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My go-to hunter's soap is 100% coconut superfatted at 19%, and unscented. It can be used to bathe, launder, and even do the dishes. Since it lathers in hard water, it's good for deer camp. I make a camouflage pattern with charcoal, black walnut, and comfrey. I leave some of the soap...

At what temperature are you soaping? When I soap with delicate ingredients such as milk and fragrance, I bring the ingredients below room temp by a bit, or at least chill the lye mix. The combination of honey and fragrance is tricky, because both can accelerate saponification. When I use those...

I'm around midwestern men who like my CO soap swirled with charcoal, comfrey, and black walnut hull (hint: it looks like hunting camo); the charcoal bars made with any oils; anything with citrus EO or FO (especially orange); and plain white soap with lots of lather.

For my gardener's soap, I use 1 TB charcoal PPO in a 100% CO mix at 20% SF. Yes, very simple recipe. I use this because I have allergic skin reactions to the leaves of some of my garden plants (especially tomato plants). The CO will lather up in whatever water is available to me (my garden is...

It's one of those pretty accidents you get when you're soaping. Write down exactly what you did, including ingredients, temp, and method, in case you want to repeat it later. The blue and white contrast with the distressed appearance is beautiful! Then, go try to do what you wanted using...

My bars made with heavy whipping cream have a nice odor.

I am a hobbyist who foists her soap on everyone. Up until recently that is. The last few months, I've been asked for specific soaps. A few days ago, I was asked for a soap that I barely remember making. The person sent me a picture of it, and I do recall that was something like my 5th batch...

I have two, and both are 100% CO with 20% SF. The first is swirled with charcoal, comfrey, and black walnut. This one is used by a mechanic who swears it's helps his eczema. The second includes cornmeal soaked in Orange EO. I also use this as a foot scrubber. My hubby is a mechanic and...

I'm sorry, but I don't know.

I gave this a test run today and feel like this recipe is close to a wonderful soap! The bar is incredibly silky and gives off lots of thick lather. But, as suggested, it was a bit drying. It's only a week old, though. I Hope it mellows at full cure, but if not, I'm thinking of dropping CO by...

If you have a desire to do it, please don't give up after five batches. My first two batches were wonderful. I had studied, studied, and studied more, and it worked great! Then came a series of batches that froze, cracked, made my house smell like death, or chapped my skin. I was very...

This is my stain stick,too. Fabulous, isn't it? Try it to spot clean your carpets, too.

I love the effect! Way to go

Nice!

I used the kind made by Farnam. It has a yellow horseshoe on the can. The scent mellows out more each day, so by the time I get to cure, maybe it will be nice. Part of the problem I had with the odor was I mixed it with water and microwaved it to melt it. next time, I'll soften it in the water...

I don't know the science behind it, but my one year soaps behave better in general than those that are aged only a few weeks or months.

Thanks, guys! I made this for a couple of oily-skinned teens in the neighborhood. We'll see if they like it. lionprincess, the stink of the PT is terrible. I felt a little quesy while soaping. I probably will not make it again until it's nice enough to have all the windows open. The soap was...

Weird. Mine is always a pale green. That looks like rhassuol clay To me.

The Happy Grandma soap I mentioned in another thread is made with heavy cream. I calculate the grams of fat per serving and add it to my soap calc.

I am so excited about this soap. It's plain but The color is really quite lovely and the scent has mellowed out -- thank goodness! 50% lard 25% co 10 % oo 15 % PT 5% SF with full water Anyone have thoughts on the recipe? I haven't done this combo of Oils before.