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Adding lye to rebatch? Another learning experience. Update Crisis Adverted First let me say thank you in advance for reading this and offering any advice. I continue to appreciate everyone's knowledge. Used a recipe I've used a couple of times before, and right now has become my favorite...

@ Obsidian, I think the yellow and the Lemon Grass scent is an awesome idea, those are great looking bars of soap! I'd read about discoloration using certain EO/FOs, unfortunately I'm a learn by doing type of person. I like the one with the vanilla coloring in it better than the other. @...

I'm so impressed with all of you! I'm so heavy handed and not patient. You all impress and inspire me!

After my first experience I ordered a bunch of oils and such to go with my new hobby. One of the oils I ordered was a Red Palm Oil, trying for some natural colors. I got these two ORANGE soaps. The very orange one is my second batch of soap. It's going to be a very hard bar because I used...

Learned lots of lessons tonight. The best one: Walked away from a HP crock pot for less than two minutes, came back to "one hot mess!" Best part of tonight and soap making ever: It was bed time and tuck in for my littles right as I had finished mixing and molding today's soap. As I was walking...

Couldn't be more excited/happy! I cut it! It is still very soft but I had no idea my first experience would go so well. I was able to scrape the scraps off the mold liner and rub into the face of two of the bars. Not sure that will work, it doesn't look pretty but it's just for the family...

Almost as proud of the molds as the soap seven, thanks for the comment on the mold. I made them myself! Bought three pieces of wood borrowed the neighbors saw and the husbands drill and... wha lah...3 wooden soap molds. OliveOil2, I actually used an attachment bit for my husbands drill...

Today it finally happened, I had the time and the ingredients and it's mixed and molded. It has all started for me, trying to get healthier. After doing lots of research on the best soaps and cleaners out there to buy, I decided, I'm going to make this myself. Last Friday, I got bought wood to...

Hello folks, from Eastern USA. I just made my first CP batch, my first soap ever. So excited. Now to try a lard based soap, and a Castile, and a shaving soap, and some shampoo, and some lotion, and...:wave: