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I was putting some of my favorite recipes in SoapCalc the other night, and noticed that virtually all my recipes (and they aren't all my creation) fall low on the INS range. SoapCalc says the optimal INS is 136-165 and all mine run about 127 to 135. I'm really trying to up my game with the...

Hey there, I was evacuated from the Carr Fire for about 9 days and during that time, my house (which is unharmed!!!) had no power. Everything in my refrigerator went bad, and I'm going to throw out the avocado butter I had stored in there. My question is this: I also had hemp, tallow and Laurel...

Every year at Christmas, I make about 9 pound so of Nag Champa scented soap as special orders. I always use Bramble Berry's FO because that's always worked perfectly, but they changed the formulation last year. I made a loaf and already, my sister has turned up her nose at it. (NC is her...

I didn't think I'd be asking this particular question...LOL! OK, I'm not a novice soap maker but I tried HP for the first time last night. I used a recipe that calls for a lot of softer oils with 20% coconut, because in CP yogurt is added at the end and it moves really quick. I figured by...

Hey there, I found a nifty recipe for a cucumber soap, and was wondering, if I puree the cuke and don't strain it, will the green flecks of skin eventually go brown? Same with aloe vera, I have aloe all over the place and would love to incorporate it into soapmaking. I like the idea of not...

I'm sorry if this topic has come up, but I now remember why I don't use MP very much. :( I made a lovely batch of CP soap with opaque MP embeds. I cut a week ago and just checked it, and the embeds are all beaded with sweat. And its so bad, the cut glycerine soap is kinda lumpy. I also did a...

I made a soap that was pretty much my regular recipe, but I changed out palm for GV shortening. I ran it through Soapcalc and printed the recipe. Since that time, I've made the same recipe a few times with no problem. Well, this batch is just odd. First, its very pretty, almost translucent...

Can I use this in my cold process soap? http://www.ebay.com/itm/271434377034?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT If so, how do I prepare it? Thanks!

Someone emailed me, they want to buy my organic castile to brush their teeth with. I suggested they try oil pulling instead, but they've done some reading and want to try brushing their teeth with olive oil soap. This kinda worries me, should I sell to her with a disclaimer? This makes me...

I needed to make a few rainbow themed soaps for an event, and came up with this. :) Its scented with BB Energy and was wildly popular. :) And this was another take on the rainbow theme, made with the same recipe (with Moroccan Mint) but the exact same group of mica colors, just in different...

Hi there, I'm Belinda, just joined today. :) I've been soaping on and off for about 20 years. After a looong period of inactivity, I decided to clear out my old supplies and got the bug again. I'm just blown away by all the new techniques and methods out there! Its very exciting to see all...