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That's a great idea for small molds because they always fail for me! I will definitely try freezing them after gel next time, thank you!

Thanks! So frustrating when everything s e e m s right but went totally wrong!

Only a could months old

I've made this recipe many times. I soaped at about 100°F and poured at an early medium trace. The batch acted pretty fast but I just stirred all by hand so it was manageable. I usually use this recipe in my bigger mold (about 45oz) and always hardens in the mold after gelling and I'm always...

I see no downsides 🤣

I ended up using an old Indian take out container for my next batch and it worked very well🤣 sometimes it's the simple things I guess. @NewlyCreative that's interesting about the unwashable crust! This was definitely more like melted plastic, I think it was just poorly made or lined with...

This is after it's been cleaned and dried, and only after 1 use. I kinda get the feeling it wasn't a true #5 because I just tried it on another 5 plastic jug and it didn't do that at all. And I think it was more than just an etching, because it was eating through the plastic. Is 05 different...

Hey guys, I've been soaping for a couple years now, always mixing my lye solution in glass (always been fine). Recently decided to stop with the Russian roulette and use #5 plastic instead as people recommend. Attached are pictures of what it did to the container... how is this better than...

So if I were to put shea at 10% do you have a recommendation on the best oil to take away that 5% from?

Great idea! I've never tried additives for bubbles but mostly because I always forget they're out there haha! I used soap Calc to get the basics of the recipe but there's 3 oils in the recipe I've never used, so I guess I just wanted to ask around and see if anyone had any bad experiences mixing...

Looking to expand my recipe beyond the basic oils. Did a bit of research and came to this recipe and I'm looking for feedback. I know a lot is based on my preference or what I'm going for, so I guess I just want to know if this recipe will fail in the extreme one way or another and I'm just not...

Beautiful! Ok that is encouraging! Ya I'm sure every soaper has attempted or thought about doing the lemon poppyseed soap at one time or another lol. It's really common, and never any less delicious😍

That's encouraging, thank you! It was such a mess to clean up, but the bar itself looks well enough. I'm glad to hear it shouldn't be a mess in the shower. I also had a super sheer layer of the black mica, could see soap all the way through so that's good. And that soap you linked looks so...

Yes, I used black mica NOT activated charcoal

@KiwiMoose have you tried these before?

Did my first (and probably last) pencil/mica line yesterday. I like how it turned out but it was the biggest mess I've ever seen. I'm worried about giving them to anyone cause I'm scared as soon as you try to use it with water it'll turn everything in this good world black from the pencil line...

It turned out soooo good, thank you so much guys! It definitely accelerated quickly but I was anticipating that.

This is super great! Thank you! I'm not necessarily opposed to using lard or tallow, I think i would just prefer to see if I can find something that works without it first. This is really helpful!!

Hahaha I might be grateful for that bond, I really really want longevity over anything else, so she might be on to something! My skin could take straight lye, I swear, so I'd rather it last longer than feel super luxe or bubbly. But who knows! I'll give it a go and see if I like it! I really...

Ok! I think I'm planning on using olive, sweet almond (and I'm curious as to like, 5% castor just to experiment) thanks for your help! I hope I can make it work, they're going to be my holiday gifts:)