I have good news and bad news.

Which do you want first?  The bad news?

My little soap making experiment was what my kids call an "epic fail".  See for yourself.

Ah, the age of innocence, before I knew it was all for naught.

I thought "trace" had occurred.  Maybe not.

When I first started filling my muffin tins molds, the soap appeared to be homogenous. 
After the first 4 or 5, the mixture seemed to begin separating.

My mess of soap, all wrapped up for future use.

Doesn't it look pathetic?  At least it's functional.

Hey, we're still going to use the soap, even if it does look like blocks of cottage cheese.  At least it smells good, like lavender.  Or as Twinkle Toes says, like my deodorant.

And the good news?  My crock-pot has never been this clean before.  My muffin tins got a good washing, as well.  At least I only made a half-recipe.

This is the part of the post where I enlist the help of my crafty blog friends.  If you know what I did wrong, please advise me.