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Hi! Just wondering if anyone has any tips/tricks for keeping black coloured soaps looking neat? I wear gloves and have tried to plane off smudges/streaks, but it seems like if I even look at them the wrong way I get smudges all over :p Is it just me?!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to come back with an update. I took your suggestions and tried again. I was careful that I didn't overheat my oils and instead just made sure the hard oils were super clear, soaped at a lower temp (95C), and used a water discount. I also took the suggestion to increase...

Hi! I am in Atlantic Canada as well. I am not aware of any suppliers out here so I order most of my supplies from Candora Soaps in Ontario. Still expensive shipping but maybe not quite as bad as BC. They have palm oil but it's not labeled as no stir.

Thank you so much, that is very helpful. I am going to take your suggestions and try a small test batch. I'll report back how it goes! :)

Thanks for your comments lenarenee!! That is interesting that you soap cool and have no issues with butters, maybe it really is the stick blending of the oils that helps. I will definitely try that next time :) I cut these with a knife (just ordered my first wire cutter, its in the mail!) I...

Hi Putzii, thanks for the reply! By this do you mean blending all the oils together with the stick blender? I do stir them all up with a spatula while waiting to cool, but I can definitely try stick blending straight oil before the lye to see if that helps. Appreciate the feedback and kind...

Hi All! I have just made three batches in a row, each with their own problems. Based on reading other forums I think I have identified what the problems are and possibly why, but would love some confirmation and ideas on what I might be doing wrong. Picture below. My recipe is: Coconut Oil...