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Ok check me, any feedback on this recipe I just threw together in Soapmaker3? Couldnt figure out how to add lemongrass EO but lemon peel sounds nice too! Also probably 1/4 tsp pop mica, and 1tsp lemon balm leaf powder

Always wonder what happened to her and her hubby! (Her hubby was the one who programmed Soapmaker3)... Great people! ...Would love to reconnect if theyre still here! PS I also wanted to thank them. I bought the license for their software what feels like 20 years ago and .... just downloaded...

Yaaaaay, My Lye and Stickblender came today! Has anyone used this particular brand before? Had great reviews...

Is anyone else into 3d printing? I have been messing with it lately. Bought myself a huge FDM printer and I have been learning Fusion360 & Tinkercad. It is so much fun! Curious to see how or if you have used it in your soap/b&b practice!?

Oh this is fun! I have been digging through my old soaping notes and I found a few recipes for home made surf wax! 🌊 Sticky Warm Water Wax Recipe Ingredients: Beeswax: 2250g Coconut Oil: 750ml (695.25g at 0.927 specific gravity) Instructions: Melt the beeswax thoroughly. Warm the coconut...

I just placed an order for more lye! Previously I was ordering in 50# bags so this is the smallest order I have ever put in at 2#s! Stolked to get back into soapmaking again. I am digging through my old recipes that I have. Probably going to start with Castile as it is my go-to! I am still...

It has been a LONG time since I have been on the forum so I figured I would re-introduce myself! I would like to get back into my soapmaking/lotion/B&B practice, so I will be ordering more supplies and such soon! My name is Ian. I live in FL, I made soap for many years but got busy with other...

Just saw it the other day with my lady, thought it was kickass! I love that they are coming out with all of these Marvel and other comic based movies.... sweeeeeeet!! I cant wait til the Avengers comes out! :)

Check them out!! New Soap making Tutorials!

Check them out!! New Soap making Tutorials!

Made a 4-bar test batch... ... eagerly awaiting its results!!! :) I did flub and added the sugar to the oils directly.... call it laziness, noticed it didnt dissolve all the way, so yeaaaah not to self not to do that again... Will post pics when its set :)

Alright, so I have an experiment I have been conducting since 3/23 (yes thats right almost one year!!!) The recipe is with a 6% superfat, and was a 1lb recipe... so ... for a bar that started out at 114.8grams, it now weighs 97.7 grams, meaning it has lost just about 15% worth of water weight...

Allllrighty :) soooo tomorrow is my 6 year anniversary with my lady... Ive done so many things for our previous anniversaries, and her birthday was recently so long story short... I am now at a shortage of ideas of what to do ! Help me think of some fun and interesting ideas thatll show her...

Alright, never worked with this in soap before, only in other things...I presume its calculated as an additive? not as part of the water? ::curiously awaits replies:: 8)

First directed attempt at making a shave soap, previously I used my regular cp but that was before i discovered wetshaving... soooo Anyone made these (im talking the reeeeeal stuff thatll pass the 10min foam test) before and care to take a gander..... here is the recipe I thought up...

Alright, So im on this new shave kick with DE razors, dont think I ll ever go to another mach3 again baaaaahahahah!!! Sooo.. I have made bay rum aftershave, which was pretty darn good for a first shot, if i dont say soooo myself... ;)... I used a recipe I found online @...

Yaaaaay!!! Got my Edwin Jagger 89L Double Edge Razor the other day (from qedusa.com), along with a 110-blade sampler pack of different blades to try... Started with Feather blades which were amazing... I also made my own bay rum aftershave with some witch hazel, spiced rum, cloves...

Okay, So I have been doing some research on safety razors Decided on: Edwin Jagger Chrome DE89L ($28) from qedusa.com Now I want to try and get a shave brush/bowl/soap combo... (all the shave soaps Ive made so far suck.. maybe because Ive never bought a professional one so I have...

It was surprisingly good.... most raw fish ive eaten at once before, I figure since im on this new workout kick, might as well get the purest nutrients I can and I dont want them to get denatured by heat if at all possible... (yes I froze it first to kill the beasties) it was real good...

lol I dont even know what to call them but I want to make one... Ive been one of those people that have to sleep with a pillow over my head to block out all light... but its getting annoying and i thought about making one of those sleep-goggle (i know thats not what theyre called ...maybe an...