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I was hoping that would be the answer! Thanks so much!!

A year ago I made my very first batch of soap and everything went perfectly! (yeah). So just yesterday, I grabbed all my equipment from the basement, found an online soap calculator and went to work on another batch. Thing is, once I hit the trace stage with a temperature of around 125F I poured...

Ask and you shall receive, here is a pic of the test batch. Sorry the pic is so large and turned sideways. I purchased the lime leaf on Amazon and it was pre-ground to a very fine powder. Turns out lime leaf powder is used in Thai cooking as a spice.

So I did my test batch of ground lime leaf exfoliating soap and the results are in! Drum roll please! The soap kept all of the color of the lime leaf, and is nice and hard as desired. However, the ground lime leaf is just too fine to get any noticeable exfoliation of the skin. Bumber. But that...

Well, I love the feedback on this thread, and thanks to all for your two cents. Or a nickel whatever you pitched in :) The ground lime leaf is extremely fine, and I do worry it may be to fine to exfoliate well so a test is in order as was suggested. I have a 2 lb mold that I can cut in half...

I have a recipe all set that makes 4 lbs of HP soap. But I want to include ground lime leaf as an exfoliant. My question is how much lime leaf to add per lb. Any suggestions? Cheers Bill

Small World Hi DeeAnna, I drive through Ute a lot on my way to and from Sioux City. It is indeed a small world. I grew up here but left in 1977 to join the Navy. I just moved back about 8 years ago.

Infused Oil So if calendula infused oil is used in making hp soap does the color survive saponification?

Many Thanks Thanks to everyone who replied here, It has been very helpful. Earlene, I like your approach doing some testing by grinding some calendula leaves and comparing the end result with other exfoliating materials. I will do that today and report back. Also, you talked about...

There is a moron in all of us I can't say for sure if the shea will fix your batch, but don't feel too bad. Each of us in turn play the part of a moron at some point. Whether it be making a batch of soap or sending a flaming email to the wrong person (yep, I've done that). mistakes are like...

Hi all, I am getting geared up to make some Calendula infused HP soap. I took a quick look on the Internet to see how other people were doing the same thing hoping I could learn a thing or two. Well, what I found out is that other people are adding the Calendula by infusing into one or all...

Stick Blender with Aluminum Splash Guard The stick blender I was using is a Bamix. They are very high quality, I have had mine for 20 years or so. Just don't use one to make soap right. I ordered a new one from Amazon yesterday just to make soap with.

I just finished a small test batch of liquid soap and wound up with a considerable amount of unsaponified fatty acids clouding my soap. I am quite certain I calculated the amount of KOH and water correctly, so I doubt that is the problem. I did however experience an unexpected problem during...