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Can a FO turn a mix and pour soap base dark brown? Should a vanilla stabilizer be used? Would TD keep the soap from turning brown? I used a new fo, Birthday Cake and another, Sugar Cookie from Fragrance Buddy. Both soaps turned dark brown after a week. I wrapped them like I do for other soaps...

Has anyone else noticed that their m&p soap gets better lather after 1 or 2 weeks? As a rule, I know m&p soap can be used immediately after it has hardened and removed from the mold and doesn’t need a curing time. I find that no matter the base used (and I haven’t tried many), I have to work to...

Hello all and thank you for your expertise! I recently bought a white M&P base, melted the base in a microwave, added my fragrance oil and used a white M&P silicone mold (that was never used). Where the soap base touched the mold, there is a thin, yellowing fine line along the edges of the...

Hello Everyone! I have a strange question. Is anyone aware of anything that would make the finished bar of soap on the sweet side? I bought a bar of soap some time back that had great lather & hardness, and was rather sweet tasting! Out of curiosity, I did a zap test before using it and I...

Hello everyone, I have recently begun to make HP soap again and have a few questions. Upon saponification, does the soap retain any of the base oil’s properties such as lather, moisturizing benefits, etc., or do they disappear? If you want to add castor oil for lather benefits, is it best to add...

Just wondering- I was browsing a local store's soap products, and happened on a nice looking, layered soap that looked like cake with icing on top with pink sprinkles (sugar). The ingredients didn't state sugar. Is it necessary, or no big deal to leave out the sugar? :?:

I need SoapmakerMan to pm me about a soap mold that I just received. I don't know if you got my message? Thanks.

I haven't been on this forum for awhile, and I haven't seen any recent posts from SoapmakerMan. I couldn't find any soap molds for sale on his web site, which I was interested in. I sent a pm to him which I assume he has received, although I haven't heard back from him. Hope everything is ok...

Does anyone know of any wholesalers or other places located in the Philly area worth visiting for soapmaking or cosmetic products? I will be traveling there in the near future. I will be near and around Center City, Temple University, Manyunk areas. Just wanted to put this out there...

Hello everyone. I have not been on this forum for awhile but I guess I've returned. Over the summer I got very busy with some family matters, etc., but here I am. I went to a local fair this evening and wandered over to a table set up with mix and pour soaps, creams, and little sachets of...

Well. I've made my 2nd batch of soap this past weekend. Things went pretty good, except the fragrance is very weak. I don't want to over fragrance, and I used approximately 1 oz. FO per 8 oz. of soap. I don't use too muck lye for the FO to saponify, the soap seems to be quite mild. The FO was...

My daughter is having her 16th birthday party in three weeks. We are having it in a hall and will have a DJ. Anyone have any other great suggestions for the party? I wanted it to be a surprise but then I thought my surprise parties never go the way I want them to. I thought pizza for the...

I, also, have been looking for more info on the RTCP method. I looked in the tutorials, and searched but couldn't find enough info - just bits and pieces. Please provide the missing link to it (if it exists). Paul - this is, no doubt, your baby!!

Well, this week-end I decided to try my hand at soaping. I did the lye solution first. Then I melted my oils & sb. Everything cooled to rt. I poured my lye solution in the oils and sb. It turned quickly like thick tapioca. Into the mold for several hours where the soap got pretty warm...

Hello everyone. :( I don't know what happened to my one batch of bath bombs. Around the 4th or 5th day, I noticed little brown spots on them. I dug them out. :oops: Then, I got more of them! Looks like it could have been mold. I don't understand why. I didn't use water, only citric...

Hello everybody! :) I hope everyone's holiday season is turning out wonderful. I was so busy... lets see... I had 25 people for dinner at my house Christmas day. We are going away tomorrow evening for New Years Eve. I finally made another batch of bath bombs. This time I added bannana...

On Dec. 6th I posted .......Bath Bomb Question. I stated that I would try using liquid citric acid in bath bombs. I have since changed my mind deciding that it may well be a waste of my time. Wanting to be true to my word, I am posting to let you know I have scratched this idea bc I have...

Hello, everyone! I am so excited!! :D I made my 1st batch of bath bombs this evening! For citric acid, I used the Fruit Fresh which is a combo of ascorbic acid, citric acid, dextrose, & silicon dioxide. I added corn starch, epson salt, baking soda, peppermint eo and lavender herb and my...

Is there any substitute for citric acid in bath bombs? I've read where ascorbic acid is not recommended due to discoloration caused by it; however it sounds like it would work as far as the fizzing goes. I am having trouble finding citric acid in a larger more economical size, and I'm trying...

Does anyone use sesame oil for soap? Does it have any value such as moisturizing, softening. etc? I notice it has a stronger smell to it and wondered if it would smell up the batch. Does anyone have experience with it? Thanks to all! :)