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let me know if the smell changes with the curing...didn't even THINK about fragrance was so concerned with just the colour. IT didn't 'blo' fortunately! Seems alright...

thanks alot you all! have made notes in my notebook!

ph testing thank you bonnyny

ok honey causes sweating and some people use sugar instead...how much would you use for a 2 lb batch and if honey (i think) is soothing for the skin, what qualities does sugar have?

your soaps are LOVELY!! Congrats! You're turning out soaps like an old-timer! What about sandalwood for a scent?

total newb lots of questions kansas farm girl, read your response and am wondering is the lard or tallow is drying to the skin? I've done three batches and I really like the hardness of lard (easy to find in France) will try tallow also. OO is easy to find as sunflower and canola but coconut...

help Fragola I've just made a batch with lard and a tad of honey plus wine for lather... the outside is fine but on the inside there's a tiny hole with the tiniest bit of weeping. It's only happened in the very center AND it doesn't 'zap' after being freshly cut...what do you think?

butter NEVER MIND thanks for the info!

thanks for your help!!

will do thanks!

colorants in soap I know you all are talking purples BUT.... do any of you think it's possible to use a bit of orange juice at trace to get a yellow/orange-y colour? Not so much as to affect the lye? I'm talking about a small batch.

testing for ph how do you test for the zap? Just put your tongue on the soap? (btw, I have done that :oops: but wasn't sure?....) it hasn't zapped so we've been using it

thanks for the advice! Hope I don't wake the hubby creeping in to have a look!! Don't want a volcano! Is it better not to insulate?

I found margarine in the SAP chart and was curious if I could use butter instead with the same SAP number?

successful CP soap lovely photos!!! Can I ask what sort of mould you're using? Taking the soap out looks so easy.

do you always test for the Ph level in your soaps? I think I'll have to get a family member to send some strips as the pharmacies (in France), so far as the ones I've tried, haven't got them!

brandnew here, running before I can walk....just made (my third go) what I thought would be a pink swirl right? Red wine plus the base =pink...NOT despite all the things I've read concerning blue and purple colorants...Well at first I was horrified thinking it'd be black but thought that could...

Eric, thank you for your answer and YES it helped alot! It's possible to buy duck in a tin here which I was considering trying also... I know when I put the fat in the fridge it separates and I thought the fat on top would be usable but now I think I'll use your method for the beef. Thanks...

tallow hi jax, can you use suet for 'tallow' recipes and use the same no° on the SAP chart?

anya thank you for the encouragement!! I have to ask...the photo you have, WHAT did you use to cut your bars? It's a lovely effect!