After years of candle and M&P, I took the plunge and made my first batch of CP soap last night. For two months I read and read and read everything I could get my hands on, (including all the tips from the masters here) A couple of books, creating checklists and many Youtubes videos later, - I went for it. My first recipe is: Superfatted at 8%: Castor Oil at 1.82 Oz. Coconut Oil at 9.09 Oz. Olive Oil at 14.54 Oz Palm Oil at 9.09 Oz Shea Butter at 1.82 Oz (I can get all the oils withing two miles of my house) Lye 4.97 Oz Filtered Water 11.60 Oz Scented with White Musk. Blue Mica for swirls. I was surprised at how smoothly things seem to go, cuz I was REALLY afraid I'd screw it up. A stick blender really speeds up trace, but I was able to control it. I wrapped the baby up with 4 towels and put it to bed. The biggest challenge so far? O...M....G. How do you guys wait and not peek??? Argh! My hubby was making fun last night, because patience is not my strongest suit. But I'm being good. :tiptoe: (It's killing me) Very exciting stuff so far! But I'm prepared for a less than perfect first attempt...like failed swirls, or I screwed something up in the recipe...