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    Troubleshooting soap

    I actually do not reheat my oils in masterbatch just like shunt2011 does. When I made my MB I heated it up about 170-180 for the hard oils, then mixed it with the soft oils then blend them heavily until it's all mixed well then stored in room temperature in stainless pot (room temperature here...
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    Troubleshooting soap

    Thanks for the replies all, but let me try to give more info. My guess as it wasn't the master batch is because with the same MB sometimes it came out OK (attached picture, sorry bad photo, but this one is smooth without marble of fats) Recipe is: OO:35% Palm: 30% Coconut: 10% Cocoa Butter:10%...
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    Troubleshooting soap

    I made CP soap with the same recipe many times, and I need expert opinions from you guys in this forum because sometimes my soap turns like this (attached picture) with the same process and recipe. I thought at first it is because I am starting to master batch the recipe, but turns out it's...
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    Calculating expiration on soap

    TEG, very true. Thanks for your insights, and everybody's replies also helps. The first soap I made was about 6 months ago and that batch was still fine to use without any changes hence I thought 6 months is safe enough. I am selling this in Asia and originally wanted to find out how factory...
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    Calculating expiration on soap

    Thanks all for your replies, I do plan on selling the soaps and waiting for 1 year seems mighty long before I can sell. Maybe will try a few months and putting the expiration date shorter to be safe like 6 months from the production date, give me your thoughts and critics (will be very much...
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    Calculating expiration on soap

    Hi All, I am a newbie in soap making (been trying some CP and HP) and now wondering on what date should I put on the soap for expire date. Because I sometimes try to make soap with fresh ingredients such as fruits and spices. I read that the rule of thumb is a year for CP, is this...
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