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I just made a batch of CP soap with equal parts palm kernel oil, coconut and palm oil. Trying to get a nice hard bar of soap. The soap got hard very quick and has started rising, cracking down the middle of the log mold and gelling at a very high temperature. What gives? I'm worried I won't...

I'm in the process of getting my Masters degree in speech-language pathology and have the first 2/5 of my comprehensive exams this morning! You better believe right now that I am wishing I had chosen to do a thesis instead. -Karen I just want to make soap!

I had some friends over to teach them how to make soap, and the results of our time together were fabulous! These are the best soaps that I've ever made (or, helped and supervised the making of). I always get adventurous with my soaps, but tried some regular stuff with my friends so that it...

I made a batch of soap (~#15) using a stick blender for the first time tonight. Oh my goodness!! What a difference that stick blender makes! I'm used to using my hand mixer with a "stick blender" attachment and 45-90 minute trace times. Tonight - 2 minutes! It was miraculous. I never felt...

I am so excited about using the holiday fragrances! I picked up Pumpkin Pie, Peppermint, Gingersnap & Apple Jack at Otion (Brambleberry's retail store) today. This is going to be some intoxicatingly good smelling soap! I tell you what. Now I'm so excited for winter to come. In two more...

Well.. my first attempt at rebatching isn't going so hot. I started with my pound of salt bars (dead sea salt) that were crumbly and didn't suds. I shredded this whole batch up. Then I made a one pound batch of a regular ol' recipe and mixed it to a light trace. At that point I added...

I am thinking about contacting a few out of state businesses (I already know the owners) and attempting to sell them my soap, for use in their gift shop. My intention would be to recoup some costs of the soap, but nothing beyond that. In a perfect world, I would like to be obligated to make one...

Here is my version of beer soap. I wanted a nice hard, smooth bar, and that is what I got! The scent is really interesting, hard to explain. Definitely pleasant; seems to have some notes of chocolate and spearmint with a nice, strong, hoppy body. The texture of this soap is awesome...

I just got a free sample of this fragrance from Brambleberry. I wasn't going to make soap this evening, but I just have to! This fragrance smells amazing!!!! Like the most wonderful lemon pie, hard to describe, but this fragrance has been addictive for me so far. I'll let you know how it...

Hi, I'm new to soap making, just finished my fourth batch. No real problems so far. I tried to search for the answer to my question, but did not have any luck. In all of my batches so far I've used a hand mixer with an immersion blender attachment. I've tried two batches of hot process...