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Lavender/Sweet Dreams 5 color ITP swirl. Didn't pour quite as thin as I thought it would, but think it will turn out good, unless I overdid with the color and then might have tye-die lather.

I am wondering about something. I have activated charcoal that would be used in a fish tank filter. Can this be crushed and used to color a batch? Where would I buy charcoal to use in soap besides on the internet? I love, love, love the look of your charcoal soap and any charcoal soap.

Stunning first soaps! I can't even swirl, though that will change when I get the TOG mold I ordered! I am very impressed and will look forward to hearing if the food coloring fades or causes colored lather. I really like all of your soaps and they cyber-smell delicious! :D

I took dad out to breakfast this morning and thanked him again for his service. It gets him talking about the way things were (WW2) and he seems to feel a little better after talking. He's a real nervous character most of the time. There was a young painter sitting across from us and he started...

That is very good to know. I thought I always had to mail order for palm. Now if PKO was in the store, I would wet my pants. :shock:

I hadn't even thought about the cleansing factor in SM3. Now that you mention it, it isn't there. But, I have always had a great bar when I create a recipe and compare it to the benchmark graph. I am sure the cleansing value is somehow factored into the program and am not worried enough to use...

Sounds pretty, right? NOT! Yet another FUGLY.

You scented 14 pounds of soap with 3 TBSP of Lavender EO? If so, that isn't even a faint scent. It will become a nonexistent scent. [/i]

The name of the FO is Enchanted Apple, but to me it smells like AppleJack cereal.

Ya know...I think being too close to the heating element is highly likely as the lid was sort of tipped cock-eyed in the mold. That would explain it. I just looked in the oven and it could have been the problem. I went ahead, made that batch and then mixed a smaller batch after. Two types in...

Two things I learned today: 1. Lye isn't necessarily the biggest danger in the soap room. I lined my wooden mold with freezer paper and sometime in the past I had read that if you place your mold in the oven for a little while prior to filling it, the heat from the mold helps the CPOP...

There is a place called Essential Oil Company. You should check them out. I wonder if there would be that much difference between the one I used and the one you suggest???

I am looking to see if anyone has Patchouli EO that they bought, didn't like and want someone to take off of their hands ;)

Hey, I need to know if anyone has experienced a Patch EO that smells like the real deal. I don't know what that would smell like. I have a friend who is about as "earthen" as could be and she said that even though the Patch EO I used from Essential Oil Company was a good one, it still wasn't a...

I did Enchanted Apple last night, CPOP, and for the first time I had a small crack in the top. I was able to patch it without it being obvious, but it definitely cracked a bit.

I did Enchanted Apple last night, CPOP, and for the first time I had a small crack in the top. I was able to patch it without it being obvious, but it definitely cracked a bit.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the acids in Pineapple juice may do something to the lye reaction???

1. If using candelila (sp?) wax, do you use the same amount as if you used beeswax? 2. Where can I buy sweet almond oil? Is this something I can get locally, or do I have to order it online. 3. I see sweet almond oil in many recipes. Is there any other oil that has the same sort of effect in...

My attempt at dupe of Burt's Bees Men soap (whipped) Embedded fugly soap Tangerine Goatmeal The lavender soap before it became embedded...FUGLY! Thanks for looking!

I wrote to these people. Here's the email I got from them: I believe they will take soap from ANYWHERE and pretty much everything from new to gently used (eeks!) because I get the impression it is all melted down and rebatched with a germicidal added. Now...let the donations roll!