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I made a batch of goat milk soap for the first time. . I put the goat milk into ice cubes and froze it. When I was ready to use them I put them into a bowl and then put the bowl inside another bowl of ice. I added some spoonfuls of lye to the goat milk cubes to melt the goat milk. When I was...

Unscented soap I usually make my soap with 1/3 each of coconut oil, olive oil and canola oil and about 5% castor. I've always put fragrance in mine and I wasn't sure how it would smell without a fragrance. I do understand people have a sensitivity to some items in soap so I respect her...

I have a friend that wants me to make her some soap but she doesn't want any fragrance in it. Will it smell like the old lye soap I remember as a kid? Or, should I just put in a small amount of fragrance? Any help is greatly appreciated.

This is what is so wonderful about this forum. You guys are a wealth of knowledge. I have learned so much just listening to you conversing back & forth.

Wow! This is great information. Can't waut to try some of the recipes! I don't know which one to try first. You guys are great!!!

Thanks everyone. I'm fairly new to soap making so I don't know what all the abbreviations mean but the recipes sure help. I've heard soap made from lard is wonderful & when someone gives it to you it's pretty hard to turn down.

I have been given some lard to make soap and was wondering if anyone had a good recipe that I could use to make some soap with lard.

I made a batch of CP soap & added fragrance oil. However, now that it is cured it has no smell so I'm assuming I didn't put enough fragrance oil in my recipe. Can I rebatch this and add more fragrance oil? Silly question but if I do rebatch it will it be smooth like it was when I first make...

Norpro pitchers Just found that Amazon carries the Norpro pitchers. four of them for $15. Much cheaper than other vendors and if you're a prime member the shipping is free!!

Failed soap batch Well I gave my soap the zap test last night & it passed with flying colors. Tasted just like soap. As I said when I washed my hands with it, it had a lot of lather and was nice to my skin. It just doesn't look pretty but it appears that it will work. Thanks for everyone's...

Failed batch How did you get that link in there? I would love to know how to do that. That was exactly where the mica was from. As a new soaper I guess these are the mistakes we make. That doesn't justify it but at the same time it's a learning mistake. Next time I will know better. I just...

Failed batch I don't know how to get the link here. If you go to Amazon & type in the search bar "soapmaking colorants" it will bring up several options. The one I purchased says "Cosmetic Grade Mineral Makeup Soap Making Soap Color Mica & Oxide Pigment Powder Soap Dye Colorant DIY Pigments...

I added the FO first and then the mica powder. It started to froth & foam as soon as I put the mica powder in. I had read somewhere that you should mix the mica's with some glycerin before adding to your recipe. Any thoughts on that. Basically I want to salvage this batch of soap. If it...

The problem happened when I added the MICA. It just started to like lather up and then it separated. After beating I put in my molds and it never went through the gel process. Those bars are hard and ugly. This is a recipe I received from Brambleberry. I purchased their new soapmaker's kit...

My soap set up right away. It did not go through the gel process. However, it's not very smooth looking or pretty like some I've made. I forgot to add that this is a recipe given to me by Brambleberry. I purchased their beginning soapmaker kit and loved the soap and asked them if they could...

I just had some soap fail on Friday and was going to rebatch it. I have never tried to rebatch so I have a few questions. I understand I grate the soap, put it in a slow cooker, & add some water until it is melted enough to blend. If that is not the correct process please let me know what I...

What is false trace and how do I know I have it? Am I correct in assuming that false trace is me thinking it was at the trace stage & it wasn't? Would that cause the oils to separate? Any thoughts on what I can do with this soap now? I was thinking about rebatching it but haven't done that...

I made a batch of soap a few days ago using canola oil 12.8 oz, coconut oil 26.4 oz, olive oil 12 oz, palm oil 16 oz (did not quite have enough palm so I added a little shea butter to bring it up to the correct oz.) & castor oil. 2.4 oz , 5% superfat, 30.4 oz. water, 11.25 oz. lye & 2.5 oz. of...

Dos What is DOS?

I have some old soap that I made a few years ago that no longer has fragrance. Is there anything I can do with this before throwing it all out? I hate throwing it out especially with the money invested in the oils. Could I melt it down & make liquid soap and put another fragrance oil into it? :p