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I've cut my 3-week old soap with my wire cutter and I'm sure you can use a knife too. But I feel that cutting soap with a wire or a cheese cutter is neater and smoother. That sounds dodgy to me. I can't help but cringe a little. In the current 'age of the corona', You don't really want loads...

That sounds amazing. Looking forward to the photos.

Wow!! I love the colours. Looks like lemon meringue. Looks good enough to eat. lols. Nicely done!!

Welcome @VeggieOPeach , Don't worry, I have the same problems with my better getting to thick to pour. I still have some recipes to experiment with too. Looking forward to seeing some of your latest creations. and don't be shy to ask questions. The forum members are very helpful.

Welcome @The Park Bench

Hi there @catFish, Welcome to the forum. This soaping is quite addictive and satisfying. Hope to see some of your latest creations on the forum soon.

The very first soap I made I was very nervous. The night before I was sitting in front of my computer rehearsing the recipe in my head, and the additives I wanted to add and the steps it would take. My hubby walked in the room and saw me staring into space and asked if I was OK. Lols. It was...

I know here in South Africa we can get a Coffee "Essential oil" but Its more accurately a reduction or an extract. Why don't you try to make your own black coffee reduction? You can grind up fresh coffee beans and brew a strong pot of coffee, and then pour it into a saucepan and slowly...

Hi there @Bari b , Blends Archive » Essential Oil Calculator has essential oil blend recipes you can try. and if you are not sure which ones to try, You can try a few on this thread I just stumbled upon here on the forum EOCalc.com Blend Reviews Members who have tried out the EO Calc...

Thank you Sooo much for starting this thread @HowieRoll I didn't know about EOcalc and the blend recipes. I only use Essential oils in my soaps, so I'll be sure to try a few of these recipes out and give my feedback. Thanks

That's Excellent, Instagram is a great way to show your craft. I'm still only making soap for myself and my own family. But I also want to start making more small little batches to test out several recipe variants. I have a new kitten in the house. He's a little disaster tornado. but he goes...

Welcome @starfire

Your soaps look amazing. I love the colours, they work so well with the swirls. Beautiful!

Thanks, @BattleGnome, I'll give it a try. My very first recipe had about 25% Almond oil, As per advice from a forum member, I lowered it and added a bit of shea butter for this 2nd batch. But I think I'll try adding salt or try to find a source of sodium lactate in town to add hardness. I also...

Hi @MarinaB I used 50% beef tallow, 15%swt Almond 15% Castor oil, 10% coconut oil and 10% Shea butter I have the recipe details in this post. I'm tweaking this recipe to see how I can improve it. My very first soap was very similar, and My husband loved it. but it was a bit drying on the...

I made an un fragranced soap (no essential oils or fragrance oils) For my additives I added powdered Chamomile flowers., lavender, Calendula and oats. (all powdered) and a bit of kaolin clay. The soap is a tan / vomity khaki color with flecks of yellow from the calendula. But it's not bad for...

Thanks, @cmzaha I have sent you a msg :thumbs:

Hi there all. So I made a new soap. I would like to ask my fellow soapers and soaping gurus to have a look at the recipe and let me know what you think of it? Do you predict or expect anything negative from this recipe? or any oils that might cause a problem? Ps, I did keep the coconut oil...

@TashaBird I know exactly how you feel. I work as a portrait photographer. It's pretty much my main source of income. I've just booked 3 photoshoots and pretty much all of it is going to soaping supplies. ;) 🤭

So My sister dropped off a massive bag of beef fat at my house on Monday. I already had some at home, so In total, I probably had 15+ kgs (30+lbs) of fat in my fridge. I've been rendering fat for the last 3 days. Today will be day 4. (The last day of rendering process) I first started off by...