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I make my own transparent soap, I'm also a CP soaper, I have seen some beautiful soaps that look like there is a layer of sand on the bottom (I'm assuming CP) and then some MP soap on top that looks like water. My question is, if I make my own CP soap for the bottom and then make some of my own...

Has anyone purchased FO's from Just Scents? I'm looking for a Jolly Rancher type green apple. Also, best prices for TD? The place that has a really good price is of course out of stock :( Thank you!

I've become intrigued by the prospect. I've read what I can find on the forum about it. I have a recipe from "The Everything Soapmaking Book" (3rd edition) by Alicia Grosso. I have not tried it yet, and wondered if anyone has any input or advice about it? I would appreciate any and all...

I have rendered some deer fat, I have over 7 pounds! I have read the forums from a few years back where some people made deer tallow soap and wanted to ask: One poster used a 7% SF, is there an advantage to upping the SF? Is this specific to deer tallow? I make a 50% lard soap with a 5 %...

Hi All, Forgive me if this has been answered. I am planning to make a CP shave soap recipe. Can I pour this directly into those 4 oz glass mason jars? The wide mouth kind is what I was hoping to use. Please advise. Thank you!

Hi All, I am looking for a good lavender FO that doesn't misbehave or discolor. I have not had the best luck with the last one I used, it made my bar a funny texture and discolored. I was able to HP with it and it worked fine. But I need one that behaves well in CP. Anyone have any good...

Happy Wet Soap Wednesday! I poured this soap today and my daughter wanted to swirl the top so bad! Of course I turned over the skewer :)

Somewhere recently on a thread I saw that a particular sunflower oil was HO. There was a photo and I have searched and searched until I now have a headache :( I have "Authentic Menu Pure Sunflower Oil" from WM, it does not say "HO" on it but it says suitable for frying. Can anyone tell me if...

I read a thread about rendering fat and printed out the instructions given by lionprincess, I do believe this thread was a few years old, and before I dive in and start to render some venison fat that DH has had in the freezer since last season, I thought I'd see if anyone has any more...

DH is making me some wooden shelves for the wall, I am looking for something to line them with to keep the soap off the wood and allow air flow so it can cure without having to turn the soaps. What do you think of this bar mat? Will it work...

BB has this recipe on their website: 10 oz coconut oil 10 oz palm oil 12 oz olive oil 4 oz coffee butter 12 oz water 5.1 oz lye for a three pound batch When I run it through soapcalc, there is no spot for coffee butter. Does anyone know about it? I have some and would like...

I just realized that I left out .95 oz of castor oil in my batch of soap! Ughhhh! :headbanging: I normally make a smaller batch and I guess out of habit I did the .75 instead of the 1.70 in the larger batch. Is this going to make a huge different in my soap? Please let me know what to be...

I have strained some bacon fat and wanted to use it in soap. Has anyone done this before? I did a forum search and came up with one thread, but I wondered if anyone has actually done it and if the bacon fat smell carries into the finished soap or if an FO will mask it? ETA: I've did some...

I really want to make this soap with Snow Witch FO from Mad Oils. Does anyone know what this pour is? How to achieve this look? Thank you!

I am looking to upgrade my current curing shelves. I have done searches on the forum that have come up with some photo bucket thing, and I can't see the pictures, and all the comments about how awesome the shelves are! :headbanging: Does anyone have any photos of their current shelving...

I am planning to make a pumpkin puree soap. I have a recipe but nowhere does it say that I need to subtract the 2 oz of water and swap it for the 2 oz of pumpkin puree. Do I need to do that? I would think it would just be too soupy if I used my normal 33% lye concentration and then added in...

My sister in law has asked me to teach a friend of hers how to make soap. I don't want to do it and by no means do I consider myself even the least bit qualified. She wants me to haul all my soaping stuff up to Wisconsin (3 hour drive one way). How do I nicely say no? I told her I'd think...

I am not sure how to describe this. I have been making soap for 2 years. Mostly with the same recipe. One batch my husband and I both have found that when rinsing it off it feels like we have hard water again. Does this make sense? Normally with soft water and my soap there is a slippery...

Hi all, I just spent a week doing RAGBRAI, a bottle of Jager was passed around the circle and some of my fellow teammates said I should make a soap with Jager in it. Is this possible? I know I'd need to boil it to get rid of the alcohol, what do you all think? I'm thinking it would color...

Hi all, I have a recipe from Soap Queen that calls for 1 oz of coffee oil. Who knew there was such a thing? Well, it's 10 bucks an ounce before shipping! So I wanted to skip the coffee oil and don't know what to replace it with if anything? Thanks for the help!