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I did think of that - for this soap I like the look of the white soap filling because it makes me think of frosting…

I made a little cookie stamp on my 3D printer and made these gingerbread soaps. I filled the lines with white soap (painted in with a paintbrush). Still working out how to make the lines tidy as the cookie stamp has a flat edge which sort of pushes the soap out rather than making a crisp line...

I have these, I might have recommended them - agree - expensive but worth it!

Mine does not have an edge, I bought this one. These soaps have been selling like crazy. https://elysianacressoap.com/products/soapmaking-tools-silicone-impression-mats-for-slab-molds-new

It looks like a mid oleic - check out this excellent page by @DeeAnna https://classicbells.com/soap/highOleic.asp Divide the monounsaturated fat (9.5) by the total fat (14) - if it is over .7 it is generally considered high oleic. Yours is .68 so it’s a high-ish mid oleic. Might be sold as high...

I tend to look for the best prices since I buy in large quantities - I’ve used both refined and unrefined shea butter. The refined shea was much harder, unrefined was more buttery, I liked the unrefined better, but honestly it was just cheaper at the time. Re the cold pressed canola and...

They were made with extruded diamond shapes and little chevron shapes - and then pieced together - the diamonds came with the extruder, the chevron I cut out of a plastic cutting board. The tiny cubes were made by putting three colors at a time through an extruder with a small hexagon. It’s sort...

These soaps are both made with plant colorants - the red is from Himalayan rhubarb with a madder root infusion in the lye water.

What a hard journey she has had - it must be so hard on you. Prayers for her recovery. 🙏🏻

I have a flannel soap half made 🥴 this fall has been cray cray as the youngsters say…

Winners announcement - we have a tie! @Tammyfarms and @ackosel are tied for first. Lovely soaps all ❤️😊

The voting link and password have been sent to our participants this month. Thank you to those who entered, your soaps are all lovely.

The entry thread is now closed. Thanks all! Voting link will be up tomorrow.

I LOVE the entries! Reminder - The entry thread closes at 11:59 GMT today, roughly 7 hours from now. Let me know if you are scrambling - I could extend it if need be. Great job team!

It should be fine - have they been covered? The clay won’t react with the essential oils and the color shouldn’t change. But, the less contact the essential oils have with the air, the better. Look forward to seeing your creation!

Getting the in between color right is tricky. But it definitely does not need to be red and black - this website is a great resource for trying out different combinations https://www.plaidmaker.com/

The Entry thread for the October 2024 SMF Soap Challenge is now open! As a reminder, this entry thread is for challenge entries only. All comments or non-entry photos should to the general challenge thread: October 2024 General Challenge Thread The first photo in your entry thread post will be...

Amazingly, everything was fine, they never even lost power. What a relief.

Sorry all, I should be participating - busy little time, went to Florida for my mom’s 100th birthday! Now watching the weather like a hawk. She and her companion are in Naples on the gulf coast. Hoping their retirement facility will be safe.

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