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I was supposed to make 2 embeds today but under prepped, so could only fill one. Need to finish up my soaps for Christmas soon! I kept the excess in a tub + ziplock to use as soap dough next time and took some out to touch up on my logcake soaps (added some sprinkles and stuck a "santa hat")...

I went in to cut my Christmas loaves today. A couple of the trees were very lopsided and on the edge but I guess I’ll just pretend it’s meant to look like that. I also touched up on my logcakes with some sprinkles to make it look more festive! These were part of an experiment that I’ve made...

Surprised to see that you have not been checking your temperatures. A thermometer is something I would definitely deem to be an important tool. Also, good that you're buying from a reputable source, but just fyi, some of their EOs arent suitable CP soap. I have some local friends who had bad...

Hello neighbour!

Hello neighbour, I actually had a batch that looked similar recently. It was my stable recipe and the only difference was likely that I did not blend it enough (I sometimes pour at emulsion, never had an issue except that day) + mixed at too low a temp. I normally mix my oils + lye at around...

The one thing I will always miss about your beautiful country ❤️

Exactly what @AliOop mentioned. All 3 photos are of the same batch of soap taken at different times after cut. I was anticipating the "browning" and decided on my design accordingly.

After infusing it the first time, she re-uses the rhubarb and infuses another batch of oils with them. The colours wont be as vibrant and deep red, but a very pretty pink.

1. Yup, when I put them in I properly space them out, for now the stacking in a box is in an open space where my ceiling fan is almost always on and the AC is on the rest of the time. 2. I've been looking around but have not found anything that is suitable. It's a spare apartment that I dont...

Unboxed the hygroscope I bought today and also refilled my dehumidifier containers (Calcium chloride). Last Saturday, I bought some stackable boxes and organised my soaps, am planning to convert a spare wardrobe into a "curing rack". I know most of the time its advised that curing be done in an...

Funnily enough, in Singapore as an ethnically Chinese person, when I visit Chinese restaurants run by mainland Chinese folks, they always refer to the customers as "pretty lady, handsome guy". While it was a bit puzzling the first time I experienced it, it's just their way of being casual and...

Unmolded my marble soap made last week. First time I used a slab instead of loaf and I totally messed up. I ran out of space in the styrofoam box I use and decided to stack the marble on top of another half filled square mold. Horrible idea as my marble slab ended up "sinking in and expanding at...

Don't think it's suitable. A taiwanese lady I follow uses them exclusively for her MP stuff and always switches to another brand for her CP.

The colours from that OPW 😍

I cut my new soap on Saturday morning. It's scented with Nature's Garden Vaniglia del Madagascar FO. It's a scent I've been wanting to try out but wasn't sure what to do with since it's such a strongly discolouring FO. Last week I decided on a "Honey and the Moon" vibe and went for a...

Thanks for your kind words! To be honest, it's just randomly trying. I've seen a few IG pages with gemstone soaps (Korean and Japanese pages) so I looked around a bit at the finished products and experimented. Most of these makers have a masterclass but it's a couple of hundreds, which is...

Was experimenting a bit and have made a couple more gemstone inspired soaps today! 🥰

@KiwiMoose Glad to know I'm not the only one seeing cheese wheels. :p @Vicki C But really, love the sharing! That lavender apple is such a gorgeous purple. Which were the standout fragrances for you from this experiment?

I own a number of their FO but have not soaped with most of them yet (used for candlemaking back then). Not home, but off-hand, the ones that smell amazing in bottle and would probably do well as soaps are Tobacco Cedar, Woodland Citrus (wintery woods and not too fruity) and maybe Christmas...

Asian thing but I know of people who use an old rice cooker. Turn on warm setting and leaving it overnight works wonderfully.