is a rose wine and goats milk soap, coloured with French red...

Please help! I'm trying to come up with a Bastille recipe that is super mild for babies. I know there are lots out there that has up to 25% coconut oil, but I was thinking of maybe not having that in a baby bar due to its high cleansing properties? I've come up with these two options.... let...