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I can do another photo. The liner is new, so the spots are the smear of soap left as I pulled it out. The smears seem to primarily be on the sides and some where I cut the pieces. It's a little dark in the house so I'll try to get some good lighting.

LOL Well you have at least four weeks before I can give any real opinion. These are the initial OOB impressions. Some of them I'll update because they were in my first tester batch, but this will give you time to get settled and find all the bottles you have packed away! :D

I just unmolded a soap loaf. It was in the mold roughly 40 hours and was firm but not overly hard. But when I pulled it out of the silicone liner it was slightly sticky and gooey in places. It was a "mixed media" loaf, cold process with glycerine soap embeds. Would the embeds have caused...

Or she's implying that's she's best when buttered up? :think::lol:

The things people shared on this thread helped me so much. And sometimes when I soap I suddenly realize, "Oh crap! That's why they recommended that!!" Like the other night.. When I was reminded about why long sleeves could be a soaping hazard!! :eek:

Hello! I highly recommend the thread toxikon linked to. I have yet to make shaving soap myself, but it has been a great thread to go through.

Drat! I'll have to think of some other way to make them all completely unappealing.. A solid perfume sounds great! Or a body lotion depending on how you feel about it. I know there are some scents I want small splashes of, and others I'd like to be covered in. I bought some solid perfume...

Some people need a wine cellar, others a shoe room, or a workshop.. We need a FO cellar?

Hahaha! This is why I told myself I have to get through my samples before buying more. I have so many more to go, because I bought three of the Brambleberry sampler boxes. Luckily for everyone, I'm leaving the florals for when I'm more experienced. The local charity will be getting a lot of...

Isn't it surprisingly awesome?? It isn't citrus, it isn't really floral but you get some of both in it. Plus it just has a clean scent about it. It's one of the few from Brambleberry, that so far I know I'll order more of. The lilac as well, because apparently so many friends of mine love...

I haven't been doing much large batch soaping, but I've been playing with fragrance oils. Because I love fragrances and they make me happy. I'm not the most articulate nose, but I'll share my impressions. I'll also try to sort them out by vendor. Some I did in an earlier batch, so have had...

Hahaha! I'll start a new thread so as to not take over this one ;)

I ended up being able to find a second hand food processor for a good deal! Next time I'll try that instead of scraping up my knuckles. I suppose we all must suffer for our art SOMETIMES.. ;)

Thanks to the dangerous Ms. Zany here... I just recently got a sample oil fix from Elements Bath and Body. They have a great sample deal for testing small amounts; roughly a dollar per vial and you end up with maybe 2 or 3 grams in sample. Unlike Brambleberry or Nurture, you wouldn't be able to...

Those are so fun, Zany!! I'm going to borrow your brain when it comes time to start naming soap! :lol:

Congratulations on the new family member!! I like Zany's idea of a mustache swirl! Or since it's going to be for Christmas, some fun red and green embeds!

That must have made an incredible bath!! I'd be in there for hours...

That is so cool!! I'd like to follow your soap gel experiments. I have so many questions. I wonder how long it will stay in gel form? Does it zap? What happens if it gets warmer/colder? Will the upcoming storm change its properties? You can tell I'm fascinated...

There would be a couple of ways to do that. One, you could shred or crumble it into a soap just the way you would with a confetti soap or embed. If you want it more blended in, you could also do a part rebatch, part new soap hot process mix. You would either add the shreds to the mix of oils...

Oh please tell me you have pictures?? Or even video? I'd love to see this incredible transformation!