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I've read different things about water content. At first I thought that anything I added to water, tea, etc would be mixed with the lye, but then I read posts where some soap makers are adding excess water (I guess amounts not needed to be mixed with lye) and purees when they begin blending...

Can somebody please explain this to me? I understand that to gel you warm it up (or insulate) and that to prevent gel you cool it down. What I don't understand are the advantages or disadvantages to either in the final soap and I can't find any other posts about it in a search. Thanks!

I've been working with herbs & essential oils for awhile making my own creams, salves, etc. I'm relatively new to soap making and I've only been making proven recipes from books and such so far. This will be my first attempt at making a soap using a recipe of my own design. Thoughts...