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Gosh, I thought it'd be fun to see if there's a difference in supply of oils in france and I'm shocked! I checked out colruyt, since that's where I get my refined olive oil for frying. If I search for 'oil' in the Dutch version of the Belgian colruyt, I get 166 results, in the French version of...

I guess Belgians enjoy frying more 🤣

I think your recipe sounds pretty good! I've heard some soapers mention poly unsaturated oils lather pretty well, so maybe that could be something you could explore for more lather if you don't want to up the lauric/myristic? - just be aware of DOS... Yup, it was quite nice soap, just really...

Not sure if this is useful to you (probably not), but I wanted to chime in because I think it's an interesting discussion. A bit more than a year ago I tried to make soaps that approaches the FA profile of a high lard soap (80% lard, 20% CO, 5% sf). FA profile: 10 Lauric, 5 Myristic, 24...

I will @bookreader451 . I really hope people didn't get frustrated or disappointed with this technique. I tend to enjoy making really technical soaps and I think that reflects in my challenges. I'm already thinking about how to make the next one more rewarding for everyone ;)

And the winners are..... 1st place: @Jersey Girl 2nd place (with only one vote difference): @dibbles 3rd place: @glendam Congrats to all! I really enjoyed watching all your hard work this month!!

And the winners are..... 1st place: @Jersey Girl 2nd place (with only one vote difference): @dibbles 3rd place: @glendam Congrats to all! I really enjoyed watching all your hard work this month!!

I think both are possible and it depends on personal preference which method you use (do you mind doing a bit of math or do you mind having leftover batter in smaller molds)

I'm so sorry about all the troubles you had @earlene . I hope you'll have a few relaxing days now after all that! ;) I'm not sure about the height.. With is important and should be very slim, I'm not sure how height impacts the design other than that it should compensate for the with to get a...

The entry thread is now closed. All participants will receive a voting link within the next couple of hours. @AliOop I'm so sorry you weren't able to recreate your first beautiful shimmy! This technique is indeed a lot trickier than it looks..

The entry thread is now closed. All participants will receive a voting link within the next couple of hours.

Yup, that's correct! Also for others, if you're in a pinch, don't give up just yet, you have a few more hours than the official deadline ;)

I'm so sorry your later attempts didn't work out as well as your first one @AliOop ! The deadline is officially tomorrow at 11:59 GMT, but since that is the middle of the night (for me locally - for you it's probably early evening), I might not be able to close the entry thread in time.. Would...

Elemi is a scent that has really grown on me!

@glendam I also see a difference in shimmy between end bars and middle bars.. I blame my (cardboard) mold for bulging in the middle. I've also heard the opposite: people who tend to pour less on the edges when going back and forth and therefore have better middle bars (now that I think about it...

Happy to have you on board @Peachy Clean Soap ! As @Jersey Girl said, the 'blobs' refer to the shape of the wall pours. I called it that because 'pours' can be confusing if you do several layers before switching sides.. ;)

They're in the entry thread that I linked to a few posts up ;) Can't wait to see your soap @KiwiMoose ! :)

@Suzette please leave comments in the challenge thread. This entry thread is for entries only ;)

The Entry thread is now open! You can upload your entries until October 27, 2020 at 11:59 pm GMT

Post your entry photos here. You have until October 27, 2020 at 11:59 pm GMT to submit your entry, so there is still plenty of time! Your Entry picture(s) must include a photo of at least 2 bars of soap from your batch. As a reminder, this thread is for entry photos only. Please post all...