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I was wondering if anyone else had an issue with ordering Lye from the lye Guy website? I ordered a couple months ago no issues, but now there is some issue with the payment method. Anyone else who orders from this site have this issue?

I was wondering, do you cover your soaps when curing them? If so, what exactly do you use? I am trying to protect mine from dust but want them to get air at the same time. Just wondering what you all do?

I have been making soap for quite a while now and seem to always be having issues with my soaps going rancid no matter what I do. I am doing everything right. No metals, keeping in separate room that is dark, using a dehumidifier and fan blowing on them, using distilled water etc. It seems that...

Hi everyone. So I've been making soap for about two years now. I make my own soap because I'm allergic to SO many things. I have an illness called Mast Cell Activation disease, and I react to lots of chemicals and stuff. The soap I've been making that seems to work for me is made with the...

Hey everyone. I have been getting my oils from soapers choice. The palm kernel comes in a box and is solid. Also their Palm oil comes in a plastic container with a small hole at the top. It is solidified though so I usually have to wrap a heat pad around it to soften it up. Not sure how to...

How long does ROE last? I bought a bottle like a year ago. Does it go bad?

Hey everyone, I was just wondering, is it safe to just wash your soap making materials( silicone molds, spoons, containers, etc..) in regular dish washing soap? Also, is it okay to wash molds and dry them with paper towels? I know there is a lot of issues with contamination which can cause a...

Hey everyone, Just wondering what kind of pot you use to make your HP soap? I have been using a ceramic crock pot to cook mine in. After using it a couple times, it has scuffs( I think it is from the lye and maybe when using the stick blender. Anyhow, just wondering what you all use to make...

I make my soap using palm oil, and palm kernel oil. I usually do a hot process. Is 4 weeks a good cure time? I usually cure them for 5 to 6 weeks, but recently ran out and my current batch has cured for about only 4 weeks now. Is 4 weeks long enough for my soap?

I usually get my sodium hydroxide from Belle Chemicals. It says it is at minimum 99% pure. Well I had one container kind of go bad a few months back( I think their was moisture in the bottle), so I orderd my lye from Essential Depot this time. I made my soap and it is curing( it seems okay so...

What brand sodium hydroxide ( lye) do you guys use? I've been using Bell Chemicals. How, I got a bad batch a couple months ago so was looking into other brands. Anyone have a Brand that has never failed them?

Hey everyone. So I know I've posted here a few times about my soap going rancid. Well I've been experimenting trying different things. My soap is pretty bland because I am allergic to So many things so the only oil I can tolerate is palm oil and palm kernel oil. My recipe is below. Distilled...

I was wondering what preservatives do you all add to your soaps to prevent rancidity? I know that ROE is One of them. Also, how do you measure out the ROE and other preservatives since they are such a small amount? My scale only goes down to one gram. Do you guys use a special scale?

What would be the ideal humidity level for your soap curing location? I know humidity is Not Good for soaps curing. I am running a dehumidifier and the humidity where my soaps are is around 42 right now with the dehumidifier going and I have a container of damprid sitting on the shelf the soaps...

How do you measure out the ROE to add to your soaps ? I use a regular small scale for measuring my oils, but since I'm only adding such a tiny amount of ROE, what kind of scale or measuring device do you use in order to get the right amount? Also from what I read it says to add no more than 0.5...

I am getting ready to make a batch of soap and this time will be adding ROE to my soap to see if this will help prevent rancidity. Here is the thing, I usually place my soap out and let a fan run while it cures over 4 to 6 weeks. Here is the issue, we have our house up for sale and people are...

Hey all. I know I have made some posts a month ago about my soap that keeps going rancid on me two to three weeks into curing. The only thing I can think of is that I am not adding a preservative of some sort to prevent the oils from going. I know someone on here mentioned adding Sodium CItrate...

First I want to apologize for asking so many questions in the last two days. I am the one who is having issues with my last batch of soap going rancid. Well yesterday I got some new oils and Made a batch of soap. Tonight after 24 hours I went to take it out of the molds to set it up to cure...

I am just wondering where everyone here cures their soap? What part of your house? I am having an issue with curing my soap in the warmer months it seems. During the winter I have no issues. It seems like in the spring and summer more so my soaps will go rancid during the curing period. That is...

I just bought this palm oil and it's solid in the jug. I'm not going to use it all so just wondering which way is best to get it out? I thoughts about cutting the top of the bottle off in order to get what I need out and just using what I need now and putting the rest in a tightly sealed...