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Tuesday morning in Islamabad. It is terribly smoggy out here, but I am stoked :) I've finally found a couple of lovely suppliers and was able to order some nice clays (French red & pink and rhassoul!) and best of all, essential oils! I even found avocado oil! My eldest is visiting from Singapore...

This is the way. [Finally, I get to use my signature in a post!!! Haha!]

OMG... I am homeschooling too, but only the boy. He is the youngest, 12 years old and soapmaking partner :) My eldest is in university in Singapore and my second applying soon. I think it's awesome that you have the fortitude to HS all yours:) I am always mayhemic of course and made loads of...

I like your posts 😁 👋 Welcome!

Lol! Good one 😁 Just curious, what’s the highest you’d go with coconut oil when mixed with other oils or butters? I was told to follow the 25-25 rule — 25% SF for a 100% CO soap … and in a multi-oil soap, no more than 25% CO.

Love the white… looks gorgeous!

Ohh! The dreaded slime!! See... this is why I love my coconut oil soaps. LOL ... they might look sad sometimes, but they’re not slimy!

Hi and welcome to the gang! It's so lovely that you guys rear goats :) Baby dwarf goats are madly cute!

❤️❤️❤️ I'll take that :)

I cried over my ugly soap today. I used my wild turmeric infused olive oil and some PKO. I wish I'd read @AliOop's advice about warming the oils well because my soap is so mottled. 😖 Urgh! I didn't take into account the early winter cold here. But on a happier note, my friend, who has helped...

Thank you so much for sharing... I love history, particularly that of indigenous people. My friend Katelynn, who is from Canada and of Anishinaabe ancestry, did a class for kids here about the First Nations. I think she would love this... would you know if this will be available for viewing...

@Ekuzo Thanks heaps for the detailed write-up! I was sorely tempted to give Elly’s rice bran oil soap a whirl at one point because I had seen something about a local company producing rice brand oils. I swear, I am forever grasping at straws 🤣 I think it went bust, so that was the end of that...

Hi @fnddoctor … WELCOME! I’m new at this too! I can’t give much in the way of soap making advice — there are loads of very talented people who can give you that help. I just wanted to encourage you :) Be patient about collecting a good stash of ingredients. It can be a pricey passion —...

@justsomeguy Your soap looks really pretty and classy!

Oh, thanks so much for this, @Zing! My plant oils have JUST arrived ... and not a moment too soon because it's getting cold and dry here. It did take a while but I am so thankful because these aren't available in Pakistan where I am presently based. I took your advice and got the meadowfoam...

Greetings, Nurfarah :) I was just looking into body bars and butters ... I think that your recipe needs more soft oils. PS: My sister's name is Noor Faraheen... similar to yours :)

Made soap at 2am... because, why not? I used my turmeric infused OO and it turned a deep red! I am waiting to unmould the soap. I'm completely out of EOs now, sadly. Which are your must-have EOs?

I am rubbish at colours and swirls … it makes sense in my head, but I fall to pieces at the doing ;) I am with you on the natural colours — there was an IG account I saw recently and all the soaps were these gorgeous muted pastels. Gorgeous simplicity!

Love the pretty swirls!

My son wanted to make a presentation for his Chemistry co-op, so I helped to record the video. He made coconut oil soaps with kaolin and activated charcoal. His sister says the design reminds her of cows.