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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...

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

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...

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...