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Can no-stir palm oil be substituted for regular palm oil? Do they have the same saponification value? Thank you in advance for your advice

A beginner's mistake. Added wrong amount of oil. can this soap be saved? 9.6 oz coconut oil 9.6 oz palm oil (should have been 6.4 oz) 15.04 oz olive oil 0.64 oz cocoa butter 4.5 oz lye 10.45 oz water Thanks in advance for your help

I've been soaping for about two years. Strictly hobby--no sales. Recently I made a bar of peppermint soap (using peppermint essential oil) with the same recipe I've been using for most of my other soap. I wanted to keep this soap really white so I put it in freezer to avoid gel phase. It...

Made a batch of CP soap scented with Lavender Surplus fragrance oil (Brambleberry) Also used their colorant (Radiant Plum) Looked fine when I poured it but developed significant white areas (and a grainy texture) as it was sitting in (silicon) molds. Made another batch of this...

I made a batch of soap with a brambleberry fragrance I just loved--Crisp Anjou Pear. It's been drying for about 6 or 7 weeks. Brought a bar into my shower to try it and the fragrance is almost gone! I't been making the room where it was drying smell great all this time! So, lesson to...

Had my first overheating situation today. based on the photos i found on this forum the cracking down the middle represents overheating. I did cover and insulate my soap (which i always do unless it's a milk or beer soap) Any thoughts on why and how to avoid? Do you need my recipe to...

I've read several posts which refer to ghost swirl. Can someone explain to me what that is and how you achieve it? Thanks.

I haven't been happy with the vanilla scent I've used--not strong or sweet enough Can anyone recommend a great vanilla FO? I should mention this is for cold process soap. Thanks in advance

Can someone suggest a good recipe to be used for making a swirled soap? Some of the soaps I've made go to trace very quickly, and I need time to play with the colors! Brambleberry does sell a mix for this but I prefer to mix my own oils. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Still very new at this--about 8 batches (including one epic fail) under my belt but still finding myself surprised by results! I had made a batch of soap I (and friends and family) really liked. It's a goat milk soap. Recipe as follows: 9 oz coconut oil 21 oz olive oil 9 oz goat milk...

I've just ordered some test strips (because I'm just not brave enough to do a zap test!) I've read that the proper pH of cured soap should be 9-10. Do you folks agree?

I made honey soap today. Recipe as follows: 10.2 oz olive oil, 8.4 oz coconut oil, 5.7 oz. palm oil, 1.5 oz castor oil, 2.7 oz. sunflower oil, 1.5 oz cocoa butter, 4.23 oz lye, 9.9 oz distilled water 1.3 oz fragrance 2 tbsp honey all seemed to be going well. i didn't want it to gel so i...

I'm on my fourth batch of soap (so I'm still very much a novice). I tried swirling two colors together. I was so afraid of them getting too thick to swirl that I think I didn't stir them enough. Anyway, 48 hours later they are still not firm enough to remove from mold. Do I just need more...

I'm very new to cold process soapmaking. I've heard of people using titanium oxide to whiten the soap. How is this done? Is titanium oxide a powder? Any help would be much appreciated.

I want to add oatmeal to my next batch of goat's milk soap. How fine should it be ground, and what's the best method for doing this? Thanks in advance.