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  1. Makayla

    Discouraging comments from others on your CP soaps?

    That's very informative, thank you! Thank you for the recipe, too. I really wanted one with cocoa butter and you provided it. I agree with this, I'm not the one who constantly wants to hear praise just for the sake of being praised. It's totally fine for me to hear negative comments...
  2. Makayla

    Discouraging comments from others on your CP soaps?

    That's a really good idea. I don't know why I didn't think of this before. I'm definitely getting a bar of soap from the store just to compare. Also, I doubt many people who are from where I live are on this site, sadly. Thanks. This is another good idea - to make smaller batches. Haha...
  3. Makayla

    Discouraging comments from others on your CP soaps?

    Thank you for your encouraging comment! And you are right. As for palm olein, I read that it's different from the palm oil and needs to be calculated differently too. While I don't know if you can really use it as a replacement, I remember reading that it's not as good in soaps, but then again I...
  4. Makayla

    Discouraging comments from others on your CP soaps?

    Thank you for the recipe, Susie. I'll definitely give it a try when I can. I don't have castor oil, though. Oils like coconut and castor are very expensive and I can't really afford them most of the time. I did use coconut oil in one of my soaps but I've yet to try it out. However, I managed to...
  5. Makayla

    Discouraging comments from others on your CP soaps?

    Thanks, everyone. I guess the main problem for me is that there are not many different oils I can use. Everything else is way too expensive to make it worth it. I can't even get the palm oil where I live (all there is is palm olein). It feels like all of the oils I use are high in oleic acid...
  6. Makayla

    Discouraging comments from others on your CP soaps?

    I'm not exactly sure where to put this kind of thread - and I apologize if it's the wrong place to put something like this. But it is in regard to CP soap, so here goes. I've made about 5 CP soaps so far, I am a total beginner, but so far there was nothing wrong with the soaps (nothing major...
  7. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    Oh, wow, I had no clue the commercial soap was made so differently! I found out that the soap dish I use actually does have the "draining function" (wow I'm a newbie), but it doesn't look like it would drain too well. Also, regarding the original question of the topic, I just used my second...
  8. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    No, it's really not in any kind of well drained soap dish. I don't have one, so I can't really think of a way to keep it dry between uses that isn't too complicated. So it is because of it being wet constantly? I wonder why this kind of thing doesn't happen with commercial soap?
  9. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    So, I have an update and a new question on the same soap. After using it for a while, the soap started to become very white-ish and strange looking. Small flakes of it fall apart when I take it in hands. Here are the pictures: http://imgur.com/a/7rLtH Does anyone know why this would happen?
  10. Makayla

    Hello!

    Thanks to all of you! Just browsing through the forum for a while, I did not only find a lot of great information, but it also seems there are a lot of people here with a great sense of humor. I'm really glad I joined.
  11. Makayla

    Where to store while curing...?

    I worried about this too because I really have no other place to cure my soaps but in a cold room. I'm not exactly sure about the temperature or humidity but I think the temperature might as well even go below freezing or just be close to that point, because it really is cold and it's never...
  12. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    I have to say reading everyone's responses was very interesting. I didn't expect to get so many replies discussing this topic, and because I am very curious about it - I'm thankful to everyone who posted. @IrishLass Reading your post was so amazing. Not to mention how funny it was...
  13. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    Yeah, I did use sunflower oil at about 25%, so I guess with olive oil that really adds up to the oleic acid. And I'll keep your advice in mind. I'm especially curious to see how my 100% lard soap will work out.
  14. Makayla

    Hello!

    Thanks, everyone! Will do, thank you. I'm glad I found this place, too. That's good to hear! It's such an interesting and fun hobby, I can't believe I didn't even hear about it before.
  15. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    Thanks for that info. I'll definitely let them cure longer, then. I just heard that 4 weeks is enough even for soaps made with olive oil. The other soaps I made did have lard in them so I hope that helps. I'm pretty sure it was 40%. I have the recipe written on a piece of paper which is...
  16. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    Ah, all right. I'm really relieved to hear that it's normal and nothing to worry about. I just never read anywhere that it would act like this, so it surprised me. I did make my other soaps with more lard mixed in (I can't really find palm oil or coconut oil to buy anywhere where I live), so I'm...
  17. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    I had no clue it would act like that! A part of me is already so relieved because what your video shows is, I guess, similar to what my soap does. But just to be sure, I took the pictures of the soap: (all links are direct) http://i.imgur.com/3BJMETB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9HSPnTE.jpg
  18. Makayla

    Hello!

    Thank you! I'll definitely post some pictures in the future. I already made 3 CP soaps and they look good - and I hope will be good to use too.
  19. Makayla

    CP soap forms oily substance after first being used? Need help.

    So, I made my first soap about 4 weeks ago. All went well, it cured for 4 weeks and I first used it a few days ago. What happens is that after its first contact with water, it forms A LOT of this oily substance (glycerin??) all over it. You can scrape the oiliness off it, but it forms again...
  20. Makayla

    Hello!

    Thank you! I live in Croatia.
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