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I made a really nice orange soap using puree carrot and carrot seed oil. I have also used annatto seed for my soap and I usually get a yellow to yellow-orange color from it. If you want a more vibrant color, make sure the soap goes through gel phase completely. You can do CPOP or wrap your...

I was experimenting and was trying to get a tie dye style in the soap. I used about 60% of the batter as a base white and the remaining 40% was split between 5 colors. I poured the colors in alternating dark and light pattern into one area of the bowl (all the yellow then all the blue then all...

The opaque layer melted and oozed out and was a light yellow in color and thin and oily. It didnt match the essential oil blend I used but it did have the scent of the blend. After it melted, it created a void pocket. I am thinking that maybe the yogurt added more fat and the lye load could not...

So, I made a loaf of soap last night. Here is my recipe coconut oil 30% castor oil 10% olive oil 40% palm oil 20% 7.71 oz NaOH 11 oz water 10 oz greek yogurt Clove bud EO 0.27 oz Patchouli EO 0.918 oz Geranium EO 0.324 oz Lavender EO 1.188 oz 2 tsp cocoa powder 2 tsp yellow brazilian clay...

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Hi Earlene would you mind sharing your formula for the combo blacksmithing soap?

Where do you get 0.0356 from?

Sorry did not see that the OP posted a link in here entry

Can someone point me to a place I can learn to masterbatch lye solution? How do you use the masterbatch lye solution. Is it based on grams/ounces of lye per ml/ounce of solution? Then do you add water or other liquid to make up the total volume of liquid for the batch? I read the article about...

Check out this article from Soap Queen discussing the lather and feel of single oil soaps. https://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/single-oil-cold-process-soap-lather-tests/

There are several soap cutting boxes out there and most are about 30 to 40 dollars. here is one you might want to look at...

Are there any real benefits to adding fruits or vegies to soap? I know avocado can bump up the SF but do any of the vitamins or other special properties of fruits and veggies survive saponification? I am going to try to use pomegranate juice and soak pomegranate seeds in olive oil for an...

I have used cucumber and avocado in my soaps, but what other veggies and fruits have people used and what results have you gotten? I was thinking of trying strawberries or other berries and maybe apple. What about citrus? Would the acid in citrus affect the soap? Also, what essential oils would...

I use neem oil a lot. It has a nutty odor to it. But you can work with it. Spearmint and eucalyptus EO combo works great and is good for the skin. In order to get the benefits of neem oil, at least 20% is recommended. I use this percentage in my neem oil soaps. I make a bar and LS using neem...