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I have been using real seawater too, and I love it. Kiwimoose, I wonder if OO in Au and NZ is more closely regulated than other places. I use certified organic extra virgin olive oil, produced locally and as well as being very reasonably priced, soaps up beautifully so long as its gelled, and...

This is why I always hot process it, in an slowcooker. After about 5 minutes of stickblending it comes to trace, and can be further stick blended until it gets to thick pudding consistency if your stickblender can handle it. If poured off at this stage the top can be gently textured and when...

I'll bet she's happy too, earlene! I went to my favourite large shopping centre!! Seems like a very long 6 months ago that I visited a Westfield centre. The BIGGEST HAPPY!! Warm Chai home brewed with T2 loose tea, Jarrah honey (and milk) was absolutely the best treat.

Well, my ultramarine blue was mixered by my junior apprentice into other mixering stuff. I had very carefully dehydrated (only took a week!🙃) and powdered some watermelon, and was steeping it in castor oil... To that was added half of the powder I had left, and the remaining powder in the...

Not sure if you have this in Denmark, but I have heard of a Red Cross initiative, where a volunteer phones up people who are living alone to check on them and chat. She may like to phone up some old or young church friends, write down some old stories from her childhood for future generations to...

Zap test is not really accurate, and rather awful to do! Have you tried spritzing the spots with isopropyl alchohol?

Pretty sure our family had it back in March. We weren't allowed testing because of tight restrictions around qualifying and limited supply of testing gear... still get very tired quickly and no end of lung trouble since. I don't like wearing a mask now because I feel suffocated. Western...

Royalty Soaps on You tube is another helpful one

Just discovered soapmakingfriend.com has a fabulous inventory system, definitely worth checking out, makes batch labeling an absolute breeze

The ultra-clear plastic jugs look good but also go brittle... even tho they are the right number underneath Also have used oval-type 2 litre icecream buckets , clean 1L yoghurt pot, and margarine containers for sectioning off colours. I have used those bulk gravy or soup-mix buckets, like...

White Australian Clay. @Zany_in_CO ...are you feeling a little blue? A little blue is great on a smurf! 2020 was like that...even the like button was shut up in a small blue cell...

Write notes of all soaps you made, ingredients, method additives... or photo journal the process, labels of ingredients, etc because as much as you are certain youll remember what you tweaked, it flies away in the excitement! later in 6 weeks to 6 months when you want to know "exactly what was...

Definitely found using a knife seems to make it crumble. Especially the way the knife broadens up the blade, puts pressure on an already brittle soap, no matter how gently its cut.

I also found that adding more TD didn't necessarily whiten it, but tended to increase white spots and glycerin rivers, and seemed to shrink the final quantity of soap. Check manufacturers recommendations for usage percentages, as not all TD's are created equal.

Hope you are not put off at all, I was in exactly your position 12 months ago. I was so overwhelmed by the huge amount of things I needed to do, and just wanted to get selling! Now, I all these months behind me I can understand and (even begin to appreciate!) all the the cautions given by the...

This isn't always really clear in the container, but always goes clear and stays clear after heating. Is gentle on the skin and takes additives very well. Main thing is do not overheat it, or you will not get the smell out of your soaping equipment. It is relabelled by our supplier but I am...

Have started a batch of @Zany_in_CO 's no slime castile and followed the directions to premix the EO with White Clay and Castor to "fix" the scent. The blue immediately went, and the clay oil mixture turned a dirty grey. 50 drops Blue Cypress Oil to 1 teaspoon clay and 10gms of castor I...

I have found that Sodium Lactate gives that particular type of shearing crumble, especially prominent when using a knife. how interesting that the wire made such a big difference! I guess thats what they mean when they say , "In the end, it was down to the wire!" ...? LOL

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Just a question about microwave rebatching, what type of container do you find works best?