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Hi all. Say your not using anything but regular water for the water in your recipe....is there any benefit or reason to discount your water from the standard 38% to say 36% or lower etc.? Will the soap be harder? Cure quicker?

Hello fellow soap enthusiasts :) Is it just me, or does anyone else here find they have a slew of different oils in their home, Olive, CO, PO, PKO, Hemp, SAO, GSO, Castor, Rice Bran, Sunflower..even crisco etc...?? Like you go to the market and you get too excited when you get to the aisle with...

I was curious as to what anyone here would recommend as good oils for shampoo bars... I just made one with Castor and Jojoba (also Sunflower, Olive and Coconut) but what other oils or additives would be good for shampoo bars??

Hello Everyone :) I am planning on making a batch of HP (crock pot) and I REALLY wanted to use lemon and grapefruit EOs in it... I found out that the flash points for both oils are close to 118 F or so...I was nervouse about letting my HP soap cool down that much...has anyone had any experience...

Hi, I am a new soaper and I had tried to use lard to make my first batch because I figured...easy to find and cheap in case I mess up.... but OMGosh the smell of 100 stinky, wet, dogs is what it smelled like after heating it up and combining with the lye. It made me almost nauseous (and I cook...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had successfully attempted to add dead sea salt at trace with their cold process soap? Is it true you must use all coconut oil when doing a salt bar..even if you not trying to do the 'spa' bar? Thanks :)