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Hi, My remaining bar of my first batch has one orange spot after 5 months. And 2 of my other soaps, approx three months old are oily, like there's a layer on the top. I have used more than two bars of each batch and the soap is fine. Is it because they are on plastic racks in the garage...

So I'm choosing to be impressed with my determination rather than annoyed / sad about stuffing up! So I did this swirl from I found instructions for on Pinterest http://www.lovinsoap.com/2013/10/the-basic-soap-slab-swirl-in-my-shiny-new-silicone-slab-mold/ I did get a little bit too far...

Hi, My soap is five weeks old and I'm curious about some things. It is cut about 2cm (nearly an inch) thick. I try to be careful to make sure it doesn't sit in water. About two thirds the way through using a bar it seems to have become sort of sticky and there are suddenly a lot more bubbles...

Hi Can anyone point me in the right direction please. I'd rather not have to buy it online and apparently Coles and Woolworths no longer stock it. Any suggestions? Also, I have had some sweet almond oil (I've only used a bit) in the cupboard for maybe 18 months. Its use by date is April...

The first one is my clay heavy rebatch that a friend says looks like a Coconut Rough....if you know that chocolate goodie. The second is my first attempt at an ombré soap. I used Emily Shieh's method but had some difficulty with it probably because I've only been soaping since November. I found...

Hi, I've had a bit of a play with colours in a basic vegetable soap recipe and now I'd like to try a honey and oatmeal recipe. This is from Skin and Soul Bath Company. I don't have easy access to Palm oil, any ideas what would work well as a substitute in this recipe? Also, is there anything...

Hi, I normally wrap my molds, wood and silicone, in an old towel and put it on the washing machine. I have been able to get full gel on my soaps this way. I made some soap yesterday and the temp of both my lye mix and oils was 26 degrees Celsius. Even though I did exactly the same thing I was...

Hi, Does anyone have a favourite place to buy good quality stamps? I'm also looking for really nice dishes that I can add to soap to make special gifts. Thanks for any suggestions.

Hi, I wrote last weekend (thread called 'It's official - I'm an idiot!') about the soap I made where I used wayyyyyyyy too much clay :crazy: Tomorrow I want to do something with it. The place I bought the clay from suggested rebatch across several batches to share the 'clay load'. I don't have...

I'm finding it frustrating trying to wash off all the residue left in my measuring jugs. I wipe off what I can with paper towel and wash them in very hot soapy water. And yet they still feel a bit greasy somehow. It all gets packed away in my soaping storage boxes so probably it's not a huge...

As I now have to replace my scales, any advice? are 1 gram increments good enough do you think? Up till now I've been rounding down the lye for safety sake but wonder if my new scales need to be more precise?

I know ideally everything is measured out and lined up and there shouldn't be any spilled dangerous ingredients :shifty: But how do you cope when there are? Ok, so last night I knocked over one of my jugs with soap and clay in it, luckily it was only a third of the batter. After doing a quick...

Let's just say that maths is not my strong suit by any stretch of the imagination. And that in my defence I'd slept terribly the night before. Yesterday I put about 10 tablespoons of pink French clay into my 1200g soap :shock::thumbdown::cry: Ok, so it's not the colour I want, I can certainly...

Just wondering if anyone uses any of the calc apps, and if so which one. They're not expensive but just wondering if it's worth it? Thanks

Or to put it another way, what do you do with all your soap? I've only just started soap making, am totally addicted already, and already have more bars than I can use in a month of Sunday's! I have a soap buddy who I plan to swap soap with while in the early stages. And some friends and...

Now comes the wait, hope the colours look ok when it's ready to unmold. They looked great in the jugs but look blah in the mold :think: I used yellow, blue, purple and red. None of the colours really look the way they did in the jug.... moved to photo gallery

Hi, Happy New Year :wave: I made a batch of soap to pour into a milk carton. The plan was to add a little red liquid colour to get some pink and swirl it with the handle of a spoon. I only used two oils (soapcalc said it was fine) because that's all I had in the house and I was determined to...

Hi, A couple of questions while I wait to soap again :) So, the teacher at the class I went to recommended the use of Pyrex glass jugs for soaping. Some info I've come across agrees with this. Other info says don't use glass because the lye causes it to etch and eventually crack. That it's...

Hi Everyone, I've finally had time to try the basic vegetable soap recipe again, no colour and no fragrance. This time I had all the right ingredients on hand and my appliances were working correctly :grin: I'm not sure whether I waited too long to put it into the mold, it was like a...

I'm very new to soap making, I did a soap making course and am getting prepared to make my first batch, lots of reading and getting equipment together. I'm beginning to get my head around the science of it. I'm currently looking at soapcalc and mms lye calculator. I'm confused about why it...