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Thanks for the replies guys. I'm actually getting into a couple of stores this month. After a week or two of the owners testing the soaps out and looking over the pH test results for each soap they are each bring in a modest 100 bars each. It may not be sales on a grand scale, but it's an...

I just got my new packaging in... Love it!

Thanks SoapCakes! I appreciate that!

@semplice Thanks! I've been making soap for a few years now, but only to relieve stress. I've never really paid attention to how in-depth soap making can get until this year. I've been trying to learn what oils do and how different ingredient react to each other. I was a chef for 10 years and it...

Colour me stupid ... I forgot about this original post and totally ignored all the nice welcomes I got. Sorry. Anyhoo ... Thanks for the hospitality and I'm loving the forum.

This one is just layered. The part with the chocolate was way heavier than the peppermint so it made for some odd designs. I tried to be gentle pouring the last layer in, but it pushed the lighter layer all over the place. Plus I was pretty slow and by the time I got the the third layer it was...

Looks great! I love the colours you chose!

There's a woman on you tube who apparently always tastes her soap. I was thinking of start that after my last 2 batches ... I then came to my senses. They do look edible though!

Here's one of the very few attempts I have made to layer or swirl soap. I'd love some pointers!

I at a crossroads with gelling. The soap in the picture is my attempt at adding two colours. I think it looks pretty neat and although I don't want a soap that looks to symmetrical and balanced, I would like it a bit cleaner looking. The two scents are chocolate and peppermint and this is my...

I couldn't even imagine trying 7 colours. Right now I just want to highlight the scents using a layer or two of colour. It seems to be a part of soap making that people find easy, but I just can't seems to get a grip on it. Most likely because I'm impatient.

I had the chance to cut the soap tonight. It is getting pretty dark, which I like, and the house now smells like chocolate, which my wife and kids like. I'm doing a similar recipe tomorrow, hopefully I can get a grip on temperatures this time.

Thanks so much for all you advice and suggestions! I think I'll just try and find my niche naturally. I know what I like and I know what I don't like and I guess that I'll just have to see if people gravitate towards simple and understated. Well, simple as far as looks goes I guess ... making...

Everything was in the mold when it all overflowed. It's okay, I love it when new things happen, even if it hurts like a sun of a gun. It was a good excuse to clean. After a quick vinegar foot bath and a long rinse I seem to be none the worse for wear. My wife did wonder why I was mopping at one...

Yep, adding lye to beer stinks. Note to self: beer soap has lots of sugar and will get really hot. Soap at cooler temperatures or your soap will create a nice lava flow all over your floor. Second note to self: Wear shoes while soaping or you'll be stepping in hot oil the next time you don't...

No offence taken. That's the type of advice I love. When I look at the racks of soap in my little workshop I get board with the lack of colour. I guess I should keep in mind the person who is getting the soap in the end. They seem to like it, so I guess it can't be all that bad. I have a few...

After the advice of everyone's posts I decided to boil off the carbonation and the alcohol. Since I have issue with being patient, I'd rather start the process being safer than sorry. Beer actually 'indicates' pretty well. The carbonation boiled off and then the alcohol started to boil off. I...

I hear there's 2 times the beer will fizz. Once with carbonation being stirred out and the second time with alcohol boiling off. Is there a big gap between the two if it does fizz twice? How much should I reduce it by? 50%? And finally, does the boiled beer volume replace the entire volume of...

Thanks for the advice. From what I've noticed on YouTube, the people doing the tutorials have years and years of experience and even though they are good at explaining what they are doing, for me that usually doesn't translate into the best way for someone who is attempting to do it for the...

I'm doing my first beer soap tomorrow ... any suggestions on how not to screw things up? I've read threw the beer threads and now I am pretty sure that that is the direction I'm going to take my soaps. I'm hooked and I haven't even done it yet.