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The best thing you can do is use a bar at 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, and so on. This will let you see the dramatic impact a good cure can have on your soap. It is a real learning experience and a bit fun. Robert

Essential Depot wire cutter and 12 drying racks. Robert

How do you make one? Robert

My soap room has carpet on the floor, I am terrified of when I drop some oil or other substance on it and can't get it cleaned up. I have been soaping for little over a year and the only thing I have spilled on the floor was a bottle of fragrance oil. I got it clean up ok. You are only human...

I soap at 110 degrees f and have no problem with the beeswax. I make sure it all melts and then stick blend it in before adding the lye. Robert

I recycle it. Never had a problem. Robert

Does anyone have a list of the different swirls and such with description of the technique I can get. Things like the Clyde Slide, etc. Thanks, Robert

I put two teaspoons of beeswax in my soaps and never get ash. Works a treat. Robert

Ice cream scoop, check your local dollar store, that is where I got mine. Robert

If you really want to use it (I would as it is a good selling point) you could always have it tested. I can get things tested here in California for around $30.00. I think it would be a good investment. People like local and natural. Robert

Do you have a vacuum sealer? Try that. Robert

Tina Moenck's Soap Making Handbook Volume 1 http://www.naturalsudsnmore.com/#!ebooks/cvnt $29.95 and worth every printable penny. This is the best book on soap making available and I have most of them. Robert

My vote is lard. It just makes the most awesome of soap. Robert

It turned out really nice. I am going to try other veggie waters next year. Carrot, tomatoes ( green & red), beet and some others. I can use my vitamin to turn just about any veggie in to water. What do you think is best raw or cooked? Robert

I was canning cucumber relish this last weekend and noticed a large amount of juice coming out of the ground cucumbers so I made soap with the juice. I used 100% cucumber juice in place of water, the lye turned it orange but it worked great. I now have a nice batch of lightly orange cucumber...

So sure we getting our own calculator? Robert

You'all seem to be talking about cp. what about hp? Adding at the very last St the lowest temperature you can still work with? Is it just the citrus doesn't last or does the soap making process kill it, what part of the process us killing it and can it be worked around? Robert

Exfoliant Robert

Has any one ever mixed clear melt and pour with cold process soap batter in the hopes your final soap has a more translucent look to it? I am thinking 50/50. Robert

I never thought is using aquarium ocean mix. That is actually a good idea as you can make it with distilled water, and control how briny it is and you don't have to worry about impurities and contamination. Thank you I like that. Robert