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I wanted to make lip balm with honey in it but after much research, it seems not advisable (if not impossible) without emulsifier and preservative. Some said they've successfully incorporated honey in lip balm by stirring and stirring until the balm cooled and hardened up. The recipe is pretty...

Which is your preferred/ recommended method? A. Add to water, add lye, overnight, filter (as lye solution) B. " but not filtered C. Add to water, overnight, filter, add lye (as lye solution) D. " but not filtered E. Add to water, overnight, filter, add to batter (as extra water) F. " but not...

I have like 3lbs of soaps with DOS, some pretty bad, some just a spot or two. Those with just few spots I'll use them myself but don't know what to do with those pretty bad ones. I've been using them to test cutters, planer, beveler, peeler, carving etc just playing around with them. It's such a...

lack of info about whipped salt bar. I'm planning to make some salt bars, cp whipped and flooded myself with questions I can't seem to find answer: When will you add the salt? How long it takes to unmold and cut? It's whipped, any difference from normal cp? How long will you let it cure...

Some oil/ honey pooled on top I hope will reabsorb before I cut. Soap in cupcake mold is sweating honey too. Partial gel and oily, OK, I can bear with that but what are those rough white blotches on the sides and bottom of the loaf??

I'm looking for EO/ EO blend that smell sweet (maybe like the smell of vanilla or honeydew). Any recommendations? I read somewhere about benzoin smells like vanilla?

this seems to be a popular method in china. i heard people refer to it as "south of france triple milled soap" (i translated from chinese). due to the process, the soap is selling triple the price of a regular handmade soap and many people swear by the "triple benefits". here's how the process...