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Last year I saw some ADORABLE lump of coal soap pictures. I can't remember where I saw it though. Has anybody made a cute one and willing to share pics and methods?

Ugh this heat is miserable. I just got done working in the garden. Good thing I have good soap- this time of year we all take multiple showers a day. Oh and that blacksmith soap works great. Thanks @earlene !

Today only! I don't use EO's, but many of you do...

Sale at WSP!

I went to the store this afternoon to buy a few things including a bucket of lard. It has gone from about $14 when I started soaping (about 18 months ago) to $20 now. Ouch! Olive oil hasn't gone up nearly as much around here and is now cheaper than lard. Considering that most butchers toss...

I've only tried one eucalyptus mint fragrance oil, and it's nice but not as strong as I'd like. Anybody use a nice strong one that lasts in soap?

I made my first batch of soap in two weeks and it accelerated and I smashed it into the mold. I insulated it as usual and checked it later to find that it cracked. This is the first time this has ever happened to me. When a fragrance accelerates your soap, do you cover and insulate as usual...

I meant to make soap today but didn't get to. Tomorrow is the day before we leave on a trip. I probably won't have time to unmold it before I go. Will it be okay for a week in the mold? I can't think of why it wouldn't be, but I've never been able to wait much longer than a day before!

Have just been reading about basil EO in soap and want to try it. I'm usually a fo sort of soap girl, but I happen to have some. Do you use it straight or in a blend. Someone said not too much- less than the max amount? Does it fade? Thanks all!

I made a loaf of CP soap and just checked on it- seemed hot so I took it's temp with my heat gun. 140F. How hot does it have to get before it causes alien brains? In other words, should I uncover it or leave it alone?

I decided that rather than post a new thread every time I make a batch, I'll just use one, and add new batches to it. This is actually 3 batches, but I've made them all since the beginning of the year. They are top row, left to right, brown sugar and fig, sunshine, and London for men. Second...

I have a nice batch of soap that has completely lost its scent. I want to rebatch to add scent (I'll look at the maximum IFRA scent amounts before I add any). Is one method of rebatching better for this? I was thinking about milling it as I'm not in a hurry...

My son plays video games with people all over the country and Canada. He showed them my soap curing shelves, and they wanted to buy some. I don't sell soap and I have too much,so I told them I'm glad to ship them some if they pay the shipping cost. What is the most cost effective way to mail...

Normally salt bars get nice and hard and unmold cleanly, but my last batch just didn't. I resorted to my favorite trick- freezing the soap. Here's the result. Frozen on the left, room temp on the right.

Two more victims in my "use up FO" project. The pink/brown one is Bay Leaf and Tobacco. I did a few bars in that scent with coffee grounds for my nephew who loves an exfoliating soap. I haven't unmolded that one yet,- trying to prevent soda ash. The purple swirl is Holiday Berry which is a...

I made a really ugly bar of "meat" soap and was looking at confetti soap to fix it. I saw a bar that was a solid pink on the bottom and white with pink shreds on top. Could I rebatch the pink soap (HP) for the bottom and put more pink shreds in CP batter for the top? Will it separate?

I found this recipe on a website and I LOOOOVE it. 2 cups epsom salt 1/2 cup sea salt or rock salt 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup citric acid This makes about 2 lbs for fragrance/essential oil calculations.

I found these tins with windows (@Zing didn't you say you liked these?) 2 for $1 at dollar tree. They were in the school/office supplies aisle. Happily, they exactly fit my mandala mold. I'm going to grab a few more tomorrow and make my girlfriends some lotion bars for Christmas! The magnet...

Most of these are from WSP I tried two cranberry fragrances from WSP this season. Very Merry Cranberry was lovely and is still strong at 3 months. It slowed trace. Cranberry was not. I didn't like the fragrance (no one among my family and friends likes it) Orange patchouli from NS is...

My family is asking what I'd like for Christmas. I can't think of anything, so I want to know what is on your list for Christmas, or some soapy gadget you love that you'd give another soapaholic...