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Thanks Obsidian for the tips, I'll try and dig out the chunk and see if I can get a better description (I'm at work now so it will be later tonight). I only made the soap about 4 days ago, will it lather this soon? I wondered about doing the zap test but I'm too chicken as I don't like the...

Hi Shunt2011, Yes I did melt the coconut oil first, I thought the same thing and wondered if it had somehow hardened too quickly when I added the lye (unsure if that's even possible). I got the recipe from a place here in Australia who run soap making courses and use this recipe in their...

Thanks so much guys! Sorry I didn't know how much detail to put in my post initially :-) So it was a Cold Process soap that I made, and I stick blended it. The recipe was: 300gm Olive Oil 300gm Rice Bran Oil 300gm Coconut Oil 100gm Sunflower Oil 140gm Sodium Hydroxide (lye/caustic soda) 380gm...

Hi all, I'm Debbie, from Wollongong in Australia, and this is my first post here and also I have just made my first ever batch of soap. Something went wrong and I'm not sure what, so I was hoping someone may be able to help me troubleshoot. I used Olive Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Coconut Oil and...