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Hi, I've seen the term used a lot when referring to soaps and I've been wondering what it meant? Sorry if that's a stupid question (also I wasn't sure what forum to put this in) Thanks! Rebecca

Hi, I'm a relatively new soap maker and have recently been trying to make soap with my housemate. We are both vegetarian and live in a communal house with 6 other people, all of whom try our best to live in an environmentally conscious way. I made a coffee soap recipe a few years ago...

Hi! I'm relatively new to soap making... did it a couple of times a few years ago (only once with success) and a couple of times this year, with my friend. Our most recent soap that we made last week used camomile tea as the liquid, and we included camomile and jasmine essential oils...

Hi, I'm not new here but I haven't made any soap for a few years and even then, I only tried a couple of times (once successfully) so I need a little help with a recipe I just made! My friend and I decided to make a recipe from "The Handmade Soap Book" by Melinda Coss. Thing is, we couldn't...

Welll because I'm currently in rented accomodation, and I already had a slight surface-stripping crisis at home when I accidentally flung lye all over the kitchen, I've had to settle for slightly less dangerous and corrosive crafts. So I thought I'd try my hand at bath bombs! I went and...

Hello! Because I am extremely inefficient and inexperienced at soapmaking, I thought I'd share some of the other things I make in the meantime. Currently I've been working on these: I didn't make the shoes (thought I'd love to know how, along with everything else ever) but I made all the...

hiiii. I'm not new on here, I just haven't been on for a very long time. Uni has kept me busy, also I am in rented accomodation so I am slightly wary of bringing lye and stuff into it in case I set off the fire alarm or damage anything, so I haven't made any soap for a LONG time. So far I have...

Hi! I have an odd question to ask - has anyone ever made an aniseed or liquorice fragranced soap (not necessarily both) , and if so - are they good scents to use or are they a bit... weird? I'm asking because it is mother's day soon and I want to make a soap for my mum. She likes aniseed and...

I made another soap! I put it into the moulds at around 11 last night (it is now 4:00pm) so I am now just waiting for it to harden. I have the clingfilm on there because I read somewhere that it would stop soda ash from forming. Thing is, I'm worried it may affect the time it takes the soap...

Hi, I was wondering if you can use things made of glass as moulds? I found these cute little dishes which I think would make great soap moulds. For those of you who live in the UK (and perhaps other places, I dunno if you can get these anywhere else) there's these puddings called Gü (the...

I got accepted into Art college! :) And the one I really want to go to! I am quite astounded that they liked me enough to take me on! :P It's kind of my dream so I'm so happy about it and I'd just like to share it with someone who isn't panicking madly over their own university applications...

Hello! I am a newbie at soap making (I've only made one batch so far!) and am planning to make my next one soon. I am following a recipe from a book like I did with my previous soap, HOWEVER... when I uploaded my last recipe I was told that I should try my next with 5% lye discount as my...

My first ever soap is finally finished! I made it this weekend using CP and a recipe for kitchen soap from a book - I have to say, it was SO FUN. I did get a little bit worried when it didn't seem to be thickening at all, and even seemed to be separating in between stirring, but then it suddenly...

I made some CP soap yesterday, it's been in the mould for about 24 hours and I just went and checked to see if it was set. The thing is - I can't tell! I can make a slight indent in it if I press really quite hard, and when I pull the edges of the mould (I used a flexible plastic box) it makes a...

Hi! I'm hoping to attempt to make soap for the first time soon, using a cold process recipe for a plain, white soap that I got from a book (The Handmade Soap Book by Melinda Coss, for the record.) I want to do a simple soap first in case it doesn't work, so I'll just be using fat, lye and water...

Hellooo. I just joined yesterday, haven't actually made any soap yet but I thought I could show you some of the cakes I make. :) They are not very professional as I like to mess about and am far too tempted by food colouring, but they look quite cool anyway! My friend and I developed a way...

Hello! I'm Rah. :) I'm 17, in my last year of school and am hoping to go onto uni to study Art Foundation. I love making things, and recently I suddenly decided I wanted to learn to make soap, so I decided to join this forum for when I inevitably need help. I haven't actually tried making...