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It seems as though most essential oils now have a Prop 65 warning which states that they contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm. IF I include these same essential oils in my soap will I also have to include a Prop 65 warning? I've noticed and...

I recently read that Soapcalc assumes the NaOH that one uses is 100% pure. I’m using 98% pure NaOH, so am I correct in assuming that I’m actually adding an additional 2% superfat just by using this 98% pure NaOH? If this is true then new soapers should really be aware of this.

A friend asked me to make her some soap with a jasmine fragrance and I'd like to know if anybody has a go to or favorite jasmine fragrance oil.

I like to use exfoliants in my soap recipes such as different types of seeds and oatmeal. Normally I just blend the oils, exfoliants and lye solution until thick trace so as to make sure the exfoliants don’t sink to the bottom of the bar when poured into the mold. The problem is that sometimes...