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I decided to make my own potassium cocoate, since I have all the ingredients at hand. I measured everything (and yes, I used KOH) and placed it into my Instant Pot and set it to Slow Cook. I slow cooked it for 8 hours before going to bed and setting it for another 4 hours. I used two measures to...

I don't sell because I'm still in my first year of making soap. Everyone who uses my soap loves it, so I'm troubled by two recent reports of skin irritation. I, too, have noticed that my hands are a bit drier than usual (although my son says the exact opposite about his). I run everything...

I'm at a loss....doing my very first rebatch ever with the indigo soap I made a few weeks ago. It turned drab green/brown, and I don't know how I can fix the color. First instincts are to add white td for a swirl. Then thought of neon orange. Been on the web all night and couldn't find a...

Thanks to everyone for posting your salt bar successes and helping me with citrus and patchouli scents. I finally have the first batch of the year that I'm truly happy with. Here it is! (Maybe this means the dark cloud is lifting :smile:) The bars on the right were made in a 9-bar slab mold...

I was so excited to use my new indigo color and decided to use a favorite FO (BB's Sedona). Bad choice. In my excitement, I failed to consider how it would change the color. I took advice and mixed the indigo right into the lye. When I combined it with the oils, it turned a sage green...

Now that I purchased grapefruit and tangerine eo, I don't know what to do with them. I've read on line that grapefruit can be anchored with either benzoin, or patchouli and litsea cubea. Benzoin seems to get mixed reviews, but my husband hates patchouli (I'm regretting that purchase too)...

This has been a disappointing week for me with my soap. Can anyone please help me with my newest problem? I made this recipe yesterday: Olive Oil - 21.2 oz. Palm Oil - 10.6 oz. Coconut Oil (76 degrees) - 10.6 oz. Rice Bran Oil - 4.77 oz. Shea Butter - 3.18 oz. Castor Oil - 2.65 oz...

I picked up soaping last year and until now, I've been pretty happy with my projects. I set out to make lavender/oatmeal soap only to find out that I didn't have enough lavender for the batch. I panicked and started adding other fragrances to the lavender, deciding in the end that it can't be...