Help me decide?

[John Harris]

Love that box. Who sells it?

Yes! Where do you get the box?

 

[John Harris]

Don't forget the gold (sprinkling, mica lines, etc.)

But, but, I don't have any gold!

 

[Zing]

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just sayin…

Where do I get my hands on these?! Could be a gamechanger....

 

[Carly B]

https://www.papermart.com/p/slide-open-soap-boxes-window/144009

They also have a 2-holer if you are giving gifts and don't like someone enough to give them three bars.

 

[Vicki C]

Love that box. Who sells it?

Papermart

 

[ResolvableOwl]

These are beautiful! I guess if you take it sportive, it'd be a fun project for a cricut/laser cutter as well.

ETA: I see that there is a transparent film across the window?

But, but, I don't have any gold!

Geez. You're a PIRATE. Go hijack a Spanish galleon and seize some of their ducats.

 

[Carly B]

These are beautiful! I guess if you take it sportive, it'd be a fun project for a cricut/laser cutter as well.

ETA: I see that there is a transparent film across the window?


Geez. You're a PIRATE. Go hijack a Spanish galleon and seize some of their ducats.

I don't know if there is a film. It didn't look like it to me, but I have no idea. I would think if it did, they would call it out somehow. Maybe someone who has used them knows?

 

[ResolvableOwl]

You can see the window film in their assembly instructions video.

 

[Vicki C]

Yes, there is a hard plastic film. I asked if they had a plant based plastic for the film and I could almost feel their eyes roll. I bought a case of them and it looks like they are sold out now, hopefully they’ll have them again soon. I haven’t seen them anywhere else, except Amazon which looks like someone is reselling from papermart. They are pretty nice.

 

[John Harris]

Don't forget the gold (sprinkling, mica lines, etc.) – in case you don't want to overstretch the budget, it doesn't have to be real gold.

What would be the best way to incorporate Gold Mica into the ITP process? Should I, just make a third accent color?

 

[ResolvableOwl]

Sprinkle it on top, or powder a stamp with it? Idk how well the concept of mica lines translates into ITP. The famous Cheeky Goat wood grain soap (wood grain swirl is technically ITP) has gold mica in it as subtle accent colour.

 

[dibbles]

You can mix some mica with oil and drizzle it on top of the loaf. Clyde from Vibrant Soap has quite a few videos showing this - here's one

 

[John Harris]

You can mix some mica with oil and drizzle it on top of the loaf. Clyde from Vibrant Soap has quite a few videos showing this - here's one

I'll be using a big slab mold

 

[dibbles]

I'll be using a big slab mold

That’s what he uses, although not as big as yours.

 

[Cat&Oak]

You can mix some mica with oil and drizzle it on top of the loaf. Clyde from Vibrant Soap has quite a few videos showing this - here's one

Love Clyde he is amazing ❤

 

[John Harris]

That’s what he uses, although not as big as yours.

I'll give it a look. Thanks!

 

[John Harris]

1. If you are going to do cedarwood EO, I would pair it with another EO (there are some good blends listed on eocalc.com.) I love the idea of the white with brown and green.
2. This sounds amazing
3. This sounds amazing as well, but maybe more suited to valentines day?

Why have several of you recommended to pair the cedarwood eo with something? I don't understand.

 

[ResolvableOwl]

If you like it the way it is, use it straight pure!
I guess the advice has to do with cedarwood being a “base note” fragrance. That means that it pairs/blends well with the plethora of top and heart/middle notes, without getting into the way of each other. If you're not combining base notes with anything else, you're kind of “wasting” an opportunity for scents to team up for a more complex fragrance with a potential to develop over time (after application/liberation; that has nothing to do with curing time).

 

[John Harris]

Three wisemen sounds great for Christmas!
Then love spell.
Cedarwood - I second @maryloucb 's suggestion that you pair it with something else - maybe a citrus?

Pair it with Litsea Cubeba, maybe?

 

[Bubble Agent]

Thanks, Bubbles! Oh! I mean Bubble!

Bubbles or Bubble, it`s all good!
Have you been able to make any soap yet? (she said innocently... )

Pair it with Litsea Cubeba, maybe?

Litsea is a good one! It is a bit brighter than lemongrass (well, according to my own sniffer at least).

I have tried Litsea with Cedarwood a couple of times, and the Cedarwood tend to overpower absolutely everything, so I would use more Litsea than Cedarwood, Just keep in mind safe usage rates.

I don`t use Litsea in CP soap anymore, it is too expensive for me to use, and doesn`t stick arounds as much as lemongrass does in my soaps. I`m in the EU and the rules are stricter here, so instead of wasting the low usage rate in CP I`ll save it to shaving soap and liquid soap as a blend.

But I can tell you that the Litsea mixes well with the woody notes of Cedar, makes it a bit sweeter and not so heady. Add some drops of both to a cottonball, and wrap it in tin foil until the next day, and take a sniff test to see if you like it?