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Thank you for sharing this, Cindy....I had kind of been pouting about missing the Vegas show, and looking into Atlanta, but I think I'll skip it and stick to smaller conferences. I love hearing honest opinions and your insight on this is invaluable to people like me who want to learn more, but...

Essential Depot is my go-to lye supplier. Very happy with their quality and consistency.

Sign up list: 1. toxikon - I literally just bought a gem-shaped silicone mold... must be fate! 2. Soapprentice - This is going to be my 1st MP soap and I'm excited!!! 3. Kittish - too bad my jade soap was a failure and has already been disposed of, it would have been great for this. Time to...

Alley

I was, in no way, suggesting that 10% be used. I rarely ever go over 5% in my soaps no matter what the IFRA percentage is. I didn't word that very well. I guess my point is that it's skin safe to use for soap. Shame on me for not checking before I purchase some scents, but I've been running into...

Eclipse

Congrats to you three! Beautiful soaps! Thanks again for hosting, galaxy....can't wait to see what the August challenge is!

I have Crafters Choice Gain from WSP.....I'm assuming that's the one you found. The scent is spot on. I have a DIL that became obsessed with the scent of Gain when she was pregnant. She had to sniff it all the time! IFRA says you can use it up to 10% in soaps, but I used 3% and it was well...

Here is the offendingly evil mold that I'm scared of..... I got it on etsy, and don't know if it's legal to mention their name. The biggest issue I have with it, is that the threaded rods that hold the mold together just sit in grooves and don't go through holes. If you don't tighten...

Thanks, everyone. It took me a long time to get up enough guts to try a spin swirl again after my the first Great Spin Swirl Debacle of March 2017. While spinning that first one my mold came apart and I had a soap disaster that turned into a plop and pray, which resulted in Ugly Meat Soap. I...

Welcome, Professor!

Lord, have mercy! Did you find time to breathe? Congratulations....and may you have a long and very happy marriage!!

Fall Soaps First up....Cedar and Saffron feathered mantra swirl.....next time I use this scent it will only be at 3% max. Used 5% and it was way too much. 2 weeks into cure and my house still smells like I poured the bottle out somewhere. I just cut this one yesterday. Used my t&s mold...

The Grateful Dead? Scented with Honey I Washed the Kids.

Modified Circling Taiwan Swirl. Very fun if you have a good fluid soap recipe. These are cut into cubes, but for regular bars this would be a horizontal cut to really show off the design.

Welcome, Satine! This forum will be your best resource for learning. Dive in and read a lot.....especially in the beginner threads. :bunny:

I hope it's not invitation only because I wasn't invited and I'm going! I did everything online....go to soapcon.com and all the info is right there. I am also taking one of the Monday extra courses had a hard time deciding, but finally opted for the color class with Carrie from Nurture.

It's amazing, to me, how fast a month goes by when you've put your name on a list! I find myself constantly thinking, " Can I get a batch in somewhere here?", or obsessing about the design, or color, or scent, or recipe, or mold.....and then all of a sudden the month is gone. We'll miss you...

So brilliant, Deanna! Thank you for your commitment to this wealth of knowledge. I think we all use this spreadsheet a lot....and thanks, too, to everyone who shares such real information about these FO's. We are so lucky to have such passionate soapers that are willing to share so much!

Yes....I couldn't make the spoon work with tha small of a mold so I used the swizzle because I could hold it upright and still get the effect. Everything I see now becomes a potential soap tool or mold! :)