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I am not sure if this post is allowed so forgive me if I got this wrong but I am really pleased with myself. I have just posted pictures of my latest soap, a greyhound layer soap in the photo gallery. The soap is for some friends from the greyhound rescue charity I am involved with. I know the...

I know it is a bit late for Christmas as the soap will not be fully cured by the time I gift them but this is the first chance I have had to make anything for my friends from the greyhound rescue charity I am involved with. I am really pleased with the results, although if I were being harsh...

Hi all, I had part of a bag of ice in the freezer and thought I migh as well use it to make a master batch lye solution as it says it is purified water on the bag. I weighed the ice and had 1,342g of ice, measured the same amount of lye into a separate container and started to combine. Now...

Hi, .I am having mosf unproductive and snnoyannday at soap making. I am attaching some photos and hopefully a video of a batch that keeps ricing and will not stay at trace. This is the fourth time I have made this recipe and there are three things that have changed. This batch is smaller, I...

Hi all I would like to master batch my lye but am not sure how to calculate the final volume. If, for example, I bought a 2ltr (2kg) bottle of distilled water and dissolved 2kg of lye in it, it would clearly not all fit back into the 2ltr bottle the distilled water came in, what would the...

Hi all I hope I have posted in the correct forum, I was not sure if the fragrance oil/fragrance oil review forum was more appropriate or not. If I wish to use more than one fragrance oil what do I do about the IFRA recommendations? If, for example, fragrance A has a recommended limit of 5%...

I was so impressed by the work in last month's challenge that I thought I would like to try my hand at some soap carving. I decided to make the soap in two sections thinking that when I carved the soap I would hopefully feel the difference in texture and not dig too deeply into the soap. I...

I cut my first batch of Guinness soap today. The soap cut well but I was having trouble with the bars crumbling and breaking at the bottom of the bar. It is amazing what you find at SMF when you use the search button. If found two possible solutions to this problem :D I have not beveled...

I made Guinness soap today. I was super organised and had everything weighed out so all I had to do was pick up the container and tip it in at the right time. Unfortunately I tipped what I thought was my sodium lactate into the oil, only to realise too late it was my fragrance (bergamot). The...

After my previous disastrous attempt to make beer soap where hubby threw out the beer I had had simmering, I finally got some beer soap made, even if my stick blender did short out on my half way through. Phew. The soap sat in the mould for about 28 hours before I cut it and the ends of the bar...

Yes, I finally got that batch of beer soap made. Did it go well? Hmmmm, sort of. My stick blender blew up half way through mixing and I had to finish it off by hand. sighhhhhh, I don't think I was meant to make beer soap. Kim

How to Make Beer Soap. Step 1 - We don't drink beer so get husband to buy beer...Check Step 2 - Pour beer into bowl and leave on counter overnight to lose carbonation...Check Step 3 - Place beer in saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes to remove as much of the alcohol as possible...Check Step 4...

Hi all I have been trying to join The Dish Forum and am encountering trouble with their security device. It appears the device is no longer active so I can't complete my registration form. I have searched on their site map and have also tried on google but no where can I find contact...

Hi all I went to our local brewing suppliers today to see if there was anything I could add to beer soap that might enhance the aroma of beer that is left after saponification and curing. The short answer is probably not, although I did purchase a tea bag sort of thing of the hops that...

Hi all I made another batch of my mild oat milk soap but made it with palm oil instead of lard this time. It still looks and smells lovely but certainly not as white as the first batch. My cutting is marginally better this time and the slices look better as I tidied them up with a potato...

I found a bottle of glycerin at the back of the cupboard today and it has gone past it's expiry date. It is in an amber bottle so I can't see what the contents look like. Is it possible to still use this for making soap? Kim

Hi all, I really did not know where to place this post as I am guessing those who soap for a business probably use various accounting / order tracing software, I don't think it is applicable under general chit chat but really this could be useful for hobbyists in any of our areas of...

Hi all My daughter would like a palm free, vegan soap that is mild and conditioning as she has eczema. I am considering the recipe below. I was also thinking of adding some additional superfat with coconut milk (I am not sure how much at this point) plus using sodium lactate to harden the...

In Australia lip safe flavour oils are not as plentiful nor as cheap as they appear to be in other countries so I was wondering if I could use these oils (link below). They are for chocolate and icing and described as an essence but I guess that is similar to a flavour oil or am I wrong? Also...

Hi all I have been watching videos and reading posts about people using things like pumpkin puree and sweet potato puree in their soap and how yummy it is. I understand that the purees have combined with the soap and the portion of the puree that is enclosed within the soap is starved of...