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Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum and CP soapmaking. I couldn't find another thread so I hope it's ok to post here, but just wondering if anyone is based in Hong Kong? I'm finding it hard to locate specific ingredients and just wondered if anyone had any suggestions for the following: Large...

Thanks for the reply. That's how I did it the first and second attempt. My third I tried just the liquid oils on a previous suggestion. I didn't find that it made much of a difference to how well it mixed or dispersed if I'm honest, but definitely worth a try. I used a recipe to follow, since...

This is true. I've reduced the amount to the same as I would for MP and it's much better.

Thanks. I'm going to try a new version with all the great tips added today. The tsp is interesting. I usually do this too, but I had to convert to grams to resize the batch. Apparently 1 tsp is 2.5g or 3g depending on where you look and a tbsp is 15g. Still seems way too much in the recipe...

Ah ok. Yeah I warmed the oils, hard and soft, then took some out, mixed the powder and put it back in. I think the recipe isn't right. MP isn't the same, but the amount looked far too big for what ai would usually add to a MP soap and from the great tips here, clearly it's way too much. Does...

I mixed it with a portion of the base oils before adding it back to the rest of the oils and then mixed in the lye, if that's what what you mean? (Sorry I'm not completely good with all of the lingo yet) The recipe does say that it has a 15% water discount. Sounds big to me but as a newbie, I...

Thanks @atiz and @shunt2011 I appreciate the help. The original recipe was for 1lb, so maybe I'll try doing bigger ones. Not sure where I'm going to store the oils in my tiny flat, but I'll figure something out 😱. I definitely agree with the charcoal. The amount, even at reduced 5g, still...

Oh ok thanks for the reply. I actually downsized the charcoal and clay from the original recipe as it seemed way too much. The test recipe was: Lye concentration 36% Super fat 5% Batch 280g Coconut oil 112g Castor oil 56g Olive oil 112g Fragrance 8g tea tree and lavender 4g each Charcoal 5g...

Hi guys. I'm new to soap making with CP. I've done melt and pour a lot, mainly because I have a really small apartment, but I want to control the ingredients and oils. So my issue is small sized moulds and keeping the mixture liquid enough to pour. I've read A LOT of advice on various threads...