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  1. marlajune

    Hello from Southern California

    Be warned, it's addictive. You will see molds everywhere you look, patterns in everything you see. You will be obsessed with it. You will want to master every technique you see on YouTube. You will go to sleep thinking about soap and wake up thinking about soap. And I can guarantee you will have...
  2. marlajune

    Show your January 2016 Soaps!

    Just make some Easter soaps! Lots of yellow there! ;) I've been busy. Here's my January soaps. 2 tries at a rectangular rim soap. The first rim is my 4 Leaf Clover soap. The black and peachy-red one is charcoal pomegranate, the black and white is chocolate lovers, the ones with the Love...
  3. marlajune

    Share your favorite aromatherapy recipe!

    My favorite essential oil blend I mixed ylang ylang, May Chang (litsea cubeba) and vanilla together and it has been the favorite at every show! All 3 have anti-depressant qualities, it really does make me feel good and smells wonderful! I call it "Inspiration"!
  4. marlajune

    Ash

    http://www.lovinsoap.com/2012/12/calculating-your-water-amount-for-soapmaking/[/URL] I use 2:1 ratio most of the time but have found better results putting a 40% water reduction in my recipe. I use the calculators in my soapmaker 3 program. Less water just seems to work better. And I have...
  5. marlajune

    Ash

    If I do anything less than a 40% discount on water, I get ash. A good example is this pink watermelon soap. The outside portion is done at 40% discount the inside (which is gelling like crazy and will most likely ash on me) is at 30%. What's even stranger is the same exact amount of neon pink...
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