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I was making a new batch of soap and the bucket I was mixing in broke and slipped from my hand, pouring a good chunk of batter down the sink. Any help on what to do? Lots of hot water, run the sink for a long time? I've no idea what to do, I really don't want to mess up the pipes.

My grandfather phoned me this morning. The same one that has made my soap molds and has said that he loves getting my handmade gifts. The same one that makes knives and knits and so knows the passion that goes into making things. He has asked me not to give him any white soap anymore, only...

Given that the tests people have done are proving that Olive Oil is not usually 100% olive oil, why would using the costco blend be so bad? Yeah it's high in canola but at least you can sort of figure that into your calculations. Using "pure" olive oil you can't really tell one way or the other...

It's sort of sad and more than a little amusing (... samusing? amusad? hmmm) that some people consider climbing mountains an adventure and for me and my homebody life some new soapmaking is as adventurous as it gets! I saw a post on here about using eggs in soap (yes... blame it all on the...

Hello Everyone :) I've always wanted to make sugar scrubs but there seemed so many stumbling blocks that I haven't been inclined to crawl under (afraid of heights). You know, to preserve or not to preserve, not introducing water, ect... well perhaps not ect as I believe those where the only...

I was hoping that someone could look over this webpage and let me know their thoughts. I'm having trouble finding a recipe or an explanation of liquid soap that is put across in a way that I understand. This comes closest but it seems to contradict quite a few things that I've found out so far...

I've just gotten off the phone with a Janitor Supply Store nearby to inquire about getting Potassium Hydroxide to make soap with. He phoned his supplier to enquire about selling a small amount of it and the guy relayed to me that KOH is more dangerous than Naoh (if I got those right) and that...

I realize that a shampoo bar recipe is one that nobody wants to give away, but with as protective as people are I'm having trouble finding information. Right now I am using just Castile soap on my hair, but I would like to tailor it a little more to my needs. I have ordered a little bit of...

I was just reading a cooking magazine with a recipe for pretzels. It included dipping the pretzel into a lye/water mix. I was wondering if there is a difference between food grade Lye and what most soapers choose to use. If there is no difference why are we all so fussy about our soapmaking...

I've found some rancid coconut, palm and cocoa. I'm wondering if I can make these into a laundry bar, and since I don't want any rancidity left make it with a 0% or even -1% (or so) superfat so that I'm assured all of it will become soap. If I do this would it be alright to handle and mix into a...

I've tried searching the web and the forums, but I have some questions that I couldn't find answers too. 1) If Palm oil makes a hard soap, and Crisco is mostly palm oil, why would it not make a hard soap? 2) Would Crisco by itself, since it is solid at room temperature make a good whipped...

I'm looking for more information on whipped soap, but I'm having some trouble searching the forums for more information. It always ignores the soap and people often use whipped soap out of the context I'm looking for. (Darn search engines, we need a context button!). So if anyone has some links...

I'm in the middle of a batch of soap, it's in the oven right now and it's supposed to gel. I just realized I need some help on how to tell if my soap is gelling. Please use small words, sometimes it takes me a bit to grasp things, lol.

I should not be allowed to make soap without proper parental supervision. The first couple of batches I made went alright, were super easy, nothing went wrong and it lulled me into a false sense of security. The last batch I made I tried swirling for the first time and I think I'm too worried...

I have allot of olive oil, or at least more olive oil than I do of any other oil (A bit of coconut and palm, some lard). I have a few batches of castile soap that are currently curing, and I do agree that they have a bit of a snotty texture, remind me of oysters. I personally don't mind it but I...

I've been poking around on various websites and each time I think I find a good one, someone mentions something and I find a place that has even better prices, so I thought I should probably ask online and see what you all think, especially those that live up here and have first hand knowledge...

I had a little jar of coconut oil that my grandmother had for years. It didn't smell off, and so far as I can tell it didn't look off but I didn't want to combine it with oils that I just bought and know are good, so I measured it out, figured out how much water and lye I would need. I mixed the...

I just finished making a three pound batch of castile soap (it was hard, I so badly wanted to add some castor oil, lol) and it fit absolutely perfectly into two pringles cans. For fun I was looking around on the net for other people who have made pringle can soaps. (All my searches lately are...

I plan on stopping at my mom's house tomorrow and picking up some of the fresh goat milk she has. I'll have enough for several batches but I'd prefer not to loose any of my soap. I've heard of so many people having trouble with goats milk soap and I'm curious as to if people prefer using goats...

I do hope this is the right place for this to go, it was a toss up with this forum or the soap and I figured since Bath and Body uses more preservatives (I think) than anywhere else this would do... My nephew will be almost 2 years old at Christmastime and I thought that cubed green and red...