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Hi guys, I am making an OMH loaf. The last time I made it I put collodial (ground) oatmeal thru the bar and oatmeal on top. When I cut it the oatmeal on top dragged thru the soap leaving marks and lines on the bars. :( Is there a way to avoid this as I have seen some soaps with oats on top...

Hi guys, I wondered if there were many soapers from the UK kicking about? I am in Glasgow, Scotland. It would be nice to make some contacts and to share information about where to buy stuff and reviews on suppliers etc. It breaks my heart that we dont have a brambleberry over here as...

I HEART Instagram for soap pics, think in the last few weeks I have followed about 300 soapiers!!! If you type in #soapshare or #soapchallenge you get loads and loads of beauties!

Hi, I am wondering how people find the temperature you mix your oils and lye water affects trace? I am a relative newbie with maybe a dozen or so batches under my belt and I have tried soaping at between 110-130F and under 100F. I find I reach a more even trace at higher temperatures...

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Haha, trust the scottish lass to bring whisky to the party!! Ill try adding before lye, see if it helps. But yeah, I guess when working with the laws of chemistry its not really about what you want but what is possible! Thanks!

I have been designing a beautiful Rose scented soap for days in my head but on making it today it was a bit of a disaster. I soaped at about 90F with 44% OO, 24% CO, 32% PO and a SF of 5%. I split my thinly traced batter into 4, added fragrance oil and colourant and when I started to mix...

Hi, Newbie here. I have been experiementing with different percentages of oils to try to find a soap I really like. Trying some today which are only 10 days old I notice the ones without Shea Butter bubble and lather SO much better than the ones with. Is this just typical of this stage of...

Definately thinking Mylar or Placemats from all your suggestions. The thought of not having to cut a liner every time is certainly appealing! Now, do you celotape the sides together or slot them in individually? Thanks to everyone for their helpful comments!

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3rd attempt!!? I am jealous! Looks beautiful! Well done!What colourant did you use? When you say you put it in the oven is it CP or HP?

Newbie here! Your soaps look fab! How is it you get the mica colours with a soap stamp? Also, my soap stamp arrived the other day and I have tried it on soaps at various curing stages with no luck on any of them. It just keeps taking chunks out of them. :( Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!

Hi, I cant find freezer paper in the uk and was wondering what other uk soapers use to line their molds? My molds are 1.5 litre plastic loaf molds. I have tried parchmont paper and cling film (seran wrap) but neither worked well. (Parchmont wouldnt stick with tape and cling film ruffled...

At what point it it considered 'safe'? Thanks in advance! :)