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Help!!!!! Some of the soaps I have been making have yellow or orange discoloration in them in spots. I have not added any color to my soaps yet as it is way too hot and humid to make any where I live. But some of the soaps I made earlier have those spots in them. Would some one please tell me...

How do I deal with heat and humidity when making soap. Our house is very old and does not have air conditioning in ever room. Do I let my soap cure longer or what. Thank you.

Ok we have hard well water , I have just it to make my last two batches, so far they turned out just fine. Is it necessary that I use distilled? All so we live in a very old farm house. The kitchen where I am making my soaps has no heating in it. when the house was built they used to stove to...

my last two batches came out very oily. they beaded oil at first but would not come out of the pans so i froze them now they are both oily. i think i used too much oil when i oiled up the pans. :oops: it's not lye, because it feels oily when i touch it, and does not bother my hands. :) ok...

finely got my first batch out of the mold. Cut it, not sure if I was supposed to do that yet or not, but it's for us so it's OK. Looked like and had the consistency of tofu. :? But it got hard the next day. Picked up two steel brownie pans to use as molds for my latest batch. Used olive and...

Hi, I was wondering what I could use instead of tallow and lard in soaps. I want to avoid using animal fats as much as I can. All so has any one ever made lanolin soap. I feel safe using it because the sheep are not killed to get it. For myself I don't really care but I have alot of friends...

Got a bran new scale, and got my first batch done. Made Castle soap. Used old food storage containers that were just cluttering up my kitchen as molds. Put the in a cheep Styrofoam cooler to cure. Got clean up done. No problems. I work as a cook in a truckstop so I am use to working with...

:x Two years a go we took in a pair of brothers who had no place to live out of the kindness of our harts. We own alot of land and have a bit of a camp site on it so friends can camp out with out going to far from home to do so. First one of the brothers goes off his meds and threaten us with...

I have a few questions for the list. 1. I am confused about some of the terms and abbreviations, I have seen people use.Is there a site or what ever I can go to, see what these mean? 2. I would really like to avoid getting my supplies on line, can someone give me some hints about finding them...

Hi all, waves, new to soap making. Haven't made any yet, but I prefer to learn as much about something I am interested before I try it. If all goes to plan I will be making my first batch next week. :D Wish me luck. :D