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If I made a recipe with 5% superfat, but then added in 1 Tablespoon of additional oil per pound, what really is the superfat? How much, percent wise, does that actually increase the superfat to?

I make up 3 lb batches of lye water at a time. I currently mix my solution in a heavy duty restaurant quality plastic bin. In the past, I have mixed it up in heavy duty plastic pitchers. Eventually, the lye eats through it all. I would like to not have to replace my lye container every...

I purchase my coconut oil in 50lb buckets. Currently, I am not in the position where I can keep it warm enough to melt the whole thing, so I scoop out just what I need every time I make soap. The problem is, its so hard, that every utensil I try to use to scoop it out, eventually bends or...

Has anyone tried their Marzipan? If so how did you like it and is this something available from Nurture? So glad I read this post, I was just about to place an order with them but will look at Nurture now instead.

I recently used a liquid lake yellow color in my soap. After it was sitting in the sun a few hours, I noticed the color faded considerably. Does anyone use liquid lakes and if so, what has been your experience with them?

I just got a new mold and im dying to use it but have no idea how much soap it holds and am frightened of making a miscalculation. My old mold was 20.25l x 4.37w x 3.5h and it would give me a 4.5lb batch of soap (just oil weight). My new mold is 20.5l x 10w x 3.25h. Im not sure how much oil...

Can someone recommend a good Shower Gel Base. Also, what do you look for when choosing your shower gel?

Hi Steve, Yes, I would love a copy of your spread sheet. Thanks very much!

I think Im slightly annoyed. I have a customer who owns a Bed and Breakfast and buys my soap wholesale to use in all her guest rooms. She only buys it in this one scent that she loves. It just so happens, that for this particular scent, I kept the name that it came with. For example: lets...

So I purchased the pro edition of Soapmaker 3 and I really do not like it at all. I have tried to like it, but no matter how many times I tinker with it, I just dont. I am looking for a software program that will keep track of all my costs. Can someone recommend a program, much more intuitive...

Is is called Touquoise Sky?

I love that packaging and would buy it just based on that alone. It looks inviting, clean and upscale, all at the same time.

Does anyone know how to get the speckled look like this soap has? I cant seem to figure it out. It is cp soap (as far as I know).

Sounds fascinating but Im confused. Can you post pictures of these and what do people do with these? At first I thought you were talking about painted rocks but now it seems like your referring to the actual bugs. If thats the case, what do the customers do with these? If they release them...

I just went through this exact same thing. I was in business for 3 years. Did well, but....I resented the set up, the break down and how exhausting it is to do farmers markets, craft fairs etc. The weather we have here made it worse too. While I enjoy speaking with my customers, Im an introvert...

Thanks so much Irishlass, I will try your technique :) I am using wooden molds, do you use a silicone liner with these to do your method or just line with freezer paper? Thanks Samirish

I am looking to get nice and bright colors in my cp soap. I have tried many mineral oxides and micas from various well know soap supplier companies but can never get colors like these. Does anyone know how to get colors like these in cp soap?

I would like to get professional photos done of my soap but dont have a ton of money to spend. Can someone recommend a good way to get this done? I thought of going to my local community college to offer this small job to the photography students but after seeing samples of their work, I...

I have made ungelled cp soap for last 3 years and was considering trying to gel my soap. However I really like making my soap with decorative tops, peaks, valleys and embeds. Is this possible when forcing gel? I read I could stick my soap in a 170 degree oven, Ive also read all I really need...

Thank you so much! Yes I have the powdered form and will times my batch by .5