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Hi all! I think I may have just failed another batch of liquid soap! Ah!:-( I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, but while cooking my LS it never reached the "translucent" stage and stayed mashed potatoes. I let it cook longer and it started to get white and stick to the edges of the crock pot...

Hi all! Recipe: 16.5 oz Olive Oil 7 oz Coconut Oil 16.5 oz Water 5.5 oz KOH 40 oz water to dilute (2oz borax/water solution to neutralize when finished) I've been cooking the LS for about 5 hours now, but it's not at the translucent stage! It still looks like mashed potatoes (and there is...

Hi all, I have been trying to make liquid soap from grated bar soap for a while now! The general recipe I have been following is: 1 Gallon Water 10 oz soap (in my case I am using my homemade CP castile soap) Each time I make the recipe, it ends up being too watery (works great in a...

Hi all! I've been making CP soap for about three years ago. I was making one of my tried and true castile soap recipes with calendula petals. I went to check the soap (now 3 weeks into the curing process), and it looks like there may be mold on the tops of my bars... Only in the calendula...