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    Lye not dissolved

    it's all good. it's all good I looked on line didnt read just looked for people who had the same problem. I didnt have the intention to start any fight. I am sorry for this
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    Undissolved Lye Crystals

    wow I'm so glad I stumbled on your thread I love how awsome and incurging every one was one this.i got from my thred oh you made to much soap . I was referred to as a beginner after I had 1 bad batch with a soap I have made more then once. this was my first time making a soap with beer,coffie...
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    Lye not dissolved

    thanks lol this is not my 1st batch of soap iv been soaping for 2 +year ,know and this is the 1st time I have had this happen. So far I my journey of making soap.thanks .I made this soap last summer a few times introducing it to my line and didnt have a problem. this is my 1st time making...
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    Lye not dissolved

    this is a 2 lb batch I made this soap a few time just this to.e it didnt turn out :(
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    Lye not dissolved

    lye was waigh out at 337 g of liquid I had 110g of beer frozen 110 g of frozen coconut milk 115 g frozen coffie added 146g of lye over and stired till it melted. thank you I realised after I had read other comments it should have been a bit slushy I had cut open one my small bars and yip...
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    Lye not dissolved

    thank you for your help much appreciated . I was out on my balcony table was cold due to snow on it. I made this soap not in the winter befor . I had my liquids with the lye at 70 deg and my oils at 125 can I rewatch this soap ,not sure what to do with it .ill cut it tonight ot tomorrow and...
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    Lye not dissolved

    ah ok awsome thank you so much for tacking the time to leave a comment very appreciate st this time lol i was so upset yesterday .and figured I made this 3x befor waht I do lol
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    Lye not dissolved

    I was making a soap today that contained frozen coffie,frozen coconut milk and frozen beer .I stored my lye a few times as the it looked good as I got my oils to 125 and my lye liquid to 70 .I had modest as I mixed everything I saw little lumps I rubbed the batter around in my finger with...
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    Bath Bomb Questions

    I tryed clay this week same recipe and added 1-2 tsp and there still wet and does not dry out .i wondering if this has to do with getting my baking soda and my citric acid from a bulk store .instead of buying it in a box in e.g. Costco or my supplier
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    Bath Bomb Questions

    Powdery bath bombs gurrrr :headbanging:Has any one else use tapioca starch in bath bombs.i used it in my bombs they stay hard then for a few weeks .Then turn to bath dust .1 some times use arrowroot starch it seems to works better .my batch of bath bombs i made a weeks ago are ppwdery i can...
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    Soaping From Room Temperature

    Thank you for all the tips every one.
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    Soaping From Room Temperature

    I always wrape my mold 2x with old swetters .i soap in the morning and let them sit for overnight them cut them the next day . My soaps are 40% olive oil,42% coconut oil,6%shea,6%mango ,6%coco butter, I always fun the recipe threw a bramble berry calculator
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    Soaping From Room Temperature

    All the books and sights I have seen said to soap at 120f-130f I soap at 120 f lye water and 130 for my oils. I did a soap yesterday my lye at 98f and oils wet 120 it was was really soft when I cut it .has any one else had that is isue
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    Soaping with pumpkin

    Glycerin river :headbanging:
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    Soaping with pumpkin

    I feel like I'm having the word week ever .I made dead sea mud soap many times.i made a batch 2 days ago and I have glycerin rivers hurt.could this be to when I mixed it I used tap water .I did this to 2 soaps I made this week I made a dead sea mud and pepermint and a tea tree citrus I used...
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    Soaping with pumpkin

    I looked over my bars only 3 bars had chunks I pulled out .the rest of the bars I didn't see any chunks
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    Soaping with pumpkin

    I made a really nice batch of palm free pumkin puree soap . The problem I found when I cut the soap I found some of the bars had small chunks of pumkin in the bars .has this happen to any one? .what did you do to fix.? Will it go moldy ? Thanks lunna
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