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Any tips for preventing ash after cutting soap? I have a soap that got ash as it cured, and I just cut a soap that is still pretty soft. I'm pretty sure it's going to ash, but I really don't want it too. It's a black soap =\

Hey everyone! I want to make a soap using buttermilk powder and I have some questions. I want to add sugar for help with bubbles, but doesn't the milk powder already have a bunch of sugar? I was also reading about how the buttermilk has lactic acid which turns into sodium lactate when it reacts...

I want to start adding some sugar to my soaps, how much are you supposed to add? And how do you add it? Thanks!

Could somebody give me some advice? I read an article that talked about sodium citrate in soap. So I bought some to start putting in my soap and I I tried using it the other night. It was a disaster. I ended up throwing my soap in the trash. I added it to my lye water, and it would not dissolve...

I have a recipe made that has an amount to fit my mold. I want to make cupcake soaps and I need the recipe to be a bit larger so I know I'll have enough frosting. Is there a way that I can put in my current recipe and then make soap calc make adjustments to give me a certain weight? Thanks for...

Does anybody know where I can find a decent 2-3 pound slab mold, preferably with a silicone liner? I've found a couple on Etsy that seem very well made and have great reviews, but they don't come with liners. I'm not really comfortable with having to take the mold apart to get the soap out, I'm...

I found a recipe in a book that I really want to expand on and make it my main recipe. It's a green tea soap. You're supposed to use green tea instead of water when you mix your lye. It calls for almond oil, avocado oil, coconut oil and olive oil. I ran it through soap calc and it's going to be...

Last night I finally made my first batch of cold process soap! I really wanted to go all out and make some pretty swirled soap, but I'm glad I didn't. Adding fragrance and color was enough, almost too much LOL. I made a post a few weeks ago asking a few questions and I just want to say how much...

I've been making melt and pour soaps for a few years now and I've finally worked up the courage to try out cold process. I ordered ingredients last night, and I've been watching a lot of videos and reading articles, but I have questions. 1. Can anybody recommend a good video, website, or even a...

Tonight I'm going to be making a swirling melt and pour loaf and I want to add glitter in the white soap. The base I'm using isn't a suspension base. Will the glitter suspend since it is so small and light weight or will it sink to the bottom? If it will sink how do I keep it from sinking? Any...

Hi everyone! I'm new to soap making and last night I made my first soap using melt and pour. I used a goat milk base from Our Earth's Secrets that I got off of Amazon. I haven't used it yet, but I plan on it today. Does anybody have any experience with this base? Does it hold up well over...