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I'm having loads of problems with Stearic spots in my soaps no matter what I do. I use shea at 18% and having trawled through everything I can read on the internet I feel that this is the culprit. My recipe is 18% Coconut oil, 45% olive pomace, 12% sunflower, 18% shea and 5% castor oil. I am...

I really would appreciate some help with the problem I'm having with white steaks and spots in my rose soap. I've mad nunerous batches of it over the last 6 months and everything has been fine till now. The first picture shows the horrible streaks etc and the colour is decidedly wrong. So I...

Hello, Has anyone ever used Royal Jelly in CP soap? I'm interested in having a go but before I chance my luck and end up with an unmitigated disaster I thought I'd be better off asking first. Thanks

Hello, I've been playing about with micas but have encountered a problem. I've done two batches with different amounts of purple mica. First batch I added 3/4 tsp of mica to 226g/8oz of batter. Second batch I added 1/2 tsp to 226g/8oz of batter. I did the same ratio's with yellow...

Hello, Has anyone made a French green clay and nettle powder soap? I've made a clay one and its really nice but I've not put the two together. I'm waiting for my nettle powder to arrive so I can't try it just yet. Your advice/thoughts would be great. Thanks.

Hello, I've been reading everything I can find on the subject of water discounting but before I try any experiments could I please ask your advice. One of the many recipes I've experimented with recently (last batch was mid November) which seems to be working nicely so far is: Olive...

Hello, I'm new to CP soap making and am utterly addicted and utterly confused! I've been using two recipes and would really appreciate your advice about them as I am now doubting everything I'm doing! I use Soapcalc for the water and lye amounts, in fact I follow Soapcalc to the letter...