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Thank you, Obsidian!

Hey Carabou, sure! I have to practice a lot before I can compare to the original but here's my current version!

Hey guys, So many beautiful soaps! Carabou was right. I tried again last night and the result was pretty similar. Not perfect, but I think that's the right way to go. Some things I've learned from this last experience: The consistency of the soap batter has to be in the middle. More on the...

It could very well be something like that dibbles.

CaraBou that's exactly what I did. Maybe my soap wasn't the right consistency tough. Maybe it had to be more fluid. I'm sure gonna try again because it's such a beautiful design. My soap turned out in layers. Like ordinary layers. Thank you

Hey guys! So I tried this technique today twice and failed badly. So here I am looking for someone that help me.figure out how this soap is poured. Thank you!

Great tip, Lin! I'm gonna keep that in mind. Never got soap on a stick, but I'm super new to soapmaking. I'm sure my day will come! :)

Thank you guys! This forum is the best for new soapmakers!!

Hey guys, the title says it all. Can I safely mix fragrance oils from different suppliers? Thank you!

Earlene, they don't. Thank you anyways.

Hi, guys! I've been trying to buy from Lone Star for a while now, but I'm almost giving up since they don't ship to my country (which is relatively ok, since UPS can pick up my order there), but they also don't accept international credit cards, only US ones. So what I wanted to know is if...

I'm sure I can do that, or to freeze the tubes so the butter solidifies faster, but what baffles me is that I shouldn't have do anything, right? The tubes are supposed to hold the liquid. Even if I was willing to do something so my formula won't leak, what if it melts inside a purse or something...

You're probably right, shunt. Thank you! :)

Hi, guys, I'm pouring at around 100F, not hot at all. And although I live in a hot area, I work with the AC on "glacial" :). Isg, the leakage is so so bad that the formula has no time to solidify. Thank you for the idea though! I know I'm doing something wrong, maybe I can't use pure cocoa...

Hi, guys, I have a little bit of a problem. I'm trying to make lip balms, but both times I bought tubes (from different suppliers) they leaked bad as soon as I poured. I can't figure what's going on. When the first tubes leaked, I just thought it was bad quality, but this time I bought from the...

Thank you psfred!!

Psfred what do you mean by "strong lye"? Are you talking about concentration? I've been having troubles with fading fos and I soap with a steep water discount. That's why your post caught my attention! ;)

Not yet, DeeAnna, but I sure will. :)

It's definitively tricky. And for me it's even trickier, since I have to import the fragrances, usually paying a shipping cost almost equal to the value of the products. So it's amazing to be able to rely on a forum like this. :)

That's so, so true, DeeAnna. You end up thinking "but this FO is gonna be stronger than the others", but usually it's not. I'm gonna do that from now on.