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Thanks everyone for the answers !

Hey guys ! I have made a bunch of soap batches this week with cocoa powder. Some have just a pencil line of cocoa powder going through the middle, and some i mixed the soap with the powder to make it a brown color. Do you know if using cocoa powder in either of those ways changes the...

After going to fairs and farmers markets and seeing how many people make soap, I think it is better if you try to concentrate on only a couple of different recipes to stand out from all the other soap makers. Maybe make them all have something in common (for example all be made with beeswax, or...

Hey guys, Has anyone here made Aleppo soap before ? Or does anyone who knows a lot about it knows if the Laurel oil used in Aleppo soap is easy to find in the US. If anyone has made Aleppo soap before, I would love to hear about their experiences with it and how long they had to cure it...

Soap I made this January. I am so happy with the way it turned out, but I am scared that the orange color will fade.... I used red palm oil to get that color :razz:

it looks beautiful :D

The first time I used unrefined shea butter, I thought it smelt horrible, and when I melted it, my friend said it smelt like a dead body. I left it in the shed for about 4 months, and with time, it doesn't smell so potent. After a couple months, I used it to make a batch of soap, and it smells...

Just to add to the list, I have been using "Summer Bee Meadow" lye calculator. I really like this website and it is easy to use. hope this helps http://summerbeemeadow.com/content/lye-calculator-and-recipe-resizer

Thanks you guys for the feedback. wow, I had no idea I needed to use so much essential oils for one batch of soap. That really makes the soap a lot more expensive !! Thanks soo much

Hey guys, I have noticed that whenever I give someone a bar of my soap, the first thing they ever do is smell it. The thing is, my soaps do not smell like anything ! I use essential oils for fragrance because I want to only use natural products for soap making, but the scents only last maybe...

Hello fellow soap makers, My name is Angela and I am an American currently living in Italy making soaps. I have been making soaps for about 1 year now, so I am very new to this process, but I can't wait to get better !! I look forward to talking with you guys about soap making :razz: