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Hi, I'm fairly new to soapmaking and have only been practising for about 3 months. I made the first recipe from the everything soapmaking book which I believe was about 40/60 coconut oil to olive oil (or somewhere close). After plenty of curing I have a lovely bar of soap that produces very...

Does using a lye calculator such as soapcalc and then using UK measurements make any difference? I'm sorry if there's a really obvious answer to this but I'm terrible with numbers. My batches have all failed despite very careful attention to EVERYTHING and I'm trying to eliminate possible...

So I'm looking around to get an idea of percentage of scents to use in cold process (and melt and pour for that matter) and a thought occurred to me. There are essential oils, fragrance oils and flavour oils and at least the first two come in either concentrate or dilutes/blends. So, if a recipe...

Hey people, I'm new to soap making and been looking forward to it for a few weeks now. I decided the time was right to get a feel for CP soap making and had a couple of attempts this week but I've hit some obstacles. Could you please have a look at this and see what you think, I'd really really...

Hi guys, I'm new to soap making and trying hard to turn it into a business. I've hit a few obstacles with my first batches and this led me to come looking for a substantial forum, after a bit of searching I found this place. If you wish to see what problems I've been having and wish to help...