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    What happened to Zany_in_CO?

    Just as the title says, what happened to Zany_in_CO? Where did she go, and was there some sort of falling out? I went to go send her a message a while back and it says there is no such user. If anyone could shed some light on this subject.
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    Shave soap recipe

    I am planning on making my first shave soap and was hoping for some feedback on my recipe. I am going to do this as a cold process and was curious about superfat, lye concentration, and anything else that needs adjustment. I was going to be adding Kaolin clay at 1 Tbsp PPO, tsp sodium lactate...
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    Where do you buy supplies from?

    I’m curious as to what is your favorite place for cost and quality to buy your soaping supplies from. I currently have plenty of oils and I am in the market for FOs, but I am open to recommendations for anything soap related. Thanks in advance for any and all help and suggestions!!!
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    Shave soap questions

    I am planning on making a shave soap for myself and I have a few questions before I decide to dive in. First, can I make it using NaOH only and skip the KOH, or is the KOH required and what properties does it add? Second, can I use the cold process method or does it have to be hot process...
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    Pine tar recipe

    I was planning on making a soap with pine tar at 10% and was wondering what recipe you all prefer to tack it on to? I was thinking it would go nicely with a lard bar. Just let me know what general recipe you use for pine tar soap and any other additives that you like to use. Goat's milk, ground...
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    Lard and hemp oil

    I was planning on making a goat’s milk soap this evening and wanted to run the recipe by you all. The recipe is 65% lard, 20% coconut oil, 10% hemp oil, and 5% castor. The additives are GMP using the half and half water method, sodium citrate at 2%, Tbsp ground oats PPO, and ROE. I know many...
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    Calculating soap weight for molds

    I bought a few molds of various shapes and sizes for individual bars, and I'm curious how to go about calculating how much soap by weight would be needed to fill them. I could obviously shoot for less than needed and partially fill a cavity with any leftover, or simply chuck it if it isn't...
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    Sorbitol allergy

    So I made a batch of of CP soap the other day and decided to use sorbitol for the first time. Unfortunately I seem to be allergic, as it seems to be causing irritation to my skin. I did also use mango butter at 5%, which is also a first for me. I have a hard time believing it is the mango butter...
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    Bastille soap behavior

    I’m curious as to how much olive oil would be necessary in a recipe to achieve the qualities of a bastille soap? For example say I made a recipe with 60% OO, 15%PKO, 15% Palm, and 10% Avacado. I haven’t plugged it into a soap calc, but I’m sure the numbers probably wouldn’t look so hot. My...
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    Palm olive soap

    Hello, I will be making Zany's Palm olive and was wondering if it would trace quickly. I feel like with all the palm and pko flakes being quite hard that it will set up like quick concrete. I was just curious before I come up with a design plan. Maybe @Zany_in_CO could chime in here, or anyone...
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    Vitamin E oil

    I'm curious as to what type of vitamin e oil I should be looking for to use in my lotion bars, as well as oils for soaping? Maybe @Zing can chime in here and shed some light. I seem to be finding oils in the 30,000 IU range. Is 100,000 IU 100% vitamin e oil, and is that what I need? Thanks in...
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    Hemp oil soap

    Hello all, a friend of mine gave me a bottle of hemp seed oil that she said she wasn't going to use. It is unopened so that's good, as I know it has a short shelf life. I was wondering if anyone had any good CP recipes that they would care to share or any other recipes for that matter. Thanks in...
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    Eucalyptus peppermint EO blend

    Hey all I have some eucalyptus and peppermint eo laying around that I have been meaning to make some soap with, and I am finally getting around to it. Does anybody know what would be a good balanced blend of the two or if any additional eo's would really make it pop. I know peppermint eo cant be...
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    How to tell if a recipe will trace quickly

    I understand there are many factors that can affect trace times of soap such as misbehaving fragrances, water content, temperatures etc., but with all those factors aside how can I tell how a certain recipe will trace. Is it how many hard oils to liquid oils? Are there specific portions of the...
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    Reverse engineer this recipe

    I would like to start off by saying that I am by no means trying to commit industrial espionage, but I was wondering if someone here could help me reverse engineer a soap recipe with the ingredients list from the packaging. I really love this soap and was hoping a more experienced member could...
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    Soap feels "tacky"

    Hello all, I have been soaping for about a year now and I have never made soap that feels like the one I just made and was wondering if anyone could help me find the culprit. It doesn't feel sticky, but it leaves my skin feeling "tacky" or almost "grippy" feeling. My recipe is as follows...
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    Where do you buy your bulk oils?

    Hello all, I was curious as to where you prefer to buy your bulk oils from? I used to buy from Soaper's Choice but recently there has been controversy about the purity of their products, but let's not get into that. Where is your favorite online store to buy bulk oils from and why? I would also...
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    Soap is drying during the winter

    Okay so I just started soaping at the beginning of the year so I haven’t used any of my soaps during the winter months. All my soaps are on the milder side with CO never exceeding 15%. During the spring, summer, and fall they feel great and moisturizing, but the problem is now that it’s...
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    Milk soap

    Hey all I recently tried out some goats milk soap that a friend bought for me and I thought to myself, wow this is better than the soap I make. With that being said I decided that I should try my hand at making some. So I did some light research on the subject and there appears to be several...
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    Lard Recipe

    I want to make a lard soap as I have used it in the past and I liked the qualities that it gave my soap, other than the smell. I was thinking of doing a bar with 75% lard, 20 CO, and 5 castor. Does that sound pretty good? Finally what is the trace time like on a high lard bar as I might throw...
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