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I'm looking at purchasing a wooden soap mold but don't know what size to order. I only make MP at this time and usually in two lb batches. The particular mold that I'm looking at gives the finished soap size but not how many lbs of soap. Can someone tell me how to figure how many lbs of soap...

Ok I made my first small batch of body butter... I used... 2 ozs mango butter 2 ozs shea butter 2 tsp coconut oil 1 tsp evening primrose oil 2 tsp cornstarch pink grapefruit essential oil it seems really oily which my skin needs but is there a way to decrease the oil in the future...

This is my first attempt at making body butter. Ok I have 2 ozs each of shea butter and mango butter, pink grapefruit EO, and coconut oil. If I use what I have in both butters how much coconut oil should I use? I want this to be a creamy and moisturizing butter. Or can I get those...

"Last night I used it in a healing salve along with Tea Tree EO. I used it on a sore that was inside my nose that just wouldn't heal, & 24 hours later the sore is completely healed. That sore was there for weeks, & it would crack open & bleed. Now it's gone!! " I have lupus so I kept sores...

...between fractionated and food grade coconut oil?

...between fractionated and food grade coconut oil?

Is Calendula an essential oil or not? I'm thinking no but am confused now after doing some reading online. Also, is it safe and beneficial for a child with eczema?

I have been researching but have been unable to find my answer. I know that there are basic differences in MP bases like goats milk, shea butter, glycerin and so forth but my question is. Is one base better than the other such as, is glycerin better than shea butter and so on?

I have been researching but have been unable to find my answer. I know that there are basic differences in MP bases like goats milk, shea butter, glycerin and so forth but my question is. Is one base better than the other such as, is glycerin better than shea butter and so on?

Can you mix any FO's together or is there more to it than that?

Where do you all purchase lye? I know that we cannot buy it in any store around here because of the meth heads. I already disliked them but now that I want to make soap I really don't like that group of folks.

Just wondering, does the rainy weather affect soapmaking? My mom makes candy and she will not make it even if they're giving a slight chance.

If you are adding Vitamin E to a recipe, can you use the capsules? And, How do you measue them? Because I'm assuming you just put the whole capsule in.

I'm just getting started making soap. My first is going to be a melt and pour project. I have 2 lbs of shea butter melt and pour soap base. Ok how much fragrance do I need to add to it without creating a disaster? Also, I'm going to use the monkeys farts fragrance for my kids and would really...

Hi All, I have not made any soap yet but am dying to give it a try. My daughter and I have horrible dry, flaky skin. I'm wondering if I can do a melt and pour and add exfoliating things such as pumice or dead sea salt and it turn out?