r/soapmaking

I am very very new to soap making. Like I haven’t even made my first batch of M&P but I have a bunch of skin said yes bases to play with but I just read the product disclosure and it said if I add fragrance or dye that it would seize. So not knowing this I bought it to practice and learn with until I find a place to get lye to move onto cold process practice. Has anyone used this base and does it work well? I really want to learn how to make soap to sell and right now I’m in need of the basic of basics information to learn. Any suggestions on how to learn what’s necessary to make quality soap please let me know. Thank you.

Has anyone used terpenes to fragrance soap before? Or other things besides essential oils, such as distillates or absolutes? Just curious if so and how the turn out was? Just looking for other creative options!

What makes a soap “cologney” when describing the smell? Would it be that it’s an intense blend (5-7, maybe more fragrances) or is it like a “alcoholy” background note? Interested to hear thoughts on this.

I'm a soapmaking Virgin. I've been toying with the idea for over a year now. Well I recently moved in with my boyfriend who has a whole herd of goats. I feel like it's a sign. Lol. So if anyone has any good ideas, recipes, tips, comments, questions, or concerns, please fire away. Because I'm 100% ignore but want to be a good student. (The goat farming boyfriend is also clueless about this)

Would I need to change anything, quantities, etc..?

Has anyone used ingredients like these in soaps for scenting? Looking at other ways besides essential oils and fragrance oils - and came across these. It looks like they tested them on soaps and multiple products. Anyone ever use these or get anything from this website?

Can anyone share a soap recipe for coconut oil and palm oil soap?