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Drop swirl. Thanks!

Rocks, gems and stones are all the rage right now. I’ve always loved rocks though. My 12yo and I have lots of fun with his rock tumbler. Your soap sounds amazing @Dawni

Thank you!

Welcome Lexie! I’m telling all my friends who think I’m crazy to do this soap stuff that soap is ephemeral art meets science. When I give them a bar to try they stop teasing me about it.

I cut it this morning and no orangish brown spots!! ⛄️ Thanks everyone for your input and encouragement.

Yes it was rosemary mint fragrance oil from nurture, not essential oils. End piece. I did slice off a tiny bit later just to see. It’s really too soft to cut yet. It appears to be throughout and related to one of the greens. Maybe it will work itself out. Otherwise I feel I’ve had a really...

They are supposed to be cp stable per the company websites. Thank! Maybe it will be alright.

I made this batch last night. It’s a bit soft and this recipe shouldn’t be quite this soft. That’s not my problem though. I’ve used 2 green micas and 2 purple micas for a drop swirl and there’s a brownish orange around some of the greens. DOS? Purple plus green make brown? I thought micas...

I accidentally put the amount of total batch where the weight for ounces was supposed to go so I made a 50 oz loaf with wss rosemary mint fo and a smaller slab of wss grapefruit and orange blossom fo. I think they will end up being mini bars since there was only 26 oz of batter after the loaf...

Reminds me of green milk glass dishes. Pretty color.

It would help the master soapmakers on here if they knew your water to lye percentage or your measurements. Also were there any additives (sodium lactate, sugar, salt)?

If people insist on paying you, could they purchase supplies to replenish what you used? Or amazon, brambleberry gift card. Or just your local grocery.

The metal can idea is GENIUS Dixiedragon. Thanks! Gorgeous Shalome! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Mine turned out too hard but they didn’t have any liquid oils.

Clyde at Vibrant Soaps uses brambleberries 18 bar slab mold dividers in several videos on YouTube. You can watch start to ummold and see for yourself. I bought the same dividers for my 9-bar slab and really like them. I’m terrible at cutting. Here’s a link to one of Clyde’s videos where he uses...

Thanks! Hubby wants me to make him some so I guess I’m going to need to learn hot process. I unmolded some bastille bars. Made a small batch to see what they are like. I didn’t color them. 70 evoo 20 coconut 5 palm 5 castor Added sugar, salt, and sl to lye water and tried a 1.5:1 lye water...

Steffamarie that shave soap looks amazing. Did you use hot or cold process? Both kinds of lye? I haven’t done hot process yet but it seems like the really good lather soaps are all hp and use both lyes.

I’ll have to try it! Sounds like kaolin clay. C

What does rice water and flour do for a soap recipe?

I don’t think you can beat Costco for quality and price on evoo or coconut oil unless you are buying a 50 gallon drum. I’m using their organic evoo which for some is a scandalous waste of money but I sleep better at night and my friends and customers are very environmentally minded.

Newbie here. I may not have as sensitive skin as some, but I have a friend who’s allergic to lots of things and has problems with all commercially made products. She’s volunteered to test out soaps for me. I test them on myself first and giver her a full ingredients list and tell her about what...