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When you run out of counter space for new soap, because you already have ten bars in use.

Good time to get those castiles made!

Ball

I'm thinking we should make Athletic snowman soap this year...

I came across a bar recently that's made with only palm oil as the fat. I've done pure CO with 20% SF. Would the palm oil recipe be similar? The bar is ridiculously amazing and I'm inclined to try it. Anyone try this before? I haven't read anything about it yet...

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Exercising

Do you use more than 10% butters in your recipes? I've read that's the max you want to use to avoid graininess...

Good idea! Thanks!

Napoleon

If you use butters at all in your lip balms, and don't temper the butters when making them, graininess can happen. It can also re-occur when the lip balm is exposed to extreme temperature changes. I have had this happen to mine by just leaving it in the car overnight. After a lot of research and...

I've totally gone overboard with cinnamon before. My biggest recommendation is to use it as a hand, body, and foot soap... and NOT on your face. I don't let people use it that have overly sensitive skin, just to protect them when they're over. I often have various soap in the guest bath. Love...

LOL you guys are so funny

Thanks @irishlass

And, in case you're wondering what happened when I tried rebatching in the crock pot... The results are in this image... A crumbly mess... They kinda held together, until I cut them. This would be fine to turn into soap socks, but I had about 3 quarts of it!!!

I went ahead and started a success thread because this info is so important and helpful!!! Thanks obsidian!!!

Hi! Online: Brambleberry, Bulk Apothecary, Essential Depot (lye and 25 lb tub of coconut oil) Local stores: Costco for Olive Oil. Food 4 Less for Lard and various herb and flower additives. Whole Foods for glycerin, vit e and additives if I need them quickly but they're more expensive.

@obsidian Thank you for the tip to grate! I posted in the other thread, but considering my excitement over this victory, I thought this earned a "success" in it's title... LOL

How I successfully rebatched my Salt Bars: yay! I'm so excited!!! 1. Do NOT use a crock pot like you would for regular rebatching. (You'll water out the salt and end up with a giant crumbly mess.) 2. Use a grater on the finest grate side available. (Some people dry it and grind it to a powder...

Woo Hoo!!! So excited! I know there are a lot of salt bar rebatching failures (I've had several), so I wanted to share a success story! (It took me three tries, and a tip from Obsidian to grate - thank you! BTW). See below for tips on what helped me, and a photo. :)