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looks like play doh strawberry. how did you get the soap squishy like that (M&P or CP?)? i'm curious ~ thanks to everyone for the encouragement. i feel a lot better being in SMF now than being a loner soaper before this!

Browsing this thread and happy to hear everyone's "soapiness"! My upset-ness is gone and planning for soaping marathon next weekend! (Upset because someone commented that she's SOooo worried that my soap won't sell coz they look so plain she won't even buy, gosh I'm never gonna offer her any of...

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i've been having trouble embedding the video so i just leave it with the code hoping the video will just appear when i come back next and sure enough it did :lol:

i've been absent from smf for weeks so i thought i'll just post something on the first post that got me in :D not sure what this technique is called but she made nice lemon slices from m&p. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ovC7cDMBk&feature=youtu.be

i want to make charcoal soap this weekend so i've been browsing pictures. i was just about to ask how you got those nice greyish cloud when i saw your picture! how did you get those ash? they look fabulous!

i do a water discount for this soap so it is likely the sugar in honey causing the sweats. i didnt zap test the droplets since the sweat/ oils reabsorbed after a while. otherwise i would have (thought it would be sweet!) Same situation here, more on the bottom, less on the sides. after the...

It's just a 1lb mold made with cardboard and lined with wax paper. It was good for test batch (been using for a year) but the oil leaked much this time I had to throw it away. Soda ash huh...I'll try to rub it off and see. BTW, I blotted the "sweats" off the small cupcake soap and got white...

Some oil/ honey pooled on top I hope will reabsorb before I cut. Soap in cupcake mold is sweating honey too. Partial gel and oily, OK, I can bear with that but what are those rough white blotches on the sides and bottom of the loaf??

Made a batch of honey beeswax soap. First time doing honey to lye water method. Doesn't seem to gel although insulated (usually I don't even have to insulate this recipe to get full gel). It is slightly warm now I'm worrying of partial gel :think: maybe I should pop into oven? Maybe not ...

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Thanks for all the info, really helpful. I'll look into the usage and decide my next order. Litsea cubeba: lemony Ylang ylang: floral Cedar wood: Himalayan, Atlas: vanilla scent Benzoin: vanilla scent

Litsea huh...I'll get some since many people recommending it for blending, lemony smell is great for me. Thanks to everyone for the helpful tips. I thought ylang ylang had a sharp scent like tea tree, no?

Weave

Hm...yeah, citrus. I intend to use the EO for soap, have problem making citrus scent to stick to cp and HP. I blend lemon, sweet orange with few drops of patchouli (which btw covers everything else). Saw some tips about using 10 folds but thought if there are other EO options other than citrus...

I'm looking for EO/ EO blend that smell sweet (maybe like the smell of vanilla or honeydew). Any recommendations? I read somewhere about benzoin smells like vanilla?

Just saw all the replies in page 2 (how could I missed the notification?) Interesting info on French/ Triple Milled! Thanks! I think this process is somewhat similar to French Milled as described by IrishLass and Lisa Anne, rolled and pressed, but in a simpler manner without the machines...

Sorry, i'm lost at step 3, multiply the result by .49? 10*.49 or 146*.49? I'm determined to get organised so in the midst of jotting this down in my excel file :)