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Thank you! Interesting. I've only done two batches of HP and never liked them, although they DID - come to think of it - hold the fragrance longer. SO much to learn!

Thank you for all the work you put into answering my question! I REALLY appreciate it, Ali! Wow! So I make candles too, and it was a simple mistake to use the word "candles" when I meant soaps, ergo being here on this site asking that questions. So on the labels on all their FOs, it talks...

Thank you! I had no idea that quantity is not the solution. Thank you! Yes, one was "Sicilian Tangerine" which did not stick when I used it in the recommended amount in candles either. Never thought it might not be my error! Tragic, but this is NOT the case. My recipients often say, "Is it...

I recently used various fragrance oils, professional grade, from a local soap and candle warehouse for people who do this for a living. Since any of my FOs ALWAYS are not even noticeable by the time the 2-week "airing out/curing" process ends (until they are wet again, and then only faint...

Uh oh. I may have made a big mistake! I only remembered it was "the same SAP value" but it IS possible she said coconut oil, which I have in abundance. Melissa, I represent authors and speakers and we had this conversation TODAY with a (major global brand) that is trying to hire one of my...

Hahaha! Yes, I would. I threw away a very expensive small jar I use in the kitchen last week, for the same reason. And then I thought, "I wonder if the ones in the garage..." and now I wish I hadn't thrown away the one in the kitchen! Melissa, the girl from Brambleberry said to use Babassu in...

Hi friends! This may or may not be a problem. My soapmaking workshop moved from my basement in Illinois to a cupboard in my new garage in California. I always had fairly dense coconut oil that required some time to melt with the harder butters, etc. that any recipe called for. Now, all my...

So pretty! I made my first batch of charcoal last weekend and was surprised by how brittle the soap was when unmolded. Yours look perfect!

Hahaha! Great insight.

I was hoping others would find it funny! ; ) I was hoping people would find it funny! I never thought of newspaper - genius! Thanks a lot.

Alas! In my six years of less-than-illustrious amateur soap making adventures, I realized that the thing I like least is cleaning up everything when the fun is over and while, in theory, my lovely CP is entering into gel phase. I clean up unwillingly, often the next day. After all, I reason, it...

Great idea! Thanks a bunch. Thanks Earlene, Of course there's no "shiny pink" - they would never use such a generic name! I was describing it, not using its name. But yeah, I've used it before and it works fine. HOWEVER...you are likely to be right. I used the last of an older bottle of...

Hi all, I made a batch of CP yesterday from a very familiar recipe I've used many times, but we moved so it was created in a different climate now. I don't know if that's why, but I created a huge ugly batch. Why did this happen? The recipe (from Wellness Mama for "Rose Soap" - which is the...

This is a really, really, really helpful tip! Thank you. Maybe I used the wrong amount of alcohol or something. I've been so discouraged that so much of my equipment/supplies are ruined with the black that I haven't made soap since I posted this! Thanks for the tips and the encouragement.

I diluted just 2 measly teaspoons of Crafter's Choice Matte Black Oxide pigment in 2 T of Sweet Almond Oil. Now I have Black Oxide all over my silicone tools, plastic bowls, scrub brushes, two wash cloths, my gloves, my mold...anything made from plastic and/or silicone that it touched. I can't...

Yes, I knew that. But I've been to so many Indian and Paki food/spice stores looking for it and searched online, and even looked in a few shops when I was in England pre-Covid. I wonder if it would be easier just to grow it at this point!

Really? Could you send me a link, please? I've only seen it from her, and quite expensive for a root powder!

I respect your opinion here, but I did and your belief may be inaccurate according to my sources. That's why I posed.

During Covid, EVERYTHING travels more than we do!

Of course we all know that Titanium Dioxide is CARCINOGENIC if inhaled. (Look it up!) That was the whole drama with talcum powder. So now when I soap using TD, I wear a particle mask, of which we all now have plenty... I am mildly haunted, though, by the time I dropped a half cup of it on my...