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This video is so helpful!!!

Oh believe me, I’ve been filling my time with soap related info myself. Some people are just naturals, I guess! I watched the video to which you linked and I don’t understand why the colors you pour after the white layer « drop into » it and don’t just stay on top. Looking at the technique I...

Considering the batter was a bit too thick for a column pour, I’m pretty happy with my indigo ombré soap. (I used Holly’s technique on her Kepia Mera blog.) Had a bit of a surprise when I cut my madder soap. 🥓 I meant to compare the colour of madder infused in water (left, lighter pink) vs...

This is your first soap!? I should stop right now... 😖

I made 2 soaps this week. The first is coloured with madder. I don’t have dividers for my mold so I cut up a plastic place mat and used that. Next time I’ll find a way to attach them together so they can’t move. On the left is madder infused in water and on the right is madder infused in oil...

Does that mean we shouldn’t gel soap made with madder ?

I read more than one review from Canadians customers who had bought FOs from Nature’s garden. However, when I tried to order from them 2 days ago I got a message that they don’t deliver to my location! When did they change their shipping policy and do anyone know why?

I emailed them April 28th.

Hi, I don’t have access to a computer so I’ve been wondering... Does Sweetcakes’ website have pictures? With my iPhone, when I visit their website, no pictures show up. I’ve tried Safari and Google Chrome. I mean, I don’t absolutely need pictures for FOs, but they sell molds and I couldn’t...

The light one I meant to make a secret hanger swirl but it isn’t as pretty as I hoped because the recipe and soaping conditions I used accelerated trace and I didn’t have much time to work. I also meant it it be pinker, but I didn’t use enough rose clay (the top is a white and pink swirl and...

Omg the second one is out of this world! It looks so much like a wave breaking on sand. I was planning a vacation to Mexico with my mom just before all this happened... God only knows when we’ll get to go...

If I wait more than a day I might have trouble cutting it, you mean? I don’t know why, I vaguely remembered I had to wait at least 24-48h before unmolding and cutting CP soap. You wrote: “Also, babassu oil is more cleansing than coconut oil in soap and worse in that I found it to be more...

I know, and I’m all against waste, which is why I’m open to using it. However, I have vegan friends who would be horrified just at the thought of it. I guess It’s fine as long as I keep the not vegan soap for myself.

Thank you so much for the input! I’m learning so much on this forum. Beats reading the Soap Queen’s blog!

Rabbit ears! 😂 Yeah, I work as a pharmacist and when we only have animal data we also consider them of little value. As much as I dislike the concept of using animal fat, I loved the lard in the black recipe. It’s way too soon to tell, but of the scraps I used to make the lather tests, u...

Squeeeee !!! I think my dancing funnel pour worked!!! 😍😍😍 Can’t wait to cut it! Can anyone remind me how long I should wait before cutting CP soap? The last batch I made was HP and I hadn’t done CP in a while.

You’re right, I didn’t think about the sugar... but I suspected the “higher” soaping temperature had been a factor. I just switched from using “water as % of oils” to “lye concentration”... Next time with high butter recipes I’ll try a 30% lye concentration. I remember reading about this...

Below are pictures of the 2 batches I made yesterday evening. The light soap was the one I originally posted about. I wanted the surface to be swirled pink and white, but as you see the pink is barely visible so I probably didn’t use enough rose clay (I was so worried it would accelerate the...

Thank you for your answer! I wanted to have more soft oils, it’s just the INS that bothered me. Next time I’ll follow common sense rather than soap calc. 😝 And yeah I would have used another soft oil (more avocado?), not grapeseed. I’m not sure what you mean in the bit I quoted from your...

I stick blended only by short busts and stopped at light trace, but quickly it was obvious that the batter was getting more and more “pudding like” by itself. I had planned a secret hanger swirl and a simple swirl on the top. I did my best, but my best in the circonstances is pretty...