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I made a 5lb batch yesterday with my regular masterbatched oils, and 18 hours later, it was a brittle crumbly mess. My FO was fresh mint and eucalyptus from MWFC, and it both accelerated and riced. I stick blended the heck out of it and was able to get it into the mold. The only difference to my...

Hello everyone. I have fallen in love with Avocado oil in my soaps, it just makes my bars better. I don't really know how to describe it. However, it is by far the most expensive oil in my recipe and I'd like to replace it with cheaper oil. I usually use it around 15-20%. My recipe is tallow...

Hello everyone! Recently my Mother asked me to make a soap that my grandmother made with "cornmeal in it that smelled like lemons". From my research I think this was gardeners hand soap. Has anyone used cornmeal as an exfoliant before? Is there anything in particular I need to be aware of? I'm...

Well, I messed up this batch. I was supposed to add 131 grams (30%) of olive oil but for some reason added 131 grams of coconut oil instead when coconut should have been 96 grams. When I realized my mistake, my exhausted and spaced-out brain thought, it's ok, subtract the extra coconut from the...

Hello everyone! I would love some advice. I am on my 5th batch of CP soap and I’ve had all but two of my batches end up with stearic spots. I thought maybe I was soaping to cold since I also had a window cracked and I live in CO so this last time I blended my oils and lye when they were both...

Hello! I am new to CP soap making but have been lurking here for awhile. This is my 3rd CP batch, first time working with lard and shea butter. It looked fine when I finished it but when I went to cut it this morning the top is covered in white spots, they look like bubbles? I hit the mold on...