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I'm not sure if that's a good title, but it's the best I can think of at the time. ETA: There's been a small controversy over the title. It's not meant to be read as derogatory, just matter-of-fact and broad-reaching regarding lye solution use. And I'm unable to edit it. We've probably all been...

I'm still on the quest for the perfect base for all my facial/body soap bars (they are all unscented or rebatched with EOs in the meantime to save on $/until the base is perfected). Thinking of doing a 50/50 OO/CO batch, but I recognize it will be quite stripping with that much CO and will need...

Can anyone else let me know if this has happened at your Costcos? I only soap with certified USDA organic oils so was pretty upset. My DH went to pick some up after work for us and the employee that works in that department attempted to convince him it was the exact same product without the...

I ended up cutting off quite a few tops of bars from my last batch due to bubbles, and still have the end pieces, etc. Was wondering if I could "recycle" these and melt them down somehow, and add EOs? I have enough to make 2-3 or so bars from the scraps, and imagine this would be a cheap way to...

I made a 85% OO, 25% CO with 8% SF recipe last night, temped at 120-130 degrees in both the lye solution and the oils. Read another member had better success soaping at higher temps to avoid partial gel so I thought I'd give it a shot - I'm in the cool PNW and have had all partial gel soap but...

I'm designing a new recipe, was thinking I'd make it an almond milk soap superfatted at 8% (to be particularly nice for body and face throughout the cold months ahead) but I could just as well use water. Let me know what you think of the percentages. I ran it through soap calc and it meets the...

Anyone make HP soap without a slow cooker? I mainly see people talking about using a crock-pot but used crock pots are quite overpriced here and it would seem one could just cook it in their stainless steel pot. Which I use for CP anyway. I aim to try HP at some point and am going to have some...

So some of you (myself included) seem to feel that luxury oils in soap does not really do anything for skin and is an unnecessary expense because it washes off. It would seem to me that the beneficial properties of milks would also be eradicated (except for the fat that saponifies, that is...)...

What is/are your favorite(s) liquid oil(s)? So far the only liquid oil I have used in my soap is extra virgin OO. I'm so curious to hear what your other favorite liquid oils are and why you like them in your soap. I prefer to keep the more expensive oils for leave-on body butters I make but I am...

I need to learn how to make goat milk soap from the actual milk - this will be raw goat milk. Do you just use it in place of distilled water? What's a good palm oil free recipe for goat milk soap from raw goat milk? Will I absolutely need to use therms? :confused: Thanks! I use organic oils and...

I know I haven't posted in ages, sorry, guys. Won't go into it deeply but it's a good thing I've stayed away from making soap for awhile, an illness and loss in our family and a ridiculous amount of work done on our only vehicle in just over 1 month... But fall is here! And that means the...

You're itching to make soap so badly that you start dreaming about it - I dreamt last night that I made HP in my crock pot because I couldn't stand waiting anymore. And I was all upset about it having to be a dedicated crock pot now and needing to get another one for other things... :Kitten Love: :lol...

I have the wrong type of thermometers. :shock: Not sure how I thought it was a different material, so after this use they are being pitched! Or maybe I just will not use them at all and just pitch them. Probably. Guess I will have to wait to make soap again. :thumbdown: Anyway, please recommend...

I have made pure 100% olive oil (castile) soap before but this is my first time using Soap Calc. Rather than use the recipe I have used before (and run through another lye calculator) I thought I'd give SC a whirl. Mainly because this time around I want to make an 8 lb. batch, and I need to...

One of my online friends had a baby, and the baby eventually had trouble with itchy, flaky skin and was tearing at it, even with mittens. So I sent her a couple bars of my 5% superfatted 100% olive oil soap that I made from my last batch. Enough, I figured, so they could try it too. :D They...

So many...questions... :shifty: Heh. Round two ! *ding ding* Are there any members on here that make palm oil free soap? If you use palm oil I do not fault anybody using it!! I just choose not to use it myself. :) I know from reading around it can be a bit of a challenge, but at least I have...

Other than the unbelievably obvious title, that's pretty much my question. It came about this way, in (not word for word) conversation: Me: "I followed the general advice I read around, to superfat at 5%." Experienced Soapmaker: "I never superfat anymore, anything above 2% (and that was...

Anyone tried Jedwards International, Inc., i.e. http://www.bulknaturaloils.com/ ? I ask because I limit my soap making to only certified organic oils and essential oils (maybe eventually certified organic extracts... Have seen that it has been done, just do not know how yet). Their certified...

Hi!! I am posting from Vancouver, WA (just a stone's throw from Portland, OR). I have read a few posts on here before but decided to jump on in as I need expert opinions, and well - the soap bug bit and bit hard late last year. :shh: I have made two batches since then, both pure unscented...