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Thank you! That does make sense that its too much EO now that I think about it! Gonna cut that in half! Thanks all!!

Hey cutting back the EOs would be great cause they are pricey and dropping $10 just in that per batch has been killer! I thought it seemed like a lot but what things I was reading was saying to do 1 oz per pound of soap and since I had 2 pounds I did 2 ounces. Maybe where I was messing up was it...

Hm, okay well maybe its just all in the cure time that Im messing up. I cant help it, Im anxious! LOL Thanks so much everyone for looking at my recipe and seeing if I should make some changes. I think I will try adding a little more liquid. The EOs have varied but some have been - lemongrass...

That's what I was thinking, maybe just cause I was too anxious to try it that its not ready and therefore too cleansing still. This is my recipe, Im gonna try and paste it from the calculator Oil(s) SelectedAmount% Castor Oil2.00oz 7.69% Coconut Oil (76 Degrees)4.00oz 15.38% Olive Oil16.00oz...

I have made about 8 batches of soap so far. I am using goats milk and distilled water for my liquids as well as castor, palm, olive, and coconut oils. They lather great, smell great with my EOs. They are still curing but I have cheated and tried a few - they have about 2 weeks left to go. I have...

Im glad Im not the only one with a freezer full of goats milk and no room for soap! LOL So I unmolded the soap and the inside survived and the crack ended up not being too bad so I just trimmed a small sliver off the top to get rid of that. I had some extra left over from my mold so I poured it...

Well getting it cooled down did seem to help. The crack is still there but I did the alcohol again and it did bring most of it together. If the inside is okay I think I can just skim off the top to get rid of the crack. We will unwrap it tomorrow and see if it looks okay inside.

haha, thank you Chicklet! I was afraid that was the problem. Its easily 15 degrees hotter in the house today than the last time I made it without any problem. My husband made my mold box and he made me 2 lb size boxes but 4 in a row so its a really long mold and wont fit in my frig so I ran it...

Straining it seems to have fixed it. Thanks!

ouch, insurance $500 a year! I probably wont even sell that much in soap!

Newbie question here. I have made several 2 lb batches without any problems but today I tried making a goats milk soap lemongrass. I have been using the same goats milk base recipe which has worked out fine so the only new thing was using 2 oz of lemon grass essential oil AND I messed up and had...

Great ideas and suggestions everyone! Also going to pick up a new strainer and will also dedicate specific utensils to the lye and oil vs rinsing them off and going back and forth.

Okay I tried the zap test and no zap, just soap. blah! haha. That's a good thing though :)

Thank you! I will pick up a strainer for that and give that a shot!

I am also very new - only made 3 batches so far. The first batch took me probably 2 hours with just being nervous and getting everything figured out. My next 2 batches took me maybe 45 min. Im not doing anything fancy yet besides adding essential oils. When I started figuring my costs this is...

Thank you Badger! I was worried maybe I was not stirring it enough or something. The powder on top is not bad at all and may be that my first batch having different EOs in it is why you don't see it? The two I made yesterday are a tea tree oil and the other was with no EOs, just plain for...

Hi all. I am new to making soap. I have started with the CP method. My first batch turned out really well. My lye when it was mixed with distilled water was clear and dissolved nicely. my second and third batch though my lye water has floaties in it. What am I doing wrong? The soap on those two...

Genny- Thanks! The soapers choice is what Im looking for :)

Hi everyone, I am new here and in the process of buying my ingredients, choosing my recipe etc. I am trying to figure out cost effectiveness if I decide to jump in and do this. We have a dairy goat farm and want to put this milk to good use. We planned this year to try our hand and soaps and...