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For those who may have used citric acid to lower the ph of a shampoo bar, has it really helped? If so how much would one use ppo? I had a friend ask me to make her some shampoo bars so I've been looking into different ways to make it and I like the idea of lowering the ph since both her and I...

Oh how I love fall scents! I whipped up my pumpkin pie soap a few days ago and my soap drying closet smells amazing :D I've been known to stick my head in and take a big sniff now and again lol!

So I've noticed in several of my soaps now clear veins in my soaps with several different recipes. I tend to soap around 110 degrees on all my soaps so I'm not sure what's causing it.

I've been fairly busy at work with the holidays coming up but I have had a few chances to make soap. The red one is my strawberry preserves just after pouring and then cut. The green and grey, it was supposed to be purple but for some reason it stayed grey, is a lavender peppermint that I made...

So I got tired of waiting to make more than one batch of soap due to only having one loaf mold so... I woke up this morning and set up my portable table saw, grabbed some scrap wood, drew up some plans and made two loaf molds. Each one is three inches wide and three inches tall. And since I...

I just made a pumpkin spice soap and boy does my kitchen smell amazing!! This is the first time I've done a swirl so I can't wait to cut into it.

So I made a batch of a mocha soap using double strength coffee instead of water and added in cocoa powder according to the recipe. Here's what it called for: Coconut oil 27% Olive oil 26% Pam oil 25% Castor oil 12.5% Sweet Almond oil 9.5% 1 tsp cocoa powder ppo 1 tsp coffee grounds ppo When I...

So I have a friend who is allergic to coconut, is there a way to substitute coconut oil for something else to harden a bar?

I've had a request for a chocolate cherry scented soap. Anyone know of a cherry FO that will work in CP soaps?

So today I made an oatmeal and honey soap for my step daughter and everything went great even though it took a bit for it to come to trace. I pour it in my mold and as I grab it to put it in the fridge I noticed one of my hands was getting really warm. I look down to see one end of my mold was...

I love the scent of pine trees so I decided to make a pine tree soap. I also tried my hand at a "fancier" top versus just pouring the soap in and leveling it out. Can't wait to cut into it in a day or so. Sent from my XT907 using Soap Making mobile app

This is my first batch of salt bars. I used coconut, olive, castor, and rice bran oils. I scented it with grapefruit, tangerine, and lime EO's and it smells so amazing. The color is from the tangerine oil and I love it. Sent from my XT907 using Soap Making mobile app

So I decided to mix up some soap using beer instead of water since I hear all sorts of good stuff about those kinds of soaps. I think I mixed it for too long because I went to put my stick blender in the sink, which all I have to do it turn around from the stove and walk a foot, and I came back...

Just finished up my first soap and I'm super excited! I just used a simple Castile Soap recipe and then added in some lime, grapefruit and tangerine EO's. Here's a picture of it in my mold. I can't wait till I can remove it from the mold and see how it turns out. I've heard that I'll need...