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A while back I made a small batch of soap - here's what went in (sorry for no exact recipe, I can look it up if it's important): 50% olive oil (organic, extra virgin) 50% coconut oil (organic, virgin) 8% superfat Sodium hydroxide (from a soap supplier) Distilled water 1/4 tsp goat's...

I'm hoping that some of the more long-time soapers can offer their opinions and/or experience here -- right now I'm definitely feeling the effects of being a noob :) I'm somewhat of an experimenter. I've made a bunch of my own recipes (formulas? Blends?) on SoapCalc and tried a couple small...

https://imgur.com/gallery/yszko Hoping that pasting in the imgur link works... if not, mods, please feel free to delete the post. Internet savvy, I am not. Assuming this works, some info: Palm free, organic, vegan recipe. I guess I got feeling fancy :D. It's an olive oil base, with other...

Hi everyone! Happy Thanksgiving to my neighbours to the south :D Because I'm a new soaper, I've basically been constantly experimenting for the last few months. I'm starting to figure out what works well for me, and also what I like personally. Turns out I like really hard, glossy...

Hehe geeky double entendre -- the hobby is awesome, yes, but also look -- rocks, made from soap! I had all these cold process soap scraps from trimming my bars, and didn't know what to do with them. Initially I just made soap balls -- scraps make neat little planets for space-soap. My son...

My first time attempting the secret feather technique, and my 14th batch ever :) Scented in 'Pear Fantasy'. Mmm. The recipe is high in palm and PKO, so it sets up fast and isn't super easy to work with, but the soap is sooo silky. I haven't been making soap long enough to see what this recipe...

Since I did say if there was any change I would post a pic, and we're still talking about this weird experiment I made over in the lye forum, so here is the funky wavy bar I have curing in our ensuite bathroom. It almost seems like the lighter/more translucent part, which I assumed was...

I bought some goat milk powder. I have read that I can mix it with the water and make milk, freeze it, add the lye and make goat milk soap that way... or I can just add the same amount of powder to the oils, as you would add clay or oatmeal. Will the results be different? I can't seem to find...

Hi guys! I just attempted my first rainbow soap. I feel a bit like the little smilie banging his head off the brick wall - this guy --> :headbanging: because the process didn't go exactly as planned. I made up a 4lb batch of my recipe, which is one I've worked with before and love. It's...

Did a little tidying up/prep work this afternoon and had one of those 'oh for goodness sake' moments when you realize you've been doing something dumb for ages and there's a much, much easier way. The first batch of soap I made taught me that I couldn't get soap as white as I wanted by using...

Be gentle, I'm super new :D This was the first time I've used goat's milk powder. This is either my 9th or 10th batch -- I'm starting to lose count, but I think that's a good thing! Things went pretty well; I hadn't made a plan to gel or not gel, I just figured I'd let the soap do its...

I was searching for a new place to buy some essential oils and fragrances and looked here, and found the company New Directions Aromatics. Thought I'd check them out, since I'm in Canada and we're a bit more limited up here for vendors (compared to the US soapers). I got my shipment last night...

I'm hoping some of the experienced soapers can help out with this one, I have some questions about working ahead. Because I have rheumatoid arthritis, I tend to tire easily; I definitely don't have the stamina of a typical person my age (42). Hobbies are really good for RA, provided whatever...

I can't seem to embed the album (I am not at all computer savvy), but I can post a link to the imgur album of my first few soaps. If anyone's interested and wants to take a look, feel free -- sorry for the extra clicks :( https://imgur.com/a/h3PwP

Hi everyone :) I've been lurking for a bit, time to introduce myself. I'm a brand new soaper; I just started at the beginning of August, after doing lots of reading and watching endless tutorials. Now I'm hopelessly addicted! I started soaping because I was diagnosed with rheumatoid...