Yeah I'll give it a go, you can follow my page on Instagram @figandpearl where you can keep up with my soapy endeavours. The photo is an actual cake, but it's not mine, I just got it from Google for a reference :)
I want to make a soap that looks like it has gold drip on it (like those drip cakes), I don't know if I should use clear melt-and-pour or opaque melt-and-pour. Any suggestions?
Yeah that would really help. I suspect the FO is to blame here, my supplier ran out of stock and when it finally came back in I grabbed all of it but maybe they changed something up. The rest of my ingredients were bought in bulk and have never given me trouble
Ok thanks for helping. I don't think it's the recipe though because I've used it a lot with no issues. And I've made this exact soap before twice with no problems, so I don't know what happened?
I've used the same fragrance oil before and it never did anything. however I noticed when I used it this time, there was very slight ricing in the pink soap better. But is there any actual definitive reason the soaps turned yellow and will that fade for sure?
Wow this is all so helpful, thank you so much!! I've checked out your lye calculator and it is a Godsend, pretty much answers all my questions. Thank you once again!
Hey there,
I'm a newbie to the soap making world and needed some help on a few topics.
1- What is the ratio of lye solution to oil blend?
2- What exactly is water discounting and how important is it?
3- If I want to add fragrance oils to my soap batter, do I have to reduce the amount of water...