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Hi everyone, Was reading the newspaper this morning and found this article and thought it might be something to consider when buying micas. I have seen some youtube videos showing mica usage in soap making. If my link didn't work here it is in long form...

That looks beautiful! I love the swirlies - and the colour looks amazing! What is alkanet root? Wait...google is my friend

In the kitchen, but I have an huge empty bedroom to dry the soaps in -that side of the house smells divine :) Love that craft room LSG - I have a studio converted into a parents in law retreat - but since they don't visit that often.......

Haha no, it's ok, I didn't just fall off the turnip truck :-P I understand the different between the water discount and the lye discount. I waited about 2 days before handling. I figure now, that 370ml of water that I used must have felt the need to ooze out during the initial drying out...

:D hi Fuzz-Juzz I am terrible with numbers xD so thank goodness for all these soap calculators. The only additives I have used are essential oils and some kaolin clay. The first ones without the superfat dried out nice and hard, this new one was a slippery bugger to handle lol but here's to...

Hi Obsidian, Thanks - I must have measured rather precisely on those first batches then ;-) Being on the safeside of soap making is important, so I will continue to superfat but on the low side - I have seen some fairly high numbers in the soap calculators, yikes! How does all that...

Thanks for the responses About 9 weeks ago I tried this recipe where for 1000 grams of oil, she specified 145 grams of lye and I only now see that according to all the calculators these soaps are 0% superfatted and must be lye heavy. However, I have given them away to family and friends for...

Hi everyone, I am confused about the strength of lye - in Australia I have found recipes such as: http://www.southernskiessoapsupplies.com.au/recipes/how-to/info_8.html where she suggests for 1000 grams of oil to use a whopping 147.73 grams of lye or...