Ok, I just made my first real batch of M&P. It was extremely easy for the first time, but my question is when I added my lavender botanicals those just floated on top and the oatmeal sunk. I wanted to let the soap thicken a bit, so it would suspend but then it started to set. Was it because the oatmeal and lavender was too large of pieces and it needed to be ground much better? Do I need to use a suspended formula base soap only with botanicals? I used opaque white glycerine, then added lavender powdered mica which I could not get to dissolve completly either. I need to go out and get a stick blender yet.