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I know the shelf life will be different depending on what you add to your soap base. What typically would be the shelf life of a bar of M&P with only a fragrance oil added? If I use goats milk powder or shea butter in M&P roughly how long would the shelf life be for those? :/

I have goats milk powder and shea butter that I use for CP soap. Can I use those in melt and pour soap bases too? I have tried several bases now and I now have one that I love the most. If I want to make a goats milk or shea butter soap, can I just add those to my favorite base. If so, how...

I had someone contact me wanting some of my soap. They are concerned me shipping it to them though because of the heat. They have been having temperatures over a 100 degrees. Have you ever heard of soap bars melting during delivery? I don't want to send them to her if they are going to melt :(

Bumming! I was just getting ready to make another batch of soap and I realized I didn't have enough palm oil. I tried to search here and i haven't figured out how to narow searches down. Can any tell me if there is anything I can substitute this oil with? Thanks!

I bought the La Bomb colors from Bramble Berry for my bath bombs. I also asked this question over in Teach Soap but that forum is so darn slow. Do you think the La bomb colors can be used in bath salts also? I'd like to make some bath salts, most recipes that I wanted try call for micas and...

I am seeing some M&P soaps that are classed as vegan. Can someone explain vegan to me? Thanks!

Ok, this might be a stupid question, so please forgive me. I am new CP soaping. Right now I weigh everything. The recipes I have been using is all in ounces. Like I said, I weigh everything, that being said, I have become obsessively paranoid that I find myself weighing each and...

Hi! I am making a batch right now and want to try to non gel again. I think my last batch did a partial gel. I am cooling my lye/water and oils right now. I have my mold in the freezer now, chilling. When I put my soap in the mold and pop it in the freezer, do I need to cover it or leave it...

I've seen this a couple of times about washing soap. Please do not ask where I have seen it. I've been all over the net for months reading about soap making in one way or the other and I forget where I find things, lol. But what does it mean "wash the soap"? I get the impression its...

I was wondering if there is any such list of FO's that will turn your soap brown, MP or CP, either one? If not, can we start one for future reference? I know I used Pina Colada and it turned my soap a light brown. It was from Lonestar candle supply (body safe). Smells great, just not the...

Help me! I lied to my grandbaby! I told her I was sending a new special fun surprise in her next package. I wanted to make her and her little sister some bath bombs, so today I attempted them and they flopped. I used a recipe off of Not Martha. The recipe was, 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup...

Yup! Right at Walmart! I bought a few bottles of the lightest color olive oil I could find, I got some Safflower oil, Coconut Oil and some castor oil! Found a couple of desk organizer boxes that I thought would be great for molds! I also ordered a bunch of new FO today! Not that I needed...

I bought my oils from Soapers Choice and thought they were quite reasonable, along with shipping. Although I didn't buy large amounts. I will run out soon if I continue to use what I have. While I am learning, can I just use regular olive oil from the grocery store until I get the hang of...

Well I made it through my first attempt, but I failed :( I followed my recipe to a tee, almost. I totally forgot to add my jojoba butter after trace. Trace was almost instant by the way, I am sure it was the Bramble Berry FO I used. My recipe... Olive Oil (pomace) 13.11 oz Coconut...

making CP soap, if I want to make it two colors, do I,,, Follow the recipe, blend until trace or before and seperate into two and add color to one? Thanks!

Hi! I am going to try my first batch of CP today. I ran my recipe through the Summer Bee Meadow soap calculator. My question, the ammount of fragrance oil you add, is that based on total oil weight or total recipe weight? Thank you!

Hi! I need a brown color. I tried mixing some of my liquid colors and it didn't work. I then thought what if I add just one little drop of my brown candle dye to the color I had going,,,holy cow was that a mistake! I think I got what people call seizing in CP. Anyways, can I use hersheys...

I made the loafs last night and chopped them up today and today I was playing around with some of the molds I have. Now if I can load the pics correctly :roll: My cucumber melon. I never worked with the clear before and thought I would try to swirl with it, nope! It sank, oh well, I...

Hi, I am new to this forum. Here's my quandary, maybe you can help me? I decided I wanted to try my hand at melt and pour soap. So I purchased from the same supplier I buy my soy candle supplies from, seeing as I have been really happy with their service and products. I've made several...