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Lovely! Thanks for sharing the updates too!

Congratulations on your anniversary!! The best addiction ever. I started in April 2012. My first was scented with Gurjun Balsam EO with paprika in a silicone cake mold. The paprika was too red and halo-ed and it looked a bit like measles haha. What great memories, thanks for taking me back...

Well it's been a million years since I posted here. Haven't been making soap as regularly as I used to, but did have a great couple of sessions yesterday and got 6 batches poured. Mostly for family. Leather Almond (one of my favorite blends), and Patchouli Almond (for myself), Brown Sugar &...

I list as sodium hydroxide.

1.25" here also, I prefer a chunkier bar. Mine are same dimensions as yours and are usually between 5.5-6 oz.

Yes this is soda ash, but it's not too bad actually! Your CPOPing and steaming probably helped that. ETA: When you cut it, of course make sure the dots do not continue down through the soap. If so, it could possibly be lye heavy. But to me from these pics it looks like minor soda ash, and...

Lemon Slices FO from AHRE is nice and "lemon-y" and less sweet/more tart than lemongrass or litsea EOs, quite strong so be careful, but it will fade over time like all citrus. No D, but as far as A, I've only used it in blends for citrus or lemon lavender soap (really popular), so I can't say...

It's not extremely popular for sales as others have said, but I personally LOVE using unscented, uncolored soap. As a soapmaker, I find it so satisfying to use it in its "purest" form, and it makes me focus on the recipe and quality when I'm using it, which I find really stimulating and...

Loooove!!

I second the Black Cherry Bomb from NG.

Re: 10% Vegetable Glycerin - How to calculate? that's ok! thank you so much Aislinn! :)

thank you so much for sharing, Stinkydancer! you are an angel!! i'm going to try this or something very similar and will share my results in a few months. i also never had a problem with acne when i was younger and my comeuppance is here! adult acne just terrible breaking out constantly for...

yes thank you for the reminder! i mixed my lye solution the other day without gloves and knew it was a bad idea while i was doing it. luckily things were fine, but they may not always be. was also just complaining to myself about having to clean up every time, even though i do, now i'll do it...

thank you so so much IrishLass!

Re: 10% Vegetable Glycerin - How to calculate? I'm a little confused about this too. It said to use 10% PPO of glycerin, so if you had 32 oz of oils, wouldn't you use 6.4 oz of glycerin? Is it 10% of total oils or 10% PPO? Can anyone shed some light on this please? Can't wait to try my...

thanks, friends. :)

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never done this but would also love to know! anyone?

really nice Scentapy! i've been wanting to make a soap with witch hazel in it but have been afraid to try it because i don't know how it will react with lye. did you use it as your water (or part of your water?) and add the lye to it directly? any info on how to incorporate witch hazel is...