A: Yes, beeswax will help to make cold process (CP) soap harder but it also inhibits lather, speeds of trace and causes the soap to get hotter in the mold (potentially helping to flash off essential oils and make them not as potent in the final bar). I recommend using beeswax at no more than 0.5 oz per pound of soap though you could go up to a full 1 oz. Pre melt the beeswax and add it in at thin trace. And yes, you can handmill soap that had beeswax added to it.
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