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I made a blue soap using ultramarine pigment, and it was a beautiful dark blue. I don't do CPOP, by the way. Then I did a soap with cobalt pigment. It was a nice rich blue during the pour, and the next day it became a pastel blue. It's still pretty, but not the ocean color I was hoping for...

Hi! Although my searches are providing fascinating knowledge, I can't seem to find answers to my questions. I was under the impression that adding salt would create a harder bar, but the beta soampaking friend doesn't change the bar hardness value when I include salt in the recipe. Hardness and...

Just recently I started using premixed lye solution (1:1) I had some solution left over from December and used it in my latest batch, but my soap which usually hardens after 1 day is still soft and oily after 5 days. This is something I've never experienced in the past. So I'm wondering if the...

Good morning! For those of you who have made soap with and also without palm oil, what differences have you noticed with colorants, if any? Have you noticed any other differences? I want to stay palm free, but I have soap envy and I wonder if this is a factor. I've never used palm. Thanks!

Hi! Forgive me (and point me in the right direction) if this question is already answered. I made a beautiful bright yellow soap dough, mica & titanium dioxide for colorant. I extruded it and added the yellow embeds to a light blue (titanium dioxide and a little BB lab color) and blueberry...

Hi all! I've been reading through other posts, and I am getting mildly conflicting info regarding how fast something traces. I have a palm-free recipe that I have used for years, just olive oil and coconut oil, with a little bit of castor oil. It's 38% water/fat ratio. Lately it's traced so...