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Hello Everyone! I have a picture of a soap that I just made. It has small brownish orange spots throughout the loaf. I checked each oil in a single oil test to rule out Dreaded Orange Spots or DOS. The only thing I could think of was the additives that I used like sugar and goat's milk...

Hello fellow soap makers, I have been considering soap making insurance and wondered how many others actually get the insurance. I have never used the polling option before so I hope this turns out right. Thank you to those who participate!

Hello Everyone :)! I just purchased a new soap cutter online. I have never used a soap cutter with a wire before but I have seen it on the internet. I see the other soapers sliding their loaves along and cutting to their hearts content; but, when I try to do that I notice that there are...

Hello Fellow S:)oapers, I wondered if anyone has taken The Formulating Soap Recipes course which is part of Kenna’s unique Suds & Success Workshop Series? If so, did you find it helpful? We are looking for a course that explains methods to create a soap that is not drying or does not get...

Hi everyone, We were at Sam's Club and saw soybean oil but the ingredients also had citric acid. I heard that citric acid in soap making requires more lye. Can I use this oil without changing the lye calculations? Will the citric acid impede saponification?

Hello All, Started making soap several months ago. It all started with a question "What to do with ashes?". After finding out how to make lye from ashes and actually doing it...soap making took over. Now the kitchen is a soap factory/lab. There is a lot to learn and experiment with. Glad...

Hello all, I have a few pictures of soap that was poured yesterday, unmolded today and cut. The bars came out with oil oozing out. I used : Castor oil 15% Tallow beef 70% Olive oil 15% 2 tablespoons goat milk powder 2 tablespoons powder sugar 1/4 teaspoon titanium dioxide 1/8 teaspoon of 3...