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That's great, thank you so much for taking the time to explain and for the youtube link :-)

Hi There, I've made a few standard soaps using M&P. I'd like to jazz them up by putting shapes within the bar. Would I literally just cut out shapes with a cookie cutter and then drop them in the melted soap before it sets? Do I need to spray the shape with rubbing alcohol before...

Thank you :-)

Don;t worry I wouldn;t have just taken anyones answer as gospel, I just wondered if there was any other woman out there who had been pregnant and already knew the answer. I checked with my midwife and she said as long as the area is well ventilated it should be fine so I've been spraying in...

Hi There, I'm just making up some labels for my soaps and wondered if I need to put Isopropyl Alcohol on it as I use it to adhere layers / get rid of bubbles... Thanks :D

Hi There, I'm new to soap making and have just made my first melt and pour batch. I'm 5 months pregnant and just wondered if I'm even supposed to be making soap? The fragrance oil was so strong and also the Isopropyl Alcohol. Thanks

Thanks so much. Is 2% the absolute max i can add? Thanks

Hi There, What is the most amount of fragrance oil I can add to 500g of M&P base? Thanks :D

Hi There, I want to get some alcohol as I want to make stripy soaps and I believe it helps the next layer stick but am not sure what rubbing alcohol is... Is it the same as surgical spirit? Can surgical spirit be bought from the chemist? I'm in the UK so have no idea what to get and where...

Thanks so much for this. Ref the alcohol, can I just use vodka or is there a specialist type I need? Thanks :-)

Hi There, I'm a newbie to this and was going to start with cold process but have decided to try melt and pour first as it seems less scary!! I just have a few questions I hope someone can help me with: 1. To make a layered soap, is it witch hazel you spritz on before adding each...

Thanks so much for that. I've got a new base recipe that I'm going to use: 10% any oil you want (I'll use castor) 30% palm oil 30% coconut oil 30% olive oil Thanks for the tip about adding fragrance :-)

Fab, thanks so much

Thank you x

I have a base recipe sorted now: 380g Water 143.5g Lye 100g Castor Oil 300g Palm oil 300g Coconut oil 300g Olive oil How much fragrance oil can I add to this? Thanks :-)

I put in: 10% any oil you want (castor for bubbles) 30% palm oil 30% coconut oil 30% olive oil :D

Thanks for this recipe ratio. I just put it into soapcalc and got this: total oil weight 1000 Water as percent of oil weight 38 % Super Fat/Discount 5 % Lye Concentration 27.407 % Water : Lye Ratio 2.649:1 Sat : Unsat Ratio 46 : 54 Iodine 53 INS 162 Fragrance Ratio 0 Fragrance...

Hi, According to onlineconversion.com it says: 295g caustic soda 615g coconut oil 712g (800ml) sunflower oil - I selected the vegetable oil drop-down 648g (800ml) olive oil - I selected the olive drop-down 900g (900ml) water - I selected the water drop-down Thanks, H :D

Hi There, Sorry me again with yet another question! :-) On soapcalc, can I literally add in whatever oils and butters I like and it will tell me how much water and lye to add? How do I know if the soap will work or not? So for example I chose NaOH. Then I chose to work with grams...

Hi, Thanks for your replies, much appreciated. It was on Kistrys Homemade Christmas last year - the link to the recipe is here: http://www.channel4.com/4homes/design-s ... 2_p_1.html I just want to get a good basic recipe that I can just adapt with different fragrance oils etc...