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I have a question for those of you that shrink wrap. When do you do it? Right away, after a week or so, or when fully cured?

My last 4 batches have behaved differently than normal. I am using the same recipe, but the batches are not gelling well and I have to wait much longer to unmold. I can unmold and cut in 10-12 hours with my lard recipe. It usually gels easily as long as I throw a blanket over it. I've had two...

How are the outlines seen in some wall pours achieved? I can do a decent wall pour, but for the life of me, can't get the outlined look.

I have a question for those who use EOs. Do the slow the hardening of your soap in the mold? I did 2 1# batches yesterday using the following recipe: Lard 40% Olive 24% Coconut 15% Babassu 5% Almond 12% Castor 4% I use SL with my lye water, as well as silk & sugar. This batch used a...

We did a "Secret Santa" gift exchange at work today. One of my awesome coworkers gave me a 4# tub of lard! Perfect gift!

I did this batch of salt bars today. My recipe was 80% coconut oil 15% Olive Oil 5% Castor Oil 15% SF used 1/2 water, 1/2 coconut milk as liquid 40% salt per # of oil I cut this at about 3 hours and was real happy about how it cut, looks, and smells except for the spots a a few bars...

Lately it seems like I'm getting ash on every batch! My usual recipe is: 45% Lard 20% OO 10% Coconut 10% babassu 10% Rice Bran or Avocado 5% Castor I use half water/ half goat milk and add some sugar and silk to the lye water. I use a 30-33% lye solution , depending on what I'm...

I did a master batch to do two batches of a similar technique. I master batched the lye and oils and then separated them into 2 batches. I stirred both the oils and lye well to make sure they were well dispersed. The first batch had BBs Ginger Ale as a FO and I soaped at 80-90F. The second...

First time this has ever happened to me. I'd like to post my recipe and get some feedback or any ideas. Lard 34% OO 25% CO 18% Palm 12% Rice Bran Oil 8% Castor 3% 32% Lye Concentration, Soaped @ <100. Liquid was 1/2 H2O w/ lye and 1/2 Goat Milk in my oils. ( Do this in most of my...

I' m looking for a slab mold. Does anyone use acrylic molds. I was looking at the one from Soap Making Resource. I have his planer and LOVE it. Not sure about acrylic molds.....looking for advice. Thanks

I just started making lard soaps about 5 weeks ago. I haven't had one batch gel yet! Is that normal?

I want to use soap scraps to make sugar scrub cubes but I'm having a devil of a time getting my cured CP scraps to melt out. Any hints?

Oh, I think I'm in love. A soap you can formulate, make, mold, unmold, and cut all in one evening..... What's not to love. For someone that has SO much trouble waiting to unmold and cut this is so cool! I've never used one so now the only downside is waiting for the cure.

I'm pretty happy w / these. Second attempt and I got 3 out of 5 sets. This was a goat milk soap that I didn't gel. The only downside is my mold bowed so they really don't stand squared. That's why you can see bars on the side pushing them together.

I have an idea it's usually FO, but I'm just guessing. I have had several weepy batches. All of them absorbed and were fine after a few days, but I never really knew why they did that. Also, some days my curing soaps feel hard and dry and some days they seem a little damp.

I'm working on a project of a personal soap for my kids & grandkids. They told me what colors & scents they like & soap properties they wanted. Here are three of my eight. My youngest granddaughter wanted something pink & flowery. Younger son wanted a vegan bar that wasn't too dark. One of my...

I see lots of beautiful soaps using m&p embeds in cp soap. Is there any problem with the embeds sweating?

I started soaping in January and had incredible beginner's luck. Everything turned out great & I was learning lots of new techniques. Now I'm having problems.... Maybe too many changes too soon? My last 4 batches have been disappointing. One I just tossed, it was so bad. The others have been...

I've been lurking since I started soaping but finally decided to post a pic or two. Here are two of my new favorites