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    Been MIA

    AHHHHHHH!!!!! I'm SOOOOOO Happy for you!!!!!!! I Miss you SO SO SO SO much!!! Congrats!!!!!!!
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    Massage Experiences?

    I just got home from a massage actually. It was awesome. I love her. I have an 18 month old and I get miagraines. I get a lot of tension in my shoulders and neck. She was working on my shoulder blade and I told her I just wanted her to pull it off. Well a few minnuted later she grabbed it and...
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    4 new soaps - pics taken in my DIY light box

    It's the bulbs you're using. You need white bulbs.
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    how to reduce ash

    Well now I spray with Alcohol just after the pour and have no problems. It's the ones I didn't. So you think I should spray them with alcohol now and just rub them a little with panty hose or a toothbrush?
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    how to reduce ash

    So when you guys use the panty hose or tooth brush to remove the ash do you wet it? I have some bars that I bubble wraped and have whipped tops, they have ash and I want to remove it but not loose the texture....and tips??
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    what'll sugar do, really?

    Yep! Doesn't matter weather it's HP or CP I use 1 TBL Per pound of Oils dissolved in my water BEFOR my lye and it makes for great bubbles! I also can't tell you why but it does! and who am I to queston!!
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    fresh mango/cantalope and cream delight

    This looks great, but like a pretty BIG batch! How many pounds was this batch??
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    Conditioning VS Creamy

    Tess, I made your recipe, and I LOVE it! Between my dry skin and hard water, I ALWAYS need lotion, and with that bar, I got away without today!! LOVE IT!! Thanks so much! Now if I could just make it pretty!!!!!
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    Do ya feel lucky, punk??? (ridiculous, but true)

    The full version of Soapmaker3 keeps track of your oil inventory, it's awesome! It lets you know when you get low on stuff. You can set when you want it to let you know, (1 lb, 1oz, what ever you want!)
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    My Hot Process Start to Finish---Pics and Long

    What a great site! Thanks!
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    My Hot Process Start to Finish---Pics and Long

    I used a Pumpkin Pie FO I'm just not happy with these, They are cute and all, just not smooth like I would like..... Here is a close up of the "chunks" it just annoys me......
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    My Hot Process Start to Finish---Pics and Long

    Thanks guys! I'm on my way out this morning but I"ll post a pic this afternoon I promise! xoxo!!!!
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    My Hot Process Start to Finish---Pics and Long

    Wow Thanks!! I know I should use a regular mold but I REALLY want these cute pumpkins!!!! I know I can make this work. Maybe I just need to stir more often to keep the sides clean and then I wouldn't have the dry soap on the edges......or should I just let the edges go and move on with my...
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    My Hot Process Start to Finish---Pics and Long

    That's what I thought.....aghggghhhh, annoying.....
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    My Hot Process Start to Finish---Pics and Long

    Ok, I tried again and took pics. I used Tess' recipe of 60% Olive 12%Co 12%PK 7%Castor 9%Shea I did a one Pound batch and added one TBL of sugar to my water, Took out two TBL of water and added Two TBL of pumpkin Puree at Trace. I wanted it extra Orange so I added Color after the cook...
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    lye vs "Caustic Soda"

    This is not great news to me being as how I just bought ten pounds of granuals! I was paying $10 for 2lbs of flakes and I found 5lbs of granuals for just under $10. I haven't gotten into the granuals yet but for that price difference I think I will find a way to like them!!!
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    Conditioning VS Creamy

    This is GREAT info thanks so much! I just tried my first HP today, Tess, I may try that in the Crock tomorrow and see what happens!
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    Conditioning VS Creamy

    I have really dry skin. My husband is perfectly happy with my soaps, but I still itch! Which do I want to up, the Conditioning or the creamy? and How high do I want to get it? I make my soaps with Crisco, Castor, Palm Kernel, Coconut, and Olive. I just purchased some Shea Buter. Any tips??
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    Hot process help?

    Ok! I did so much because I wanted it as orange as possible. I added it after the cook because that's what the tutitorial on page one of this post said to do. But I'll try it your way! I"m up for anything! Yes, it's soap, but not pretty soap! My mind wants to try again tonight but my body is so...
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    Hot process help?

    Alright Folks, I did it, but not completly sucessfully! I cooked it, but it never got completly clear. It stayed kinda chunky and dry. I zap tested it and it had no zap so I figured it was because of only having half the water. Since there was no zap I pulled it off the heat and added the...
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