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I will start slowly and exercise patience. Thanks :)

I just made coconut soap and used "coconut" FO from purebodyoils. I did discolor the soap, but not by much. It might get darker as time goes on though.

Thanks for the reassurance about the smell. I've decided to re-batch and make this an even more memorable learning experience. I've been researching it today and building my confidence. I'll be using coconut milk to help melt and moisten it in my double boiler. Depending on the consistency...

Cocoa-Nut Soap: My fifth batch and my first FAIL. It sucks because I used fragrance, which is not cheap. 4.74oz Lye 10.56oz Coconut Milk 9.6oz Coconut Oil 6.4oz Lard 6.4oz Soybean Shortening 6.4oz Canola Oil 3.2oz Hazelnut Oil 1/3 of the batch plain, without superfat, scent, or...

@judy - Thank you so much! Those were the suggestions I was looking for. I will probably try all of them at some point :) Except more tea, unless I find one that makes me incredibly curious. I tried a chamomile vanilla blend tea and it smelled awful! The finished soap has just a tinge of...

Oatmeal & Honey Olive Oil Soap Questions I am looking for a recipe as well because I need a good facial soap that won't irritate my skin. I am going to try olive oil soap rather than blending hydrogenated oils. So far, I have only used half Crisco and half olive oil and I think the Crisco is...

Experiment: Cocoa powder and grapefruit infusion Thank you for the suggestions :) I've tried the cocoa powder and had wonderful results with the color. I took about 1/4 of the batch out while it was hot and mixed in about a teaspoon of cocoa powder. Then I put it back in and folded it...

To tea or not to tea Thank you for the welcome and the warning. I didn't use any tea yesterday, but I still plan to. Even if it does turn brown after a while, it will still be enjoyable in the interim (I hope). I used grapefruit zest and cocoa powder yesterday for a swirl effect, and...

Teas I have some berry teas that might impart some pretty colors (provided they don't all turn brown). So unless someone warns me, I think I'm going to try that today.

Newbie here! Made my first batch of soap last night. Since I'm impatient and we're running out of soap at home, I made hot process in a double boiler. I know I'm supposed to wait around 24 hours, but, no zap, and it was relatively hard after cooling, so I used it! Success! Unscented, boring...