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So cold and snowy out...it was a good morning to melt down palm oil and premix the palm and coconut. I love having this step out of the way. When I feel like making a batch of soap, I just go to the basement pull a jar off the shelf and it just takes a few steps more to have my soap in the...

This is my first soap using glitter. Doesn't show up really well in the pic but I like how it looks with the blue and white. FO is Fresh Snow from BB. I love this site and really enjoy seeing the pictures everyone shares.

Do any of you get too concerned about the color in the soap being intense enough to slightly color the washcloth (washes out) but the bubbles are still white. Seems like if I color enough to get the bold bright look I'm going for then it will make the washcloth a little colored. Does this...

Do any of you have suggestions on what to do with soap that has too much colorant? It bleeds into the washcloth but does not stain..washes out with a little rubbing. Is this something you would sale with a warning on the label :? Love the color...but boy is it intense. If I were to recycle...

I am in the middle of making soap and my thermometer rolled off the counter and broke!! I have had nightmares about this happening! Guess I will finish by touching the outside of the pans and wing it. Last time I checked the lye was 120 degrees and the oils were around 115 degrees. I usually...

I made these two soaps 2 days ago and they both have some uneven coloring, almost like marbling. The texture throughout both soaps appears to be the same . I have done the tongue test and that was o.k. I am wondering if the problem may be caused by using too much essential oil. My recipe...

Just wanting to know how people feel about mixing fragrance oils and essential oils? Any problems with doing so?

I made the lavender mint 2 weeks ago and it had a real nasty case of soda ash. After I trimmed, the bars were much smaller than original size. I decided to grate a couple of the bars and incorporate into a new batch that I used lavender and peppermint eo and TD to get the white and swirled the...

I just recently joined this forum but have been reading the posts for some time. I'm hoping someone can tell me if this is DOS or not. The recipe: Coconut Oil - 12 oz Palm Oil - 19 oz Olive Oil - 12 oz Lye - 6.21 oz Water - 14.49 oz FO - 2 oz Spiced Lime Colored with Green Chrome Oxide...