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Any and all tough love and critiques are totally welcome here. I am desperate to start making some successful batches, and it just seems like every time I do a new batch, there are so many new techniques and new ingredients that I'm doing for the first time, that I can't diagnose what I did...

At long last, I found some lard in two different places. I got some frozen lard from a local farmer at the farmer's market. And, I found some lard just sitting on the shelf in a tub (not refrigerated) at the Food Lion that is half a mile from my house (after searching at the Whole Foods...

I have had several false starts in trying to get some lard. The butcher at While Foods acted like I was asking for something ridiculous. I've never seen it displayed anywhere. Who can tell me where is the easiest place to get lard? Once I've done this, then I'm going to try to figure out how...

I was wondering if there are any tricks to help make CP soap as non-burning as possible to kids' eyes. TIA!

Does anyone know who is the source for the soap quality numbers for hardness, cleansing strength, conditioning, bubbliness, and creaminess? Thanks in advance!!

Have you ever used a food dehydrator to aid in the curing process for CP soap? My Mother In Law had one for her garden and she started describing how it evenly circulates a low amount of heat around 100-115 degree warm air and gradually dehydrates her fruits and vegetables, and the wheels in my...

I made a soap and separated out part of it. I added sodium lactate at about 3% of the weight of the oils in that part. And, I used a green colorant. So, the soap that came from this part of the mixture turned brown about a week later. The soaps that came from the other part of the mixture...

Please check out my new blog and let me know what you think about bar qualities, smoke points, delaying trace, the advantages and disadvantages of hot process, etc.... http://www.artisansoapclub.com/#!On-Purpose-and-By-Accident/c1n2q/554ffb8b0cf21fee137ddb8e

Do you guys think I could increase the bubbliness of a soap from a score of about 12 to more like 25 by using soda water instead of water to mix with the lye? What other liquids might increase bubbliness? I was considering trying champagne?