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@lenarenee - I think you're in 5th place now!

@DMCC - The outside of the mold is 3.25" - the inside (or the diameter of your product) is 2.5"

@msunnerstood - If you submit the company information, I believe that @DeeAnna adds them as she has time...

Oh, this is going to be a challenge for me, for sure! lol Today, I tried my first peacock swirl. I didn't attempt a comb like @Mobjack Bay , just tried using my chopsticks to make the lines. First lesson learned - use squirt bottles! Making the lines by pouring was almost impossible for me...

It would be awesome for you to post your results in the SMF Fragrance Oil Review spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SarBRyH9X4gghraavMFTWfchk-c7sNswuh-yaTdRf1M/edit#gid=778656389 That way all of us can read and learn from you. Might even want to see if your fragrances are...

Sign up list: 1. szaza - hmmm.. to hp or not to hp? 2. dibbles - I’ll worry about what we can do later. I’m in. 3. MarnieSoapien - This looks like fun! 4. SYT - I'll give it a go! 5. Mobjack Bay - I’m clueless, but I can’t resist! 6. steffamarie - I simply adore swirls like this. Can't wait! 7...

@Sharee - If you're doing M&P soap, they absolutely need to be plastic wrapped to assist in keeping the humidity away. I've found that even in Sunny, low humidity Phoenix my M&P soaps have sweated and formed soapy crystals....

@Delphine Delali Grant - What do the rest of the bars look like? Are they all like that? Did you run your recipe through a soap calculator?

@Delphine Delali Grant - I just ran your recipe through the Soapmaking Recipe Builder and I think at least part of the issue is the liquid amount. For that amount of oils with a 33.33% Lye Concentration, your water should be about 252 grams. Then you added carrot and papya puree, which should...

@cmzaha - That would suck! lol

Ahhhh - thanks! I just tried the 3rd one out of the batch of 3 in some lotion and I hated it, too! lol One that accelerates, one that I can't stand and one that I like! Oh well...

So, can any one tell me what to do with fragrance oils that accelerate trace or that I just don't like? I have a bunch - they're taking up space that I could use for fragrances that I can use, or actually like and I just don't want them any more! LOL Should I just pitch them? Donate them...

@bookreader451 I use coconut oil from Big Lots and Olive oil from Costco. Never tried their avocado oil, but as long as the ingredients are okay, why not? My grandma made lovely soap from lard she gathered in her kitchen, after all! :)

@Soapymumma - great idea! I'll try that!

I tried again last night with the 2nd recipe using (mostly) SCI noodles. Of course, it's hard to determine if it's the noodles or the 2nd recipe, but this one turned out lovely so far. I'll let you know how hard it gets in a couple of days...

@Nyknits - Welcome to your new addiction! lol I also have family with some horrible allergies and psoriasis and eczema issues. All of us together have discovered that - in spite of the strong woodsy scent - pine tar soap works amazing wonders! I have a brother who used it and made sure that...

Okay, I just watched her video again and noticed that she used SCI noodles whereas I used the powder form. Think this would make a difference? I think that powder is actually easier to melt, but - I've been wrong before!

I did use a double boiler, but I don't suspect burning because it took a day or so for the color to turn. I *may* have over-cooked, or done something wrong because mine is so hard that there is NO scooping - just running the scrubbie over it and honestly, at this point I'm less than impressed...

Here's where I bought my recipes from - https://www.etsy.com/shop/DIYbathandbodyshop I think they're fairly easy to make, awesome to use and to customize, as well!

Thank you - all! :)