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Hi everyone, First, I want to thank anyone reading this who chimed in on my recent thread about water discounts--I have been doing so much reading lately about this important aspect of soapmaking, and it's been pretty exciting to learn something new. I am still a relative newbie, and I...

Hi there, I could use a little help as I begin to experiment with water discounts. Please be patient with me, as anything involving math makes me break out in hives. ;) Being new to using Titanium dioxide, I read as much as I could on here and elsewhere about properly dispersing this...

Hello, I am planning on making my first soap with embeds tonight, and could use your input! The embeds are already made. I have a silicone heart mold that makes a long "log" of heart shaped soap...and I've used this mold twice now; so, I have two such heart "logs" ready to be used. One...

Hi everyone, So in returning to soapmaking after a 2 year hiatus, I believe I may have made a disastrous batch last night. I'd love to know whether you folks think it is going to be salvageable. Here's what I did: The batch in question was made with 100% olive oil, and I set up my recipe...

Is anyone familiar with this product? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CAGCBAY/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I just received this set from my husband for Christmas; he bought it for me to use in my soap (I had dropped some hints for him to shop at places that carry guaranteed-soap-friendly f.o.s...

Hi there, I've been soaping for 2.5 years, and although I love this hobby and currently make up enough soap to keep up with my family's needs, I find it pretty tough to fit soaping into my schedule. So, I'm trying to come up with a basic recipe that I can perhaps weigh up ahead of time so...

Hi there, I am looking for someone with better math skills than I to review my proposed e.o. amounts in an upcoming Cassia + Orange batch I am planning. I have had an overly heavy hand with scenting my soaps in the past, and because I know that Cassia e.o. is supposed to be a dermal irritant I...

Hi all, I am planning to do my first re-batch, since I have a fresh 2 pound batch of soap that did not turn out so well (failed attempt at making pretty swirls, and forgot to add any fragrance. Oops). I figured this would be a great opportunity to use my 1/4 ounce of sandalwood essential oil...

Hi there! I just made a batch of this, and I am worried I greatly overdid it in the amounts of both the lemon and peppermint essential oils I was using. This was my third batch ever of CP soap and I had heard a good baseline for essential oil use is .7 oz/pound of oils. But I also heard that...

Hi everyone, I'm brand new here, and started making CP soap exactly one week ago. My first batch seems to have turned out well, but I have a question about my second batch. Sorry for the length of this--I am very concerned I have messed up this batch and want to be descriptive so that...