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Sweet! Thanks! Ratios are exactly what I"m looking for! I did throw a bunch together and it went fairly well..but a few days later I guess the beeswax made it very grainy now. It was smooth for a few days but now it feels very grainy :\ I didn't measure any sort of ration and just slapped it...

Thanks! What does the borax do? And that's safe to rub into your skin?

Wouldn't I need to buy potassium hydroxide to make liquid soap? If there's a way to make it without it, I'm all ears! But I'd rather not have to buy more stuff...just wanna use up what I have left.

Thanks! I'll give it a go...although I'll have to sub shea for cocoa butter since I don't have any on hand.

Good to know! I'll do a little experimenting and see what I can come up with :)

Thank you for explaining! Ugh..I hate lotion bars. Especially in the winter time. I've made them before but when it's cold, they get so hard and just drag on your skin and hardly do anything. Unless I used too much beeswax last time? I dunno. I just remember it being annoying and would...

Thank You! That was very helpful! I don't know why I didn't think to try them out on my skin first *facepalm* Thank you! Makes total sense! Isn't beeswax an emulsifier? I'd still need a preservative though to use water...maybe the glycerine instead?...hmmm...I've got some experimenting...

Hey everyone! Long time no see! I've recently been trying to use up the last of my soapmaking supplies and made 3 batches yesterday. I am going to have more soap than I know what to do with! Funny, when I was into soapmaking it seemed like I never had enough stuff...now I can't seem to use it...

Yup, that's as big and deep as it looks. This is from the worst bar that I broke in half the other day. Some of them do have similar pockets but not that big. Do you think it's lye? Or just some sort of additive not mixed in?

Ok so I went through and sliced off all of the edges and gave them all a good rinse. I'll let them sit for a few more weeks then pH test. Still not lookin great tjough...I mean, what could this chalky pocket be? Could it be poorly mixed titanium dioxide or pigment? Or is it an actual lye pocket...

I still have to dig through all my old soap stuff to see if I have any more PH paper left (just haven't found the time) but yea, I did plan to do that eventually. Hahah, funny you say that because that's exactly what I did with the ACV later in the day lol

Will do!

Wow! Yesterday I got a package from the seller of an entire new set of soaps! This time I think 12 bars! I really didn't think they'd go through with it after they already refunded me and if so I was really only expecting 2 or 3 bars as samples (if that) in order to redeem themselves and show...

Thank you! Makes total sense!

I just wish I knew how old they were and what they were. Seller wouldn't really say. Just that they are still going to send me some bars of their best variety to make up for everything and basically restore her rep. So I will give them a chance but I'll be checking those too. She did mention she...

Received my refund. They even said to toss the bars and not worry about shipping back and they'd send replacements, then another email saying refund is fine and that the bars got mixed up somehow. The responses were slightly confusing so I don't know if they still plan to ship me new bars or if...

I'm torn. I do really want the soap but with my luck it'll happen again. If it were just like one or two bars then maybe...but it seems to be almost all of them with this chalky white stuff all over that burns the tongue to varying degrees. I just don't wanna take the risk with my luck lol...

Well, they did reply. They basically said "well, that's no good" and that they will send me the money to ship them back and asked if I had any preferences for the trouble. But honestly, I just don't feel comfortable and would rather just return them all for the full refund and the return...

Sigh, I know. I feel ya. I just thought that maybe knowing more about soapmaking I was overthinking/looking at things in a more intricate way. But it sounds like there does look to be something wrong with them...not just visually. I hope it IS just ash but how would I be sure of that? I guess if...

I don't THINK so. The whole thing has a general mixed fragrance to it. Nothing unpleasant. The spots don't seem much softer when I test with my nail... Maybe a teensy bit?