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If I force gel in my individual silicone molds I get bubbly marks on the sides and base of my soaps. I think I read somewhere that it is from the water coming out of the soap from the heat before it has hardened enough to keep its shape. The trick is to let it sit for a while (try half an hour)...

Ok. I have started experimenting on some bars I had lying around. Melt and pour bars are easily carved ( with a metal kebab skewer) and filled with REALLY liquid melt and pour. You just have to be careful the bar doesn't soften from over-working it. I have also had success carving 100% coconut...

Sign Up List 1. Primrose - something I have been meaning to try! 2. Mobjack Bay - excited to give this a try! 3. dibbles - time to embrace the mess I know I'll make! 4. bookreader451 - I just purchased clay carving tools. I am better at art than hanger swirls. 5. Arimara - I need to bum some...

This is my entry. I went with my second attempt 'By the Fire'. 20200227_182707 by Callie posted Feb 27, 2020 at 6:29 PM This was a 1:1:1 Olive oil, Coconut Oil and Tallow Soap. I used a 1:2 lye to water ratio and added sodium lactate to be sure I wouldn't mangle the loaf unmoulding. The...

By the Fire

I'm not sure I think I like By the Fire best, but my Mum and Hubby like the Peony one. I might see if I can get some better pictures of By the Fire this afternoon.

These are my three attempts. I really need to work on my photography skills! 20200226_084027 by Callie posted Feb 27, 2020 at 8:43 AM The first was Raspberry Dreams. I used a bit of TD in the cream section and Bubblegum, Elegance and Graphite mica from Bath Bomb World in the other three. There...

Raspberry Dreams

By the Fire

Jasmine and Wild Peony

21. Callie - I hope it isn't to late to join the fun!

I think that if you are going to go down the route of using SLS and the acids rather than oil, you might be better off purchasing ready made melt and pour base. Both of my recipies had a lovely lather, it is just about perfecting the solvents, which I think you have done. I would give it another...

Hi Mel I have been playing with melt and pour recipies based on a combination of Coconut, Palm and Castor oil or Coconut, Palm and Sunflower Oil with the addition of Glycerin, PG and Sugar Syrup (50% sugar/50% water). My attempts have all ended up sweaty (we get some nasty humidity here on the...

That looks fantastic

Puppy Soap with Eucalyptus, Lavender, Peppermint and Rosemary EO

Lava Soap with BB Mayan Gold FO

Strawberry Soap with BB Strawberry and Sunripened Raspberry FOs

Melt and Pour from Scratch 1

Melt and Pour from Scratch 2

Bees with Melt and Pour from Scratch 1 and BB Pure Honey FO