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OMG! I love it!

My beer recipe has hemp oil in it as well. I call it Hemp & Hops. I haven't tried selling it but I think it's a good name.

My first attempt doesn't live up to my expectations. I think my batter was too thick for such a thin hanger and I don't see many of the swirls. Good thing there's still time to try again!

We were all beginners once. The mold you are looking at is probably too big. Most of us suggest starting out around 500-1000 g of soap batter until you get the hang of soap making and find a recipe that you like.

If you are referring to grams of soap batter, it will depend on how big you cut your bars. Most bars are between 100-125 g which would be 59 100 g bars or 49 125 g bars. I think we would like a little bit more info.

@KiwiMoose when you say you use a small percentage of patchouli (for example) to anchor a FO, what percentage do you use? I just got an order of EOs and am looking forward to trying them out. I have found most of the soap makers here use EOs. I've decided to have 2 lines of soaps, one using...

I cut my first attempt at February's challenge. It's not bad, but it's not as swirly as I wanted. Then I made a batch of beer soap with orange and patchouli EOs. I'm going to call it Brass Monkey. My EOs were delivered yesterday and I can't wait to start experimenting!

I just made a batch of beer soap today :) I added Orange and Patchouli EOs and am going to call it Brass Monkey (if you don't know what a brass monkey is, it's a poor man's mimosa, beer and OJ). @Nona'sFarm I don't simmer my beer, I just leave it open in the fridge for at least 3 days to make...

Can you contact the manufacturer or website with your question? They might have an answer for you before you invest in a FO that might not work for you.

Attempt #1 has been made and put to bed. I tried a new FO (recommendations be darned!) and am hoping for the best! Can't wait to cut it. I'm wondering if the order of the swirls will change the overall look?

We got rid of all of our metal hangers and only have wide, flat plastic ones which I don't think will work well for this challenge. My hubby was working in the city today and went on a mission to find me a metal hanger. He went to 3 different 2nd hand shops before he found one for me! Now, the...

I thought I always gravitated towards citrus and mint fragrances, until recently I made a batch of rose soap. I love it and I do love flora fragrances like lilac and lavender (I guess I was in denial).

I have fallen in love with soapy rocks. I've made a couple of batches but the finished product ends up looking bumpy. After a few uses the bumps smooth out and the rocks take on a nice smooth surface. The method I have been using is basically to do a spin swirl, cut and smoosh into rocks. What I...

Today I cut the soap I made yesterday using a new FO. It is Rose and I decided to go with purple swirls instead of red or yellow because the scent reminded me of the roses that grow wild near the beaches. I also wanted to try out some of the swirl motions needed for this month's challenge. I...

1. Mobjack Bay- totally looking forward to this one! 2. AliOop 3. Pepsi Girl 4. MarnieSoapien - New swirls!!

The book I chose was Leviathan Wakes, the first of the Expanse series. It's a sci-fi book set on Earth, Mars, in space, space stations and on an ice hauling space ship. The story is told from multiple points of view and involves lots of twists and turns. (The authors were research assistants for...

If you have dogs, keep gum with xylitol away from them! It is toxic to pups. Nothing like an unwanted vet visit because your dog got into your gum.

I see what you're saying.

I get the majority of my supplies from the UK. I use multiple sites, The Soap Kitchen for most of my oils, Gracefruit for some oils, FOs and EOs, and Micamoma for micas. I plan on ordering some EOs from FreshSkin. There are a lot of soap making sites in the UK, I think you might just have to...