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I stumbled upon some old (2 years?) salt soap the other day and remarked at how strong the fragrance still was (3 different varieties). That being said, the FOs I used for all my salt soaps were from the same collection (Crafter's Choice Beach Fragrance Oil Collection) so perhaps they're just...

Well, I bought my Star San in July 2019 and I have just cracked it open to use. I guess this whole time I've just been a little bit dirty? I thought I knew what I was doing from my previous research and reading the label, but have a concern: when I soak the bottles in SS solution and then drain...

Look at this beauty! Such lovely contrast too, with the bottom so white! Recipe is 100% lard, but somehow my other lards haven't been that white! Can't wait to cut!

Hi all! Many photos to really document what's going on here. I only have partial information about these guys.....they were made in January, 6 bars as part of a high/low water experiment, and were creamy white, as you can see in the photo right after they were made. I did 3 bars of each...

Hi all. I want to try some intricate pours that will require a very thin batter than *stays thin*. I've already resigned myself to working without an FO, just in case, but I'm wondering your favourite recipes for when you want something thin and slow. 100% lard? I had quite a bit of success with...

It seems like there are a lot of soapers who are also nurses and other healthcare workers. I know that all essential workers run the risk of covid exposure, but healthcare workers see a particularly pointy end of the current situation. I define healthcare worker broadly...if you think you are...

As described in my School Soaps Success thread, I powered through 6 batches of @David James's recipe, with 1/2 vinegar, sugar, and small tweaks to oils depending on what I was running out of that day (I tend to make small batches, sometimes just 3 bars, so I underestimated what it would take to...

Hi all. I'm (maybe) committed to making 72 soaps for my son's Grade 8 class graduation gift bags. I'm going to make loaves, in various colours (school colours are navy and red, but that will make such terrible lather that 71 sets of parents will hate me....) and the school initials and colours...

I made a soleseife the other day (recipe below) and split the batch for colours and FO. I used the same moulds, so to differentiate the fragrances, I made one pale pink (Winter Rose mica) and one a more vibrant pink (Cloisonné Red). First of all, the Beach FO accelerated (and riced, too, I...

I don't yet see it on their website and I don't know if it applies to the US, Australian or UK stores, but NDA Canada no longer has a minimum $100 order! (Got an email about it). TBH, I have usually not had trouble meeting the $100 minimum, to be honest, and I wonder if shipping charges will...

Ok so I've been using a variety of recipes and not paying all that much attention to water amounts. I decided to do 2 small unscented/uncoloured batches of the same recipe: Coconut Oil: 20% Lard: 30% Olive Oil: 30% Grapeseed Oil 15% Castor Oil 5% One used 1.5:1 water and the other used 2.65:1...

So....a year ago when I started soaping, I bought a big tub of palm oil. Then I learned more about sourcing of palm oil and decided I wasn't going to use it anymore once I ran out, and indeed, I ran out this very weekend and had to tweak a recipe on the fly :-P My problem: I need new recipes...

I know this is the opposite of what most people complain about, but I have a slow-moving recipe that I'd like to speed up. I made it last week and I spent a lot of time stick-blending, standing around, and just generally wasting time. 80% lard 20% CO water : lye: 2.67 5% SF I could soap warmer...

I need castor oil, so I've been slowly building my cart to reach the $100 minimum for NDA. I was going to hit "go" last night, but waited until this morning, and lo and behold, there is a 5% "holiday" discount! a. I have never seen a holiday discount b. they sometimes do a 5% discount in spring...

My 13 y o is now into wrestling and we were told to use an anti-fungal shampoo for ringworm, etc. Selsun blue or something was recommended, which AFAIK, is more to slough off dead skin cells when you have dandruff which might be caused by a fungus (or psoriasis or dry skin or a yeast), but isn't...

This is kind of a silly question, but...what is a good recipe that doesn't include castor oil? I've always used it at 5% (except in my 100% lard bars) but I've run out. SURELY a person can make soap without castor oil.....can anyone point me to a tried and true recipe? thanks!

A friend would like "cocoa butter soap scented with patchouli". I'm cheap, so have not yet made soap with pricey cocoa butter or EOs. But, Lord knows I have plenty of both, so maybe I should just do it! I'm contemplating making 3 batches with different cocoa butter recipes and 3 fragrances...

So all this time, I've been using SoapCalc's default of 31g FO/kg oils. That's .5 oz ppo (edited), half of what most of you use. This may explain why I feel like my CP soaps aren't scented enough. So I decided to look into the safe usage rates of all my FOs. This is what I discovered: 1. It was...

These are some nice rice water soaps resting (thanks @Dawni for inspiration). Thanks also to @Saltwater Scented , as I came upon this recipe a couple days ago and used it yesterday for some scrubby soaps with pumice that were rushed a bit and oh my I'm not sure how the design will look. Let's...

I've found a number of threads that mention lanolin, but I'm looking for a good recipe for soap using a lot of lanolin. This one looks promising, but I don't have soybean oil....would RBO or Avocado be a good sub? More olive? Something else? Or maybe this one, but I don't have canola oil (I...