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Will do. Unfortunately I'm a wee bit cursed with hard water so I may have to use bottled water for "product photo" purposes.

Thanks for the crockpot tips. Yesterday was the first time is used the process. As such it wasn't pretty, but it made soap. I appreciate the tips. I like cold process for it simplicity, but HP is...

Yup, your spot on it did seize, it was a giant pain in the backside and I have since commandeered one of my wife's crockpots (she really doesn't need two!). In this first batch i did mix the...

Alright so just for fun I'm going to do some shaving soap. Here is the recipe for trial #1

Tallow 30%
Steriatic Acid 30%
Coconut oil 30%
Kokum Butter 3%
Liquid lanolin 3%
Aloe Butter 3%
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I will suggest that a good place to start will be to enter the world of cold process soap making. The melt and pour bases are not suited to what you are trying to do. A standard base recipe for...