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I only have a dozen or so batched of soap under my belt but am looking to better assess my soap based on my recipe before I jump in and make it. I use soapcal. What i'm looking for is a way to better understand the "soap bar quality" and how to make small adjustments to make a hard but creamy...

I currently soap in my basement. In the warmer months I have used my bulkhead area to mix my lye so that the fumes are not an issue. In these colder, snowy months I don’t have access to that area. I am considering freezing my water for my lye mixture. Am I correct in thinking that freezing the...

I wasn't sure where to ask this question. I do make soap and lotions so have a variety of mica powders. Well I am still working through this crazy Covid world at a dialysis unit. We want to do something to lighten the mood for our patients - so we are doing crazy hair day. With limited time...

I'm in the midst of making my first goat milk soap. I measured my water and added my GM powder to it and froze. When I added my lye I mixed, the goat milk did melt after a few minutes but the temp didn’t rise much. Usually it takes awhile to cool my lye so it always seemed to have plenty of time...

I bought powdered goat milk a couple months ago but have just gotten to the point where i want to venture into trying. This will be a CP soap. I am not sure if I am on the right path. I measured my distilled water for my 2# batch of soap. To this i added my GM powder and froze it into ice...

I am looking to make some embeds to add to CP soap. Are there any particular steps to properly adding embeds? on top or within CP soap? I would likely make it out of M&P soaps for ease of making them. Any thoughts or tips are appreciated!

I am looking for a container to use which i can mix up my lye water ahead of time, cool and store. I have a few containers at home which have the #2 on the bottom. Are these safe to use to mix and store lye in? I remember reading that a #5 was safe just not sure about a #2

I have been making body butter with essential oils, but now want to venture into using FO in them. The FO I have are brambleberry and I looked into their FO calculator. There is no option for body butter -- is it safe to use a lotion to help figure out the amount of FO. Is this close enough...

I have made body butters which friends and family are interested in purchasing. I bought the 4oz plastic jars and lids from bulk apothecary I am guessing that I should clean and throughly dry the jars and lids before putting the butters in them. What is the best way to do this or is this even...

so I have been interested in making coordinating body butter to go with soaps. I made my first batch this weekend. I used Shea and cocoa butter, coconut oil and apricot kernel oil. I scented with lavender and gardenia essential oils. I made so much that I brought some to work and my husband...

I have been making soap for a little over 6 months. I am interested to make coordinating scented body butters. I am just in the initial phase of finding a recipe i want to try but was wondering if I need an actual mixer or could i use my stick blender to whip up the butter? Any thoughts?

i recently started soaping at the beginning of the year. I have been buying products online (oils and FO) but was curious if there are any local soaping supply stores/shops that anyone knows of. I’m in western MA but also get close to CT, so that might be an option too. My main want is to go...

I know never to touch CP soap with anything aluminum. But my question is -- what about with melt and pour? I am guessing because you are working with already cured soap and there is no lye you are actually working with so I presume it is safe. What I am trying to do is use a cake pan, which...

Has anyone bought the new Milk soap book from Ann-Marie Failo? Just wondering if it is worth it for some additional info/education on milk soap

I have heard to use freezer paper to line molds, but I'm having a tough time finding it. I am making a batch of 4th of July M & P soap. What i would like to do is take a shallower cooking sheet, line it to make a large, fairly thin soap. This would require lining the pan with a paper -- can...

I have done a number of CP soaps and a few M&P. The CP i have done swirls and the M&P were just one color. For the 4th of July I want to make a layered red white and blue soap. I am thinking of just making a white star embed and layering the red and blue colors. Can anyone give me tips on...

I would say I am fairly new to soaping (started back in January). I have watched brambleberry videos and I feel her professional videos are great to watch. I love watching the process and seeing the end product. I am always in search of other youtubers who have great instructional videos...

I have been making CP soap for a few months now (about 6) I wanted to start experimenting with goat milk. At walmart I saw - evaporated goat milk and powdered goat milk, as well as regular goat milk. Is there anything in particular which i need to look for in a goat milk product? I read on...

I just made a batch of CP soap this weekend. This was the first time i used clay for coloring. I guess I did not blend it well enough so the colors are a bit blotchy. How soon after you make CP soap can you use it essentially as melt and pour? I know it still needs to cure, but could i melt...

so for my daughters birthday party we are going Moana themed (Disney movie) I want to make this green stone as a soap. I already bought a mold. Any ideas of a good green colorant to get this bright green look? I would be added to a clear melt and pour base.