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From an editing perspective they also call out 2 tsp of oat flour in the ingredients list but in step 5 they talk about adding almond flour. Is confuse. I'm, personally, not very thrilled the article doesn't call out wearing eye protection. They talk about mask and gloves but not safety...

Question, and I can search the forum later if I need to, but is there a viable option for cold process liquid soap making? I do NOT have space to store a pot (stove top or crock) dedicated to soap making. But I would be curious to try liquid soap making.

So this forum has announcements / rules / etc. I would heartily encourage you to read through the following 2 posts: 1) SMF Message Board Rules 2) SMF Culture and Tone (note second post, item 7 regarding thread necromancy) The rest of the pinned threads are worth a once over too but those two...

That's a very high olive oil content. I suspect the recipe and the fragrance oil might be your culprits here, even with beeswax and sodium lactate. That much liquid oils, you're probably looking at another day minimum to set up enough for cut. I find that soaping notes only really address the...

Obligatory troubleshooting questions: What is the exact recipe you used? Besides the coffee, did you use a fragrance oil that is different from past batches? Any additional additives besides the coffee ground (sugars, silks, salts, etc)?

Outside soaping is a foreign concept to me. I use soap to get the outside off my outsides. >_> lol Lacking any place better to do it, I mix my lye up in my kitchen after making sure the space is clear and clean. I also use 60-75% distilled water ice cubes for my water and the rest in liquid...

I admit what I am about to say comes from a position of privilege seeing as I am in the USA and have a wealth of options available to me. I would pick a different supplier. If they, the supplier, cannot provide notes regarding the performance of a mica or fragrance and how it will perform in...

Did you use a fragrance, and if yes, what fragrance from where? Those can also discolor your soap, including with one I know of from Nurture Soap to a strong purple.

Yes that's the correct channel and playlist. I would skip the first two videos (how to line soap molds and embeds) on the playlist and start at "Everything You Need to Make Cold Process Soap". I don't know any that discuss superfat in detail. Maybe check out Brambleberry and Soapqueen.

This might be a challenge but I'm looking for ideas for what fragrances might be suitable for products meant to represent Vancouver, BC. I'm toying with the idea of making some stuff to donate to a local org for a raffle that represent three of the largest metros in the pacific northwest and I...

A simple question: do discoloring fragrances (particularly those with high vanillin content) cause bath bombs to discolor over time as well? Do they change the color of the bath water if you color the bombs?

A brief search suggested that what you saw was likely a fractionated palm oil, more commonly called palm olein. Here's a thread where the was some discussion about palm olein.

I have a tub of babassu from New Directions Aromatics, that was packaged in a wide mouthed tub. It's typically a solid white oil, very much reminiscent of coconut oil though less fragrant. I have had to dig it out with a spoon in the past. I just checked: starting temp was ~74 F. Two 10 second...

For shipping times, Amazon was pretty quick the one time I bought from them. So they're an option if you have Prime. Personally I don't feel comfortable buying from them because the product isn't packaged with any extra care. The bottle wasn't wrapped in extra plastic and there wasn't much in...

Search Royalty Soaps on YouTube and look for a playlist called The Royal Creative Academy. It covers the basics of soap making, including providing some equipment lists / recommendations for supplies that can be acquired fairly cost effectively. It also provides links to a couple pages of...

I'm trying to deliberately raise my cat to not be picky about his food. I adopted him nearly a year ago, when he was four months old. Since March (when he hit a year and was ready for adult cat food), I've been switching up his wet food daily. So far I've found one that he seems less impressed...

I am SO very glad I live in a major city so that I'm on city water and in an area without any water issues. Shower time is relaxation time for me. 20 minutes is a standard shower and upwards of 40 is not unheard of. >_> I CAN do short showers when there's a pressing need (strapped for time...

If you play with it carefully, they turn out pretty impressively as well. Again, MP soap. I dry brushed mica into the mold to get the surface color. Teal/turquoise scales with some red undertones. White for the iris. And then the MP base was a white shea butter base I colored purple.

I was given a couple molds from them for Christmas. I've done MP bars with them but I haven't tried CP yet. They're cute and fun! But I don't want a ton of them.

Ain't that the truth! My partner person... never ask him for a top 10 list of anything unless you're prepared for a list at least 30 entries long. And quite possibly an hour long (minimum) discussion for why these are all his top 10. Because so many things will tie for, say, position 5 but be...