1st Coconut Bars

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Tangerine, Peppermint and Rosemary

Burnt orange and Navy (That’s soapy “gold” for my family and many American football fans who live near me).

And, YES, I used my new homemade cutter too! They obviously still need a bit of cleanup before they’re camera-ready, but considering what I was expecting....I think a little of @KiwiMoose ‘s “disaster luck” may have
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I did another coconut bar today also.
I’m really excited to see how it affects the lather. Mine still smell a bit of ammonia, but nothing like I experience with goat’s milk. How much CM did you use as a percentage of liquid? Mine was about half master-batch lye and half CM. I’m wondering if it might now be advantageous to dilute the CM with 1 to 1 water.
 
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very nice Daryl, glad your cutter worked. your swirls reminded me of something I was going to try but didn't have the right colors. hmmmmmmmmmmm maybe tomorrow
 
They turned out really nice! I pretty much always use CM in my soaps. I use 50/50 canned milk/water but add powdered as well to make it full milk.
 
I’m really excited to see how it affects the lather. Mine still smell a bit of ammonia, but nothing like I experience with goat’s milk. How much CM did you use as a percentage of liquid? Mine was about half master-batch lye and half CM. I’m wondering if it might now be advantageous to dilute the CM with 1 to 1 water.
I must be thinking of another type of coconut bar, I didn’t use any goats milk. Oops
 
I absolutely LOVE glycerin rivers!! I always tell my customers that glycerin rivers are a natural look to "Handmade Soap". It's a trademark, I say, and then I ask them if they have ever seen glycerin rivers in Dove? huh? huh? huh? :D

It never occurred to me to love glycerine rivers But this completely reframes it
 
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