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You could just roll them in mica, if painting with a brush though, I would use alcohol as the medium.

I hear you! I bought Cucumber FO from New Direction aromatics and out of the bottle it smells the same as their watermelon FO.

Trying to solve this enigma... do you have any thoughts? I didn’t think me having thoughts was an enigma, since most people do. But to confirm, yes, I do.

It could be because they have not updated their calculator yet. Among the well known fragrance sellers, they were among the last ones to update their usage rate, they did it after the 50th revision went into effect, while most other sellers updated it well in advance. Also, the IFRA percentage...

The IFRA 50 is the latest and most recent update. Technically that is the one you should follow, especially if you sell your soap, but it might be too low for CP soap (Will probably be too light).

Are the oils you are using fresh?

Also post how much lye you used, it could be lye heavy. And do you recall at what temperature was the soap when pouring (or the oils and lye)?

He reminds me of a dog we had, named Terry. He is cute and looks smart too, maybe wait to see his personality more.

@Misschief I use disodium EDTA at 0.20%, following recommendations from Makingskincare (Jane Barber). I also see that is the common usage rate mentioned in the Lotion Crafter’s product page.

perhaps if the bars were thinner that would Help? It sounds like you dud everything you could to avoid gel phase, sometimes the ring goes away if it is only there because the center is still moist.

I have done a few, mostly for embeds but also column and slab molds. A tip would be to keep in mind that the silicone will take the texture of whatever it touches. So when making a column mold, for example or the slab mold, I taped the inside of the box and the inside on the car board...

@CLMP Wsp stands for Wholesale Supplies Plus. Their fragrances are generally good, I find them pricey though, so I usually wait for their sales. I don’t know if they ship to Canada

I love the embed! Which fragrance did you use by the way? I have tried the one from WSP and it faded for me.

These were some of my Christmas soaps and a couple of my favorite ornaments.

I would suspect the honey, and would try using less.

Did you use the exact same fragrance for the MP soaps than you did the CP soaps? If so, which fragrance or fragrances were used?

@AliOop I saw a tree as well, one that is pointing to the North Pole, perhaps?

@Mobjack Bay I love your pine trees! They came out nice! And for the future, feel free to use the same color palette, I would be flattered. I have not had time to make soap lately, but last week someone asked me to make some Christmas themed soap slabs (for gifting, I doubt they will be used)...

I used that fragrance once. I thought it had some vanilla because I experienced slight discoloration. It seems it only has a small amount though. It will be tricky as most fragrances with spice notes have had their usage rate diminished greatly. I would try blending the notes myself...