Thanks Jim! I read the link. Even though aloes weren't mentioned specifically as one of the susceptable plants it sure sounds like the funny looking growth could be 'Asters Yellow' or something similar.

Hi Nancy, "It was a mix of sunflower, olive, and coconut oils. I measured everything correctly" Make sure that your scale is consistently correct. "according to the book, the soap traced as it should, Well, if youÂre sure. "I added the Fos" Fos for soap, vice candles? "I then started pouring the soap into the mould and YUK! It look like it curdled and kinda separated once in the mould. " What FO did you use? (Let me guess, a white floral? ( What temperature did you soap at? (The cooler, the better. Try around the 100F to 110F mark "I poured it back into the pot and tried to remix it, but it didn't remix completely. " Are you using a stick blender? Hope so. I poured the mix back into the mould and let it sit until tonight. "Took it out of the mould and noticed it was kinda floating in an oil/water mix. I would guess total amount of the oil/water floating around was at 1/4 cup in a 4 lb batch. " (Guessing): Either the wrong FO, or it wasnÂt mixed thoroughly enough. My question is...do you think this is going to be safe to use? The back of the book mentioned separation...a little separation was OK, but a lot meant a caustic soap. I have never had separation. If you think about it, your superfatting would be around the 5% to 8% mark of the total recipe. If youÂre looking at the percentage of oils/fats floating around in the mold, then I would HP it. "if you think this stands a good chance of being caustic, " If you measured everything correctly, then it would be lye heavy because all of the fats/oils didnÂt mix in with the lye solution thoroughly enough. You could HP it (crockpot? Maybe?) Into soap. I donÂt care for HPÂed soap, itÂs usually rustic looking, but it is soap, nonetheless. Usually, if you post the recipe and method of soaping that was used, maybe others might be able to pipe in?

We have the Perrin and Rowe traditional bench mounted soap dispenser and i'm currently looking to replace it. It hasn't worked since day one. The company has sent a complete replacement unit which also doesn't work. The only way of getting it to work is to dilute the soap to a watery consistency but then the pump doesn't stay primed- it runs back down so you have to pump multiple times to get it to start squirting again. It's a shame because it looks beautiful.

I make my own foaming dish soap. I've been using the gain lemon dish soap, add hot water to the empty bottle then squeeze in a good squirt of the soap and your ready to go. If you want some scent add a few drops of essential oil to it