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Here's a good article about substituting oils in cold process soap: https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/how-to-substitute-oil-in-cold-process-recipes/

Wow, thanks DeeAnna for the article. That is super helpful. I use clays as natural colourants or infused oils, no TD. I will do a small batch with a water adjustment and see what happens! I will post my result, with hopefully not so large images.

Thank you Kittish! This article is very helpful. I've never water discounted before and that may be the answer. Also, I never used to gel and now I am and I believe that could be a factor. Recipe: Coconut Oil - 25% Palm Oil - 20 % Olive Oil - 30 % Castor Oil - 15 % Shea butter - 10 % in the...

I made some batches of soap that have these rivers or marbling in them. This hasn't happened to me before. Does anyone know what this is? I started blending the oils and lye at a lower temp (under 100 degrees). Could this be causing it to do this? In this soap, I was attempting an...

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion. I didn't end up using a fresh or dry herb. In the end, I felt it would have been too much (time, money) for this occasion.

"Do you mean last as far as scent or a fresh herb wilting and drying out?" I meant as a fresh herb wilting and drying out. I am steering towards thyme or rosemary for the looks. Thanks!

I will be making wedding shower soap favours and the bride would like a sprig of fresh herb on the packaging. What would last?

Hi, Has anyone used spices from their kitchen spice rack to create a pumpkin spice scent such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg. Does the scent come through? Would infusing the spices in olive oil work to bring out a scent?

If you mix clay with water, do you need to account for that water in the overall mix? For example, if you need 100 grams of water and you use 1 tbsp of water to mix your clay, do you take away the 1 tbsp from the 100 grams?

Ok, figured it out already. On the page where the product is described, there is a button to click on and it brings you to the data sheet. It appears to be a standard button on all their materials and I've never noticed before. Ha, I'm such a newbie! I've ordered several products from them...

Today I received an order of Organic Shea Butter Natural (Burkina Faso) and on the front label it reads "Please refer to MSDS before use". I looked it up and see some sheets for it, but I'm a little confused on what the issue would be. Does anyone know?

Thanks so much for the replies! So helpful!! Here's an update: so I cut it into bars last night and it mainly gelled, but the outside edges are a lighter colour. Not so bad. I will just gift them in pretty wrap as intended and it will lend towards the handmade look! I did use lye...

Is this batch beyond saving then? Is there any way to get rid of this partial gel / oval? By the replies, I'm not sure if this is a happy accident?!

So can I still heat it up in the oven or am I too late?

Thank you! I want the bars to all be the colour that's on outer side, so I'll put it back in the mold wrapped in towel and put a heating pad on low under it. How long should I have the heat on for?

Hello, After it sat for 38 hours, I unmolded a batch of soap and it looks different in the middle than the outside. I attached 3 photos. Does anyone know what happened? Something to do with gelling? Should I let it sit longer in the mold? I'm new to soap making so help is greatly appreciated!