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I'm on the hunt for a new mold for my salt soap. I've been using this (they were way cheaper when I bought them!) and I want something a little bigger, but shallower. I bought this one to try and the silicone is too thin, so they warp a lot. Any advice? I'm trying not to spend too much money...

Has anyone ever tried this? I wanna try making soap cupcakes, but I've been so in love with salt soap, I wanna stick to my recipe. Is this possible? I know it's best to use more hard oils... would all the coconut oil suffice?

I've ordered a few mica samples in the past, but I'm curious what everyone thinks is completely necessary to have if you want colorful soap. I really wanna place an order of Nurture Soap micas sometime in the future but I can't really decide what to get... thoughts? If I could only get 8 or...

Fellow sandalwood lovers, do you know of any sandalwood fragrances that actually smell like real sandalwood oil? I've been rationing my tiny bottle of real sandalwood essential oil for a couple of years, and I'd love to have something I can wear as perfume or even put in soap without selling a...

I almost exclusively make salt soap for its simplicity and just because I like the way it feels, but I hate cutting it, so I got some cavity molds. My problem is, I can't think of many ways to make it look interesting - in-the-pot swirls are getting boring! Any advice on switching it up? I...

I usually use a silicone loaf mold or parchment paper-lined stainless steel pans for safety & ease of cleanup, but I just realized one of my dad's (overpriced) mineral water bottles would be the perfect size to use as a cylinder mold... buuut I don't know if it's safe. I've seen similar bottles...

Grrr. This time, I didn't leave out any ingredients, there wasn't any overheating or separation, the in-the-pot swirl (which I thought would come out lumpy because the batter thickened up more than I anticipated) came out really well... but it crumbled when I cut it. :crazy: I actually was...

Well, this is something I've never seen before... my theory is that I made the soap in a cold basement where it partially gelled, let it sit there for awhile (not realizing it was partially gelled), brought it into the car (I made the soap at someone else's house) and then it started gelling...

I made a cold-process soap yesterday with peppermint & a tiny bit of anise to fragrance it. Sounds weird, but it smells sweet and herby and delicious, just like peppermint tea :-) I find it a lot less harsh than just plain peppermint. I colored it with dill weed... at first, I was afraid the...

I really want to make a chai soap, do you think I could replace 50% of the water for the lye solution with extremely strong chai tea at trace? I'm willing to use a little bit of clove & cinnamon EOs to enhance the spicy scent, but I really want that authentic chai tea smell. Does it come through?

What exactly are the fumes? I've noticed "fumes" coming off of the lye solution, but I'm honestly starting to think it's just water vapor. I was on a soap-making video where the soap-maker urged others to keep a safe distance from the lye pitcher because it would give off fumes. Someone...

I've been looking everywhere for coconut oil, and it looks cheap at first but I calculate the shipping and wow - it goes from $14 to $21! Essential Depot has two one-gallon jugs of coconut oil for 44.45 with free shipping, should I grab it? I have Amazon Prime but there's hardly any coconut...

My oven is 100 degrees too hot, so when it's on warm it's actually 270... is there a way I can make CPOP soap with an oven that warm? I tried CPOP a few weeks ago but didn't think it would be too bad... after about a half an hour, the soap started to foam in the mold and bubble up, so I removed...

Hi! I've made quite a few batches of pure coconut oil soap with a 20% superfat and I loved all of them! But if I wanted to increase the luxury factor by adding a bit of shea butter, how much shea butter would I add? I was thinking maybe 5% shea butter, but then how much do you think I'd have...

I'm Austin! I've been making both HP and CP soap for a few months, and I haven't made anything ground-breaking (just some pure coconut oil soaps which are great & a couple bastille soaps which ended up far too soft!) but I've had a lot of fun and hope to continue! I have a big collection of...