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Yes, I was asking about adding Fragrance to the oils before mixing in the lye. I never pour oil into the lye water. Thank you all. I am going to try it with my next batch. I wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to ruin the batch doing it that way. Shunt2011, I am afraid my soap won't...

I have seen people post that they add their color and FO/EO to their oils and mix before adding the lye and bringing to trace. Does that always work? Does it affect the way the soap turns out or the time it takes to trace? For fragrances that tend to greatly accelerate trace, does the batch...

Lol. I know exactly how that is! If I don't have enough supplies to make my soaps I will see what I do have and figure out what I can try to make. I am addicted! But take heart-unscented soaps are popular around my area and surely people will want them for exactly that reason.

The advice I got for the ratio that I used was not on this forum, but you are correct-it was about 40%. I used a little more water than what was suggested but apparently that's not working for me. I wasn't aware that the reduction of water would make it trace so much faster! I will try a few...

Dorymae, I was trying to avoid glycerin rivers, not make it set faster. I used a ratio that other soap makers used to keep glycerin rivers from forming. I will up the water-maybe try 10% less than my original recipe and just keep bumping it down until it works.

It was a recipe I had used before and had no problem other than glycerin rivers. I did the water discount using some advice from other soapers but they may not have taken into account that it was lavender EO/FO. The lye to oil ratio was fine so it is not lye heavy. There are no lye pockets. I...

I used 11.8 oz NaOH and 18 oz water. Big water discount. I mixed at about 105 degrees. And thank you! That explains the scent. If it ever happens again maybe I can add more scent before putting back in the mold.

I made a batch of lavender soap and reduced the water used. I used: Olive. 40.4% Coconut 17.5% Palm 17% Castor 3.2% Lavender EO/FO blend. 4oz (8 lb batch) I added the fragrance at trace, blended for a few seconds, then added the kaolin clay and TD. The soap seized almost immediately. I...

Thank you all. The soap smells wonderful. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when it is fully cured and shrinks. I will reduce my water.

Lol. I agree. I wouldn't rebatch anything unless there was no other way to save the soap. I think I might try the same recipe and put it in the fridge or freezer to see if that works. If not, then I will delete the TD. If that fails then I will try adjusting the Palm oil maybe? Or a...

I had to go double check my TD to make sure I ordered the right one. It is for oil. I guess I won't be using any TD if it causes that. I am going to try a batch without it and see what happens. Thanks for the links. Great information.

Thank you so much! I am very happy that the batch is ok. I will cut out the TD next time.

i just made my first batch of lavender soap. It did not appear to go through the gel phase that I could see. I used titanium dioxide, kaolin clay, and lavender ultramarine. The recipe I used: Olive 34.2 oz Coconut 23.4 oz Palm 22.7 oz Castor 4.3 oz Water 29 oz NaOH 11.8 oz...