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    New Soap, worried I over did the Cocoa butter

    Fingers crossed for these little ones :D Glad you have some new ideas I like to share though this recipe is not ideal I have no doubt it could be fabby with some tweaks. :wink:
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    New Soap, worried I over did the Cocoa butter

    Hi fellow Soapers On Monday this week I made a new soap with: 60% Olive Oil 20% Hemp Oil 15% Cocoa Butter 5% Golden Jojoba 5% Superfatted I put the oils and butter through thesage.com sap calc prior to finding SoapCalc which gives a far better understanding of the ranges I should...
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    confused about CP 'gel' stage

    Fab thread, I have been looking for info about whether to gel or not and nothing helpful came up until I found this thread. Lovely ta x :D Us UK Europeans call the refrigerator a 'Fridge' The freezer is a 'Freezer' An upright combination version of the two is a 'Fridge-Freezer' :lol:
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    Hi from new UK Soapie

    Hi there, Ooo I can feel the addiction getting to me, I neeed to Sooooaaaapppp :lol: I am still waiting for the first batch to finish curing *biting nails with nerves* The thing is that although this batch is hardening up nicely it still has a gel like circle in the centre and I am...
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    Hi from new UK Soapie

    Hi Lomondsoap and thank you all for the lovely welcomes. :D I can see my looming soap addiction growing to an obsession. I thought I would never find another passion outside hemp seed oil and natural skin care, but here I am and I can pleasantly immerse myself in both at the same time...
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    Oily stuff coming out of curing soap

    Mant thanks for the top tips :D I have soooo much to learn :lol: SoapieCPx
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    Oily stuff coming out of curing soap

    Here is the first batch of soap I have been so excited about. As you can see the soap in the middle is curing I think???, err... I hope thats what the clearish bit in the middle shows!!! I have to admit I know its really early days but I have tried out a few of the dried out bits which...
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    Oily stuff coming out of curing soap

    OK update so far, I went back to check the soap yesterday night only to find that the oil had been reabsorbed. I should have been more patient, Doh!!! :O At least know I know for next time. :D I then decided to unmould the soap, mmm should've used plastic wrap or similar to make release...
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    Oily stuff coming out of curing soap

    Hi Thanks for the super fast response. :D Blimy I hope it just tastes yucky and Im not zapped!!! :lol: Will let know how I get on in the morning. :D Many thanks SoapieCP x
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    Oily stuff coming out of curing soap

    Hi Please forgive my newbieness, but I have just yesterday made my first batch of CP soap and touch wood all seems to have gone very smoothly. The recipe I used was: 8oz Olive Oil 8oz Hemp Seed Oil 2.1oz Lye 6oz water Very simple recipe and seems all OK with Sap Calc I think, my...
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    Natural Color for Lip Balm

    Hi How about using beetroot or alkanet as a colour for your lipbalms? I havent tried it myself but a friend has regularily with great success. :D X
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    Hi from new UK Soapie

    Hi There ALL Im new newbie to Soap making and already hooked having made my first batch of CP soap on Saturday. :D I have found you lovely lot and thank goodness I have while searching for help with the curing process stages of my first batch of cold process soap. I am a Hemp and natural...
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