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Hi everyone! So my first few batches have taken me ages to make which would ordinarily be fine but with a baby my free time is very limited. I know I will get faster with practice and as I establish my own systems and ways of working but wonder if anyone has any efficiency tips they can share...

Stunning soap! Love love love it!

Thanks everyone! The white bits on the sides are "chalky" just like the pictures I have seen of soda ash but the white fuzz on the cut surface is hairy like a 2mm thick layer of fur. Does soda ash appear like this? I didn't realise it also shows up on cut surfaces - that's reassuring. No sodium...

Hi all, I'm very new to soap making and wondering if anyone can tell me what is going on with my third batch of CP soap? It's a olive oil (95%) castor oil (5%) soap with orange essential oil and poppy seeds added at trace. It has been curing for 2 weeks so far and I've just noticed a few...

Thanks for the welcome everyone! :)

I think I actually typed "soapmaking forum" into google - without knowing this particular forum existed but wanting a place to communicate with other soapmakers.

Hello from Canberra, Australia! I'm a newbie with all of 3 batches under my belt. I've stuck with simple olive oil based recipes with only small variations at this stage as I'm trying to understand how the differences affect the finished product. But I'm busting to try some more exciting...