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Those white specks are caused by air (or heat) being trapped by the silicone molds. When I use silicone molds, it happens just about every time. Not much can be done about it.

I really like the 5 pound mold with the sliding bottom with the silicone liner from Bramble Berry. http://www.brambleberry.com/5-Pound-Mold-With-Sliding-Bottom-P5426.aspx

I have made the following recipe before and never had a problem with it, and in fact turned out be nice and creamy. However, with this last batch, when I used the soap my skin felt dry and little iritated. This is the base recipe: coconut oil 18.33% 11oz olive oil 33.33%...

Thank you ladies for the response.

Has anybody tried FO's or other items from BitterCreek website? thanks, Basia

Do you guys think that a safflower oil, high oleic is a good substitution for a soybean oil? How much of tea tree EO per 1 pound of soap should I add? thanks, Basia

Is it ok to use a coconut water instead of a plain water? I know that a lot of soap makers are using coconut milk, however, is there a difference b/w a coconut water and a coconut milk. :confused: Basia

Thank you all for the info and the advice. Seifenblasen, thanks for lots good info and great links. As Houseofwool suggested, I made a plain soap no colorant and 0% super fat, however, I never used lard, so I just used vegie oils. I will see a results tommorow :). Basia

It looks really cool.

Thank you Seifenblasen, You are very correct. This is very first time I made soap for a laundry soap so I was not sure about which oils to use for that. I wanted a recipe that has high cleansing properties and low suds, for our HE washer. Any other ideas for a recipe for laundry soap? This...

Last night I made 1lb of simple base soap for a laundry soap. 4 oz Coconut oil 8 oz Olive oil 4 oz Palm oil 149 gr of water 64 gr of lye from BB 97 % 1/2 tsp of pink oxide I used silicone mold from crafters choice. Covered with 2 towels. Today after I unmolded I noticed that it smells...

Wow, they all look great !!!

Very nice! pretty colors.

If anything, he is brutally honest for my benefit. He would rather have me know the truth right away, so that I don't waste my time and money, thinking I have a great product, when it really needs to be improved. I would rather get an honest opinion that I may not like, rather than have someone...

My husband brought up a theory to me today. He basically said, that even with a moisturizing recipe, superfatted at 5%, he can still feel a "bite" from the soap, indicating that it still feels harsher than what he usually used, which was Lever 2000. He thinks that most, if not all...

Very nice !!!

BB for the win, and pouring one pound at the time did the trick ;-).

Thank you guys :oops:

Thank you all. I used a lovespell FO from BB, and it smells very sweet.:D Basia

Freshly made this morning!