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After I cured my soaps for 4-6 weeks Can I use dollar store plastic container for each scent to store them? I assumed I have to put a few holes on each side or don't have to?

I want to do a coffee soap but I wasn't sure on the strength of the coffee to use. I assumed to make brew coffee and replace the water amount of the recipe. Do i follow what the instruction said to make coffee. it said 2 tablespoon (15g) and 250ml of water or should I increase or decrease the...

Hi, I been making cold process soap since summer last year and been going good. I want to try and get into liquid soap my cold process recipe is 85.6g water 57.07g NaOH 410g Oils superfat 7% water: lye ratio is 1.5: 1 additional to the recipe with 4.1g citric acid and 2.33g NaOH I convert...

Hi My basic soap recipe is Water - 84.60g Lye - 57.07g Oils - 410g Additive 4.1g citric acid and additional 2.3g Lye Superfat 7% Water/lye ratio 1.5:1 I want to add 30g of seamoss gel .. so roughly it 2.5g dried seamoss itself and 27.5g Distilled water and probably add it to the oils...

Hey I forgot to add my citric acid to my soap. I just notice my measured out citric acid sitting on my counter Is it still usable? Or is it too lye heavy that it will make the skin itch? Smh disappointed in myself... 1st time this happen to me lol

Hi First time making salt bars using fine pink salt. I made it last night and probably like 12 hours I cut the sample block and barely get down half an inch with my wire cutter So I used a knife to cut lol Was it too late to cut it?

Made french lavender FO soap colored with white & pink kaolin clay and a touch of charcoal The other one is black raspberry vanilla FO. Did 1/2 white, 1/4 pink and 1/4 charcoal. I like the design of the outside lol and when I cut it and saw the inside meh lol I'm guessing I should have put...

I know this forum is heavy on US people but hoping any Canadians here know any sources on the east coast for no stir palm oil The place I ordered from apparently sold out and getting more in 2 months..which sucks Only source I found so far is in BC which is on the opposite side of the country...

what are the best options of vanilla fragrance oils in Canada that isn't fake or chemically smelling vanilla... hoping for more close to real vanilla or vanilla bean

I came across an article talking about able to turn cured bar soap into liquid soap by grating the bar soap and add distilled water and simmer over a pot til melted together and leave it overnight and produced a thick cream but can add more water if it too thick and add some preservative because...

I got approached by somebody today that I know who own a cosmetic spa. She does the typical botox, laser hair, hydra facial thing, nail, tanning etc She want to carry 3 scented seamoss soaps for her spa because her spa inspired by the caribbean theme spas. She have a bit of a retail spot in her...

Hey I'm trying to figure out a good set of 6 soaps of different scents to try to cover every scent category possible so I can see what selling or not. I want to do 3 FOs and 3 EOs and I was wondering if you can drop some advice if it a good set of scents or replace something with more popular...

I made French pink clay soap some days ago and seamoss soap with indigo powder last night and just cut it a few hours ago but I was aiming for some shade of blue for the seamoss to represent water or sea lol. The ones at the back are unscented and no colorants I put the indigo in the lye...

Made my first soap last night and just recently cut the block into 4 This is just base recipe, unscented and no colorants. Just want to see how it work out Look good so far lol... will see in 4 weeks

I was browsing in different areas seeing people having like 21 scents on hand to sell or just perfected scent recipes, does one type of soap, etc The things you know now ever since you first started soaping... if you had gone back in time and redo it... what would be your top 6 scents blends to...

I'm curious about everybody here in the essential oil world... thought to throw you guys a game ... if you are forced to pick one blend for each scent category, what would it be? the best in your opinion of each type I hope I got every category or need to change a category .. let me know and...

Hi, I was thinking of doing unscented and no chemical/man made colourants soaps and geared more toward skin benefits soap I know saponification affect additives that may not be present in the final stage when it ready to be used Are there any additives that can give skin benefits? like...

Hi I'm a newbie soaper from Ontario, Canada. I have taken an interest in soap making and hope to turn into a business in the near future if the soaps turn out well :) I'm currently doing a list of equipments/ingredients to get. I live in a small condo 600sqft 1+1, ventilations I got are...