TheQueen

Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann Fabrics have them.

Then why not just offer the ones that mix well? Save yourself some grief. And I am all for that!

Try 95% cyclo and 5% FO. Or 90/10. That seems to work for me, too.

Neem oil is also great to use for acne soap. Smells to high heaven, but it's a great addition.

Oh, really?

That's a beautiful swirl. Good job!

For a first swirl I wouldn't worry too much about it not going all the way through. I don't do CP but I understand that the higher you hold your color(s) the deeper they go. We need to see the cut pictures anyway!

That is a beautiful swirl. Do you have pictures of this soap cut? You know we need to see those pictures.

Just my never-to-be-humble opinion here, but hand sanitizers will kill germs that don't necessarily need to be killed. Simply washing ones hands properly and often enough will do everything you need your soap to do. Nothing needs to be added to the fabulous soaps that all of us make!

Congrats! I love HP in the crockpot.

Why don't you weigh it when you pour into your containers then weigh again later. I suspect settling is, indeed, the problem.

Oh, Kest, what gorgeous soap.

I usually add fragrance in an amount that suits my nose, starting with just a few drops and adding more if needed.

Use just plain ol' table salt. Epsom salt is NOT actually salt--it's magnesium sulfate--so I don't believe I'd use it in soap. Now, mind you, it makes a wonderful bath salt ingredient.

I add sugar at equal the weight of the oils/butters and it's a really good consistency. One thing I figured out by trial and error was to melt and blend all the oils first, let it all solidfy, remelt and add the preservative, FO and sugar. For some reason it acts better that way.