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Such a shame. I would not give them away as they will only get worse over time. I use up as much as I can of my DOSsy soaps before they get so bad that i can't stand the smell, and then I chuck them out. If they are tolerable (fragrance wise), you could give them to a close friend and say they...

I can't see the recipe - it just takes me to the home page.

I made a dupe Pears fragrance wiht EOS of Cedarwood, Rosemary, Pine, Cinnamon and Thyme. I like it - but it is a little strong on the rosemary. I will adjust the percentages next time.

Firefly - I love your new avatar! Is that a schnauzer?

Congratulations winners! 1st Place: @Cindy D. 2nd Place: @Firefly24 3rd Place: @Sudds It looks the voters went for the actual 'cake' submissions. But they were all fantastic and I had many comments about how wonderful they were and how hungry everybody was! 🎂🧁🍰 😋

Congratulations winners! 1st Place: @Cindy D. 2nd Place: @Firefly24 3rd Place: @Sudds But wow! They were all so great. Certainly made my birth month very special!

You need to use a whole teaspoon PPO to get a stronger colour - and as stated already, use a little liquid oil to mix it first.

No but I've been thinking about it. I have some I used to use in my shave soap, but I've stopped making shave soap, so I need to use it up. The blurb here sounds good: https://www.purenature.co.nz/products/camellia-oil-organic?_pos=1&_psq=camel&_ss=e&_v=1.0

The voting links have been sent out and voting closes in a few hours - so please those of you who haven't yet, vote for your winners.

Something nice for the face/hair like camellia oil.

My pourable recipe has SCI, SLSa, Foaming Apple and DLS. Have started using my latest Red Ginger and Saffron fragranced ones - and boy, do they smell good! They seem to lather better than my last batch, despite the recipe being the same. The only reason i can think of is that I 'cooked' this...

Thank you everyone. The entry thread is now closed - pending admin assistance to move Sudds' challenge entry over from the other thread. As it is the middle of my work day here in NZ, I will put together all the voting stuff this evening after work.

Hi Sudds - thank you for your entry. I have asked one of the administrators to move it into the ENTRY THREAD on your behalf. It was posted in time so i will still allow it. @Cindy D. The entry thread is closing soon, so please add your entry.

Don't forget to upload your entry pics by midnight GMT :)

I wouldn’t, because it will end up a super huge batch, and require further calculations. This way you will have a high percentage of OO in your recipe which is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s not the recipe you planned, but it will still be ok.

You will need enough extra lye to saponify the additional olive oil. 956 - 430 = 526g OO. I've never rebatched, but if someone can tell you how to do that, just mix up a further 140g water with 69g lye as per the soap calculator, and then add that to the mixture. You will then have enough lye...

I just replace some or all of my water with the oat milk. For example, if you usually use 300g water to mix up your lye solution, you can use 300g oat milk instead. Be aware that oat milk goes very gluggy when mixed with lye - make sure you stir it until it is fully dissolved and be prepared...

LOL - missed that. It came up in my 'what's new' so i didn't think to check the date.

Crikey! Another Aussie! 🦘 😆. Stone the flamin' crows! Welcome to the wonderful world of soap.

LOL - I just realised it is Friday morning here. I've been off work for two weeks leave, and it's my first day back today. So it seems like Monday. Haha - sorry to scare you!