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Super quick question - will adding micas to my goat's milk be successful once the bars cure? I've made just one batch of goat's milk soap, and now that it has been sitting for two months, it's become a light tan brown color. I don't want to waste my micas if they're known to just turn brown...

I finally made my first batch of soap. Ran everything through the Brambleberry Lye calculator. The amounts of ingredients I needed came out in the hundredths place: 8.96 ounces of coconut oil, 4.05 oz lye, 9.06 oz water, for example. I was really surprised to learn that my digital scale (that...

I know that I can use just about anything as a mold for soap - the beginner's recipe I am looking at uses a mailing box. I would like to get myself a more permanent mold or two as I get started, and am just wondering why someone would want to spend for a wooden mold and silicone liner, versus...

Getting ready to make my first batch! I received some soaping things for Christmas to get me started. I'm not seeing beginner recipes with these items, and am wondering if it would be a mistake to make some substitutions this early. I have been playing around with the Brambleberry Lye...

Hi all - my name is April. I'm glad to have found your forum! I've been reading soapmaking books and watching videos, and I think I'm about ready to dive in! I am interested in making cold process goat's milk soap. Is there any legitimate reason not to give that a try for my first batch? Also...