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thanks! I cooked another batched at 170 for an hour and I swear it was perfect I thought I figured out the secret! must remember that all oils are different! I also messed this batch up a week ago on a smaller scale by not retaining enough heat afterwards (I think). so I must have over...

true! so I cold processed oils at 110 lye at 115, oven processed for an hour at 170. pulled it out the top was all bubbly and not the right color, picked at it a little and the bubbly not the right color stuff was a film that easily peeled off to reveal the color I was expecting underneath. I...

hey maybe a dumb question but is it possible for lye to cool to quickly? had a weird thing happen this is the only thing different thing I can think of!

thanks still new and getting used to le forum

I have a batch that I don't think I retained enough heat after the pour and it's not setting up or curing the way this recipe normally does for me. i'm thinking it's because I haven't made it since winter and i'm not doing a good enough job keeping it hot. I read about putting it in the oven...

hey all I want to give a yogurt bar a try! I have some yogurt frozen into ice cube trays, some diluted with water, some just yogurt. I figured I'd do it like I do goats milk, add the lye to the cubes slowly. But looking online couldn't find anything too helpful. Some say to just add yogurt in at...

hey thanks ya'll! My reply may have been a bit gruff as well. I can be sensitive!! Thanks for the well wishes!

yeah I wasn't expecting any negative feedback. I do make soap at home. all the time. I was just happy to have someone who's made a life out of making and selling to observe and learn from. and get some nice soaps (sorry if you don't like whole foods soaps I don't shop there but hers are nice)...

This post offers no advice or discussion BUT a wonderful thing happened to me today! I was able to meet with a local very established soap maker in my town! My town is not known for it's diversity or organic type thinking so meeting someone like this was great in and of it's itself. She sells...

I've been using EO's but not too happy myself. Was hoping it was possible to get something to smell good for a long time without switching to FO's :(

i'm sure this has been asked and answered but I had trouble searching for this in the forum. is there any real way to make my scent last without using fragrance oils? is there such a thing as 100% natural fragrance oils that are different than essential oils? I've also tried coffee and tea...

I used coffee instead of water and cinnamon bark EO and the smell was so overwhelming at first but after the cure it's a nice pleasant smell. the anticipation of waiting for the final result is still a killer for me! must mediate for patience!

yes the mess in the sink is another concern! so what do you think about just using tea in place of water and no leaves?

I have a couple of questions for the more seasoned soapers here first I love using herbal tea in place of water in my soap, and while i'm still working out the most efficient way to buy my essential oils I had the thought to add the crushed tea leaves at trace before the pour in hopes it would...

Thanks everyone!

Hey all i'm new to this forum! I'm Brittany from VA and I have been making soap for about 6 months and have eventual plans to sell at local craft shows and maybe make a second job out of it! i'm happy I found this forum because I have so many unanswered questions, it'll be nice to have this...

have not but I sure will!

hey sorry new to this forum hey sorry all not too savvy on how to use this forum yet so any tips are appreciated! yes I was asking about essential oils (I thought I was in an EO thread place thing?) I make so much soap i'm just blasting through my oils so I was asking others what cost effective...

thanks! i'm new here so if i'm doing this wrong, please let me know. but thanks for the new direction suggestion, I just made a theoretical shopping cart haha I think it's a pretty good value for 100$ as far as quantity so thanks a lot for the suggestion!

I use so much! I have been reading up on making my own, but seems like a huge project. Scary stuff about unreliable oils all over the net. What the best medium range priced oils anyone's used? :)