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Are there any general rules about achieving different results with natural colorants, or does each behave uniquely? For example, if I want to see flecks of color, not just a smooth tone, should I add my spirulina to the lye solution or to the warm oils, or with the essential oils at trace? Are...

Thanks--that helps!

Very helpful article. Thank you! One question--you mention that some types of sunflower oil should be combined with rosemary oleoresin, but how do you know which needs that additive and which won't need it?

Thank you everyone for your advice. I did find an auto off heating pad and that seemed to help. Based on these replies I could probably turn it up higher. I like the fact that it turns off after an hour or so. Makes me feel more safe using it. The styrofoam cooler is a great tip also and my loaf...

I realize this is an older thread, but I just ordered a cutter from Bud on Etsy. He's still at it. I'm grateful for finding this post.

I soap in my craft shack which is somewhat at the mercy of the outside temperatures. We live in Florida. During the summer months I never had a problem with my soaps going through gel phase. Once I finished working out there, I'd lighly cover my tented loaf with a towel or light blanket, turn...

I like basil. Have fun experimenting!

Hi, Cortez is a little old-Florida fishing village where I live in my rock house with my three cats and I'm lucky enough to have a craft shack that has become the soap shack over the last several months. I'm officially at that "what on earth am I going to do with all this soap" phase. In...