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So I zap tested at a week, and it was perfectly fine. It had the cooling effect of menthol, but nothing at all zappy about it. My business partner and I have decided that those 2 pours won't be enough, so we're going to do 2 more pours. My plan is to sell the upcoming ones (which, fingers...

Update: the soap looks perfectly fine. Layer #3 is a little thinner than the other layers, but otherwise, you wouldn't know something is off about that layer if you weren't told. It's the same color as the first white layer, and it set up just fine. Poking at it, it's about the same firmness as...

My recipe, when done correctly, has an 8% SF. I am not sure on the fat in the goat milk, since it is my own goat milk. In general, the fat content of goat milk is similar to that of cow's milk, so it should be in the 3-6% range. The SF of my recipe does not take the fat of the goat's milk into...

I officially made my first soapy mistake today. I guess it was bound to happen after so many years without an issue. I'm posting this under beginners in case it helps someone else who is just getting started. I make cold process goat milk soap. We're right in the middle of pouring 25 batches...

Stay away from HP. A lot of people like them, and they're great in the sense that you can get a lot of computer for not a lot of money, but the hardware, the actual laptop itself, is built very poorly. My first HP stopped taking a charge after 3 years and could only be run while it was...

I saw a soaper's video on YouTube just a couple weeks ago that used sea water for the liquid and included sand (I can try to find it again if anybody is really dying to see it). The bars came out looking lovely. So at least 2 of your 3 ingredients should be great. I'd be curious to hear what...

I'm not sure about using just the milk fat. I imagine it could be used, but cmzaha's concerns would deter me, personally. In Alaska, you can sell goat milk for pet consumption. The only thing they require you to do is to put this special dye in it. It's harmless to consume but deters most...

Interesting, KristaY. 2% for a 50/50, so approximately 4% on a fully CM recipe. That's a far cry from the 14% I read about! It would appear that I could simply knock the SF down by a couple percent and be just fine. Dixiedragon - I was actually 105 in Fairbanks last week, but that is uncommon...

Alright, it sounds like I'm completely overthinking this. My only concern was one article I read where the guy said that using 100% coconut milk raised his SF by 14%. It sounds though like maybe it's not quite that bad. I'll put some more thought into whether to just go for it (after reducing my...

Thanks snappyllama. I actually make goat milk soaps. That's currently all that I do, but I'm looking to do this one as a non-goat milk and use coconut milk instead. Goat milk has such a low fat content though that I don't really feel the need to account for it. Coconut milk has a much higher...

Oh yes, yet another coconut milk thread. I wouldn't be surprised if I get asked for clarification. I'm going to do my best to articulate what I'm trying to figure out. I've gone back and read many threads on using coconut milk (wow, there's a lot of them!), and looked at a few links that were...

This is probably a boring answer, but if they aren't skin safe, could they be used in something like a reed diffuser? I was going to suggest making incense, but alcohol based fragrance + fire may not equal a good idea.

I've never heard of washing with alcohol. Can I ask what purpose that serves? Everyone seems to be suggesting increasing my lye concentration. I'm certainly thankful for the suggestions, but I think I'll just seal with plastic, and beyond that, just live with the ash and wash later, if...

I've used my CP soap on my hair exactly once and did not like it at all. I was on a trip and forgot to pack my shampoo. I figured I'd just go buy some the next day, but I wanted a shower the night that I landed, so I tried to just use my soap. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but it left...

It really looks to me like your milk just go too hot. I've never gotten them quite that orange (the darkest I've gotten was a couple shades lighter than that), so take my words with a grain of salt, but they should still be usable. If you are a believer in the properties of raw goat milk, then...

Not trying to beat a dead horse here, just hoping that my semesters of chemistry might provide a little something for a change. As topofmurrayhill hill mentioned, the solubility of gases in a liquid goes up as the temperature of the liquid goes down. This is why if you open a soda from the...

Thank you, Teresa! That's exactly the sort of thing I was interested in. Oh my goodness, your soaps are gorgeous. I guess I've never seen a side-by-side of a soap colored with mica vs. oxides/ultramarines. Now I'm more excited than ever to get my micas and try them out. That's a good, simple...

Luckily for my soap, my interests in experimenting with colorants doesn't extend to botanicals (yet). I'm really excited to get my micas and try them. Among other colors, I got 2 shades of purple because, well, after years of using ultramarine blue and brick red oxides to make purple ... I...

I'm sure a topic like this has been created before, but I did a search and made it through the first 150 results without finding what I'm looking for. So I've always used pigments (primarily oxides) in my CP. I just purchased a few little bags of mica from Nurture to give them a try. I'm...

This may not be of much use to you. I can't tell you with your particular blend, but I pre-mix my base oils in gallon jugs. I take one afternoon to mix up 8-10 gallons of it for later use. My oils are olive, coconut, sweet almond, and palm. I have not noticed any separating. Is it something that...