hp problem

Hello everyone. I make HP soaps and I was trying to experiment with sugar and making a sugar scrub soap. I made sure my soap was cooled down to at least 170F, but my sugar seemed to still melt. I'm not sure if it was the heat or the liquid. Is there a foolproof way to add sugar to make a scrub...

I think I know what this is (glycerin rivers) but I'm a little confused because I only see stuff about it for CP soap. This is a HP shaving soap recipe that I'm working on at the moment it uses lanolin and Shea butter as side ingredients as well as 2 table of glycerin. Any suggestions?

I've been making cp soap for a long time for family and friends. In all that time, there have been only one or two batches that have developed orange spots. Last year I tried hp processing and 4 out of five of my batches developed orange spots and also became rancid. I used the same oils I...

I apologize if this problem has already been addressed in another thread. I tried to search for hot process problems, but didn't have much luck. I'm sure inexperience is a huge factor, because I have only tried 2 HP batches, each a different recipe. Both were cooked on low in my crock pot...