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I only use distilled water. Now there have been times that I might use an opened distilled water that has a "best used by date" that had passed, but I figured that was no biggie. I contacted the supplier of this particular lye, and they said the same browning has happened with theirs, but that...

I have a few different questions that I hope someone can help with. **First, have you ever mixed your lye water and it turn a light brownish tint? What is that and why? I thought maybe my stainless steel bowl wasn't clean enough so I dumped the first water, thoroughly cleaned it and made...

Do you have a favorite? I have always used my KD-7000, but I am beginning to think that my trouble with my soaps is the scale (as I have troubleshooted almost every other area- thanks to many of your help!) I do love the tare feature and that it is supposed to read to the hundredths. I say...

Thanks! I made a strawberry scented soap tonight and went with 1 oz ppo. We'll see how that turns out. :)

When using fragrance oils, what is the general amount you use? For example, for a 3 lb. mixture of soap, how many ounces of fragrance oil would you use? Typically, do you use less of an essential oil or more than a fragrance oil? Thanks!

Thank you!

Can Titanium Dioxide go "bad" or "rancid" or somehow effect the quality of CP Soap? I have some titanium dioxide from 2009, that I started to use the other day, then I wasn't sure about it. My thought is that it shouldn't be any trouble at all, but I thought I'd see if anyone knew for sure...

I think it looks neat! :D

Overkill? So, would the Grade A be a good choice? I don't hardly use EVOO to cook with, unless I am making a dressing or dip.

One more thing .... from Columbus Foods, do you just buy the Refined A Olive Oil? I had heard that Extra Virgin is not as good for soaping.

Thank you! That post and pictures looks like what I have had. I'm going to make some more soon, and I think I'll just try the higher quality Olive Oil first and see what happens from there.

"DOS in soaping circles usually means "Dreaded Orange Spots".....did you say white?.....DOS are not white, more brownish-orange." If I said white, I meant to say yellowish in color. Some are kind of orange'ish. And I have never had them just around the edges, but rather randomly throughout...

You have all given me hope! :) Any suggestion of where to get the olive oil and what brand? I usually get the generic from Walmart. I do buy my Palm from Bitter Creek. With what are you cutting your soaps? A wire cutter made from a guitar string and a hacksaw. Sounds professional...

Thanks everyone for the quick replies! When do the spots show up? The spots don't show up immediately. Anywhere from about a month to 2 months. Are you CPing or HPing? CPing is the only process I have ever used to make soap. Additives? Not any standard additives ... I do add...

I have been having a cosmetic issue with all my soaps that I believe is DOS. I have tried so many things to fix it that I am almost at the point of not wanting to make any more. The soap still smells great and works wonderfully, I just don't like those little random yellowish spots. I keep my...

what essential oil would be good to blend with some of the citrus essentials to help it last longer?

Like alkanet root, annetto seed, etc.?

Do you always use one of these in your soap making? If you don't always use it, what are the times that you do use it? What is the difference between the two in soap purposes?

Yes, the avocado oil was at trace. Just curious, though, why would the soap color later change if the avocado oil wasn't mixed in well? Could it be the avocado oil? I think I read the avocado oil doesn't have a long shelf life, but does that matter once it is put in a soap?

So ... what if I decide not to add any oils to superfat with? Using only the base oils and the essential oils? Do I need to adjust the % to 0 on the soapcalc? Would using 2 or more superfatting oils at the 1 oz per pound of base oils, be too much then? I haven't come to a particular...