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Omigosh! Thanks everyone. I'm completely shocked. You all have such lovely soaps :D

Thanks everybody!!!

I wipe off most of it, but it does linger a bit. Since I was in the mountains where the thin air would give me the same burn in six minutes that would be caused in half an hour at the sea-side, I was hyper-vigilant about anything citrus. I have read that folding EOs actually reduces the...

I'm just a hobbyist... so my amounts are a lot less than business folks. Lye: The Lye Guy CO: Snappy White Popcorn Oil from Amazon AO: Costco OO: Costco Lard: Grocery Store PKO: Mostly from WSP when they have a sale FOs: BB, MO, AHRE, NSS, WSP Colorants: NSS and MO

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Is it folded? If not, I'm always leery of citrus EOs for leave on skin products since they cause photo sensitivity. Having lived in Colorado, I worried about sun burns a lot. If I lived somewhere that's never a concern (e.g. still living in Portland), I might not give a fig in the winter though...

I've tried and liked that one. The only thing I changed was to use Pumpkin Seed oil instead of Sweet Almond. I also used their Cucumber and Melon Flavor Oil instead of buttercream. - thought it was nice for a spa-type application. Strangely enough, my guy testers loved this the most. Thanks...

Thanks Saponista for hosting the challenge! That was incredibly tough. Everyone had lovely submissions! Newbie, you nailed all your colors, and your pattern has such movement showing on every bar! Dibbles, that dark blue is fabulous against the orange, and wowza your bars are like a groovy...

I haven't used straight lauric acid, but from your description... it sounds like it behaves similarly to Stearic Acid. When I use that in my shaving soap recipe... this is my process: 1. Make lye solution. 2. Melt Stearic Acid over a double boiler. 3. Melt all other oils in a crock pot on low...

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Ha! I'm glad your monster turned into a mouse instead! Do you normally CPOP at 160? Most of the folks around here pour into a warmed mold and then turn off their oven to just leave their soap in overnight.

Hi Galaxy! Glad to hear from you.

You might consider just ordering the silicone liners and then building your wooden mold to support it. I know Nurture sells just the liners (which are excellent)! https://nurturesoap.com/collections/silicone-soap-mold-liners

Both Nurture and Mad Oils are really good companies so I would be beyond surprised if you ever had any problems with either of them. Carrie owns Nurture and is actually a member here. Her customer service is outstanding, and I cannot recommend her company enough. She shows how every mica looks...

Out of curiosity, is it only when powder is used on one's ummm nethers, or is using it as foot powder in a sock also problematic??

Happy Thanksgiving! 1. I am thankful that I found this forum when I started considering making soap. You folks have taught me so much that I could never have gotten out of a book! 2. I am thankful that this year is almost over, and we all get a fresh start next year!

I use micas almost exclusively to color my soap. My favorites come from Nurture (free shipping on micas!) and Mad Oils. I haven't used very many from BB although their Merlot one is very nice - giving a good wine color. If you use too much, you can stain washcloths and have colored bubbles...

This was a really fun challenge! I went for an Analogous color scheme. I used mostly blueish gray with dark purple and lightened up green. I put some white in there for contrast. Initially I poured as a ribbon swirl since those looked awesome from the previous challenge. But I couldn't...

Ditto! We are lard twinsies!