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Hi all, I just made soap using the split method (I did this once before in an oatmeal milk and honey soap but it was a golden brown so idk if this was an issue on it). I did a pink, purple and teal soap - added my GM powder to the oils. But upon cutting the inside of the soap has a...

A friend of mine has requested a charcoal and tea tree oil soap. Normally I use regular old FO's and Micas. Is there anything different about either of these compared to micas and FOs that I need to be aware of?

I have a recipe that I've been using a while now and it makes nice soap. 45% lard, 20% CO, OO 15%, Almond oil 5%, Cocoa butter 5%, Shea Butter 5%, castor oil 5%. Soap at about 100F. My soap takes about 36-48 hours to unmold (especially on humid days) and I've noticed that when it's in the mold...

I was talking with a friend and she said a friend of hers was going somewhere to buy gluten free soap. I was thinking to myself "isn't most soap (at least hand made) gluten free?" I mean I'm sure it does depend but wouldn't most ingredients (oils and lye/water) be gluten free? Idk about the...

Usually I can unmold my soaps after 24 hours. The past two times they have been soft as play dough or softer after 24 hours. This latest one is still very mushy (but I can pull the silicone away from the mold and it's formed in there). Yesterday I made sure I measured on two different scales and...

A week ago I made a soap and I tried to be time efficient but ended up with all sorts of foolishness and failure. It's a previously successful recipe so I don't think it was that. I think I just messed up some measurements somewhere. The soap frosting never got thick enough to pipe with (I...