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Ditto on what Zing said, and also I'm loving the names. Especially Endpaper, for some reason it's really evocative!

Congratulations to @dibbles, @CpnDouchette and @Vicki C! It's an honour to be included among these beautiful entries. It has been really fun to see so many different techniques and lovely soaps! I honestly wanted to vote them all.

I'm really torn between a Caterpillar/Hercules style of cutter, and the sliding type of cutter which I've seen in one YouTube video, I think they are called slab mold cutters? The latter seem even easier to use and the fact that you slide the soap makes me think that you can control the cut...

Loving the look of your packaged soaps! And that green is beautiful. Can I ask, is it cucumber puree that gives it that light green colour?

I like the idea of a handy little DOS explorer! I'm curious about the idea of vacuuming and freezing the soap, I haven't read about this before. Is it possible to freeze and thaw the soap then?

Thank you for sharing the process, this is really an awesome soap!

I really like this 2nd batch too but to be honest I prefer the one you picked as your entry 😊 Now that I've posted my entry I wanted to share my "Nailed it!" moment... I only realised after unmolding the final soap that I should have had the rainbow inclined the other way! This made me laugh as...

Hi all, The idea for this soap comes from a brilliant illustration I found while I was brainstorming ideas for the rainbow theme. I immediately thought it made so much sense for November and wanting a break from all the gray weather! First I did the rainbow layers in diagonal while keeping the...

I have this one bookmarked as it sounds really good, and now I'm even more curious to try, but where I live the sage EO is really expensive and I keep holding off! (Maybe it can be my Christmas present to myself... 😁) Is it still soft? My challenge soap had this problem after 48 hours in the...

Just a quick update on the still soft soap - I'm happy I decided to unmold it yesterday, it has some dents where it was still too soft but keeping it exposed to air seems to have done the trick: one day later it has hardened enough that I was able to do the second part of my rainbow soap...

Thank you all for chiming in! I did not predisperse my micas in oils or water, I added them directly to my oils (weighed for each layer) & mixed well before adding the lye solution. I thought that would be the best way to avoid adding in extra oils and water? I see what you mean by...

There something odd going on with my layers soap, I thought I'd ask here instead of opening another thread as we're already talking of how to do this. It's been now over 48 hours since I finished pouring my layers and the soap is still a bit soft on the edges. Most of the soap seems saponified...

Not knowing how much is the curve/radius in the rounded part compared to the straight part I'm having a hard time visualising it. Would you onow how much is the difference? (I'm also working with layers and I had to draw a section of the mold to do the math 🤯) I've done my first part of the...

I've been looking into how you could potentially use condensed water from an air conditioner unit (but it seems there's still a potential of bacteria if the pipes and unit are not clean and new, possibly they can start developing mould due to humidity etc) or from a dehumidifier. The latter...

Thank you! The postman did bring the micas today :dance: The rainbow soaping plan can commence!

Good luck! I'm loving your setup, it is beautiful. Your soaps looks great, and the little festive lights 🥰 My soaping thing today is having a lots of ideas for soap this week but little time to act on them! I have a few ideas for the rainbow soap for the november challenge here on the forum...

I'm now looking at all the plastic containers in my house with new eyes 😁

I'm seriously impressed and in love the shape of your M soaps (I have a penchant for typefaces and fonts). Look at how beautiful they are! Chunky yet elegant with their rounded corners at the top. Anyway 😁 thank you for documenting this! As a CP soaper I often wondered how HP is done, and I...

Sign-up list Please copy the sign up list and add your own name to participate! 1. CatandOak-ooooooo guys! This one is going to be fun! 2. Peachy Clean Soap 🌈 3. dibbles - I could use a bit of rainbow in my life 4. Primrose - fabulous! 5. Vicki C - yes 🌈🧼🏳️‍🌈 6. melonpan - so many ideas!

I won't be able to soap for one more week as I'm still visiting relatives (I'm living vicariously through all your soaping adventures!) but I'm going to use some time next week to plan my Christmas soap and order some supplies, so I'm hopefully all prepped when I'm back. Also, catching up on...