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I’m curious what experience's you’ve had with using regular safflower oil (non high oleic). I’ve noticed that safflower oil has a more similar fatty acid profile to olive oil compared to most vegetable and seed oils. I’m not looking to replace OO, but rather supplement soft oils in a recipe to...

I’m curious as to how omega-3’s play into soap making. Usually omega-6’s are the focus of polyunsaturated fatty acid conversations due to high linoleic concerns. I’ve noticed that most popular soaping oils are very low in omega-3’s, that seems to be the most common quality they have in common...

Hey soap friends! As a beginner I’ve been making 1lb batches of new recipes. I liked my previous recipe so much that I decided to go into the lye calculator and adjust the recipe to make a 4lb batch. I’m using 45% lard and the first batch made a very hard bar of soap, which I like. 3 weeks ago I...

I’ve decided to make my first facial bar soap and I would love any feedback on my plans. While researching I’ve noticed a huge spectrum of qualities in “face soap.” Most of the recipes I’ve viewed look no different than bath soap. Some with CO percentages as high as 35% without a high SF! I’m...

Hey Soap Heads! I made my grocery store soap yesterday and removed it from the mold today. I’m rather pleased for my 3rd batch of soap. Here’s what I did... I used lard, coconut oil, sunflower and canola for my oils. I made a 1lb batch and used a Lay’s Stax container for my mold. For color I...

Attention shoppers! You’ve got lye waiting for you at home, but you have no oils, additives or molds. The challenge is to make an excellent soap using at least 3 oils that can be found in virtually any grocery store. As far as additives go, none or many. You MUST pick a mold from products or...

I recently purchased a 4lb tub of Snowcap lard. The container has a generic “pop on” plastic lid, similar to the style of a sour cream container lid. Unlike sour cream, the lard isn’t sealed with a peel back film. So in my mind, it’s essentially already open since the day it was packaged. The...

She bought me soap making supplies and gave them to me for an early birthday present! THEN she told me my name should be Soap Nazi (a play on Seinfeld) I laughed SO HARD! Then she followed through with an apron! 😆 I’m flabbergasted and, of course, have the best gf ever!!

I’m curious, what is the absolute most fragrance that you would add to a 1lb (oils) soap recipe? Do you make a distinction between EO and FO as far as percentages? Most calculators recommend 3% fragrance oil/essential oil weight. I’m not satisfied with this amount as far as EOs go, not even...

Here’s a link to some original music I wrote when I was 16 yo. I wanted to share because you all have shared so much with me. I hope you enjoy ❤️ https://tierneybinanay.bandcamp.com/album/still-rise

Hey soapy friends! I’m going to make my third batch of soap tomorrow. My first batch was a bubbly crisco/CO recipe that is still curing. My second batch was a lard/CO/OO recipe... that is still curing 😆 I’ve tested both batches and they are both lovely as fresh bars. The lard bar is much harder...

I unmolded my second batch of soap today and it appears to be another success!! 🤗 I developed this recipe specifically for my girlfriend who has very sensitive skin (I mentioned my intentions to do this in another post) Her name is Jessica and she often teases me that when I say her name I rush...

I’m planning to make a batch of pure coconut soap. A lot of people seem to enjoy them, but the numbers are all over the place and I’m confused as to how it makes such a good bar of soap. It’s seems that most people agree that it requires a high SF (20%) and that makes total sense as a way to...

Hey soap heads! 1.) If you could only use one oil to make soap for personal use (100% bars) for the rest of your life, what oil would you choose and why? 2.) If you could only choose one oil to make soap AND it was the only oil you could use for cooking would your answer change?

I’ve read that when melting palm oil I should heat the whole container and weigh out what I need. Do I just pour the rest of the oil back into the container and let it cool, then reheat the whole container again next time? Are there other oils that I need to treat the same way? Also, I read that...

Hey there fellow soap enthusiasts! I made my fist batch of cold process soap yesterday. I made a couple of beginner mistakes. OK, more than a couple 😆 BUT it appears I’ve successfully created soap! Here’s my list of mistakes (that I know of) ... Rather than making a tried and true recipe, I...