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Thanks for all the input. Does anyone use such warnings? I haven't looked at too many handmade soap bars but I don't know if I have ever seen such a warning.

I have read that a few essential oils are not good for pregnant women. Does anyone have any idea if that only means that pregnant women should be extra cautious when using these oils, or does it mean that pregnant women should be cautious when using soaps with these oils? Just curious.

I have seen people sell small packages of the end trim pieces of their soap for a small price. You could always use those as your free samples for people if they insist.

I just had the same problem. I made some jewel weed soap and was worried about the lye ruining the properties of the tea I made from it. I made some hand-milled/re-batched soap and had a mess of a time. It was the first time I had ever done it though and the book I was going off of said to add...

Thanks everyone. Note to self: don't believe everything you read and use less water! This may be a completely absurd idea, but would putting my mold in the oven, like in Cold Process Oven Process method work? I know putting the CPOP soap in the oven is to help the gel phase but would that be...

The base recipe was: • 750 grams coconut oil • 750 grams olive oil • 900 grams vegetable shortening • 12 ounces lye • 650 grams water This soap turned out fine. The next day it was nice and firm and about a week later I grated it up to make the Hand Milled soap (I only used a portion of the...

I am new to soap making and this forum and I was hoping for a little insight. I wanted to make a Jewel weed Soap (to help combat poison ivy oils) and was afraid the chemical reaction during CP soap making might ruin the jewel weed properties. I saw a section about Hand Milled soap in (a pretty...