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Microwave- and pouring-friendly bowls suggestions? I'm hoping people can chime in with their favorite mixing vessel for making moderate size batches (3 to 5 lb oil) of soap. Ideally, I want to find something that is: microwave safe for melting oils easy to hold with a solidly attached...

I've been making soap tonight. A batch of bath bars in our Black Dragon scent.

Wow, that's beautiful! I think I may have figured out what kind of swirl to do tonight.

I ended up getting an HP Laser Jet Pro 200. The water proof labels for inkjet just weren't water proof enough.

Like everyone else, I have had different results from different companies and fragrances. This company's green tea in nice, for rose I go over there, etc. Not sure if any of my experiences would help, since you're overseas.

You might try a 100% olive (castile) bar. They're very mild, and the oil stripping qualities aren't overwhelming the way coconut can be. You might also consider adding additional glycerin for some extra humectant love.

Interesting idea. I look forward to hearing how it goes.

One more bit of data for the pile. My wife and daughter are both allergic to latex. One has a cross-reactivity to bananas and the other has no cross-reactivity. Neither have issue with mangoes, avocado, or shea. So it's definitely not cut-and-dried.

I have had some issues with really intricate detail while using a soap with a significant percentage (35%) of olive oil. It just never wanted to solidify enough to come out clean. The same mold with a lard/coconut/castor formula released beautifully. I think thin trace is useful because it...

Very nice. I always like having more information about the underpinnings of why we do things. Helps when you run into a new situation and you have to figure it out on your own.

Wow, that's really nice looking. You should do a tutorial!

Wow, that's really nice looking. You should do a tutorial

I was curious so I poked around a bit. Looks like ABS plastics can be used in sustained conditions of up to 80C/176F, so the heat of soap making shouldn't be a problem.

Mint and anise sounds intriquing!

I was just thinking that every hobby or interest I delve into to a geeky degree ends up with LEGO somewhere. Role playing games = LEGO people for miniature, or block scenery. Even LEGO dice rollers Traditional shaving = LEGO brush and razor stands Now LEGO soap forms. Guess I should keep my...

Considering I have an unfortunate tendency to forgot to add one thing or another when doing cold process, this is probably a good idea. I think the "get everything done before it gets too thick" rush gets to me. Edit: Do you still make a slurry w/ your micas and such before mixing? Or is it...

Who knows, you may have just accidentally invented the "butterfly wing swirl" or something. :)

For CP I've been mixing them into a bit of the oil mixture, then stirring them in at light trace.

Instead of building it and taking it apart all the time, could you just take the base off and push the soap out?

I used a different, lavender purple without thinking about the fact that the soap in question came out slightly yellow. Once I was done it looked sort of a sickly gray. The Soap of the Living Dead!