Great Cakes Soapworks

Well, it wasn’t a complete failure, but something isn’t quite right here. Yesterday I completed my first salt bar experiment using 80% coconut oil, 15% shea butter, and 5% castor oil with a 15% superfat. As the soap started to thicken, I added some Mediterranean Sea Salt fragrance oil and a green oxide [...]

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It’s been quite awhile since I botched a batch of soap. Yesterday as I was cutting the batch of Bug Off soap that I had made a few days earlier, I realized it was ruined. It’s not terrible, but do you see the spots throughout the soap? Those are the essential oils [...]

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