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    storage

    Can anyone help me with a storage question? I know that soap need to cure about 4 week but does it need to sit on racks in the open air that long? Can I stack them in small containers sooner? If so can I us plactic containers? Thanks for any advice.
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    lemon scents

    Hi everyone, I got som Lemon Verbena Yankee Type from BB but I hear that lemon scents don't hang around long. Dose anyone know of something I could add to my soap to make it stay longer? Thanks!
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    rebating and coconut milk

    I have some soap I made that needs to be rebatch. I would like to use canned coconut milk in place of water. Will this make the soap spoil? Thanks.
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    storage

    I need to know if you can store your cut bars of soap in zipplock bags after they have cured for four weeks? Thanks
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    black color

    What do you use to get a black color? I want to do a red and black bar of soap. I can get a red color at Michell's but no black. Is it true that you can not use cloth dye in soap? Thanks for the help.
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    powdered benzoin and FO's question

    Hi, can one of you soap wizards tell me if powdered benzoin really works to stabilize FO or EO’s in cold or hot processed soap? Also, there is a bit of difference in the prices of FO’s at Bramble Berry and Natures Gardens. Natures Gardens is cheaper. Is one place better that the other? Thank...
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    help with recipe please

    Newbie need help with this recipe a recipe (found on the internet) I am trying to cut in half. 44 oz tallow 22 oz tallow 20 oz olive oil 10 oz olive oil 20 oz coconut oil 10 oz coconut oil 12 oz lye 6 oz lye 32 oz water...
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    silicone spray

    Hi, I just made my first batch of basic soap. Boy did I learn alot. It was so hard to get out of the plactic container I put it in. Can someone tell me what silicone spray is and where I can buy it. Thanks.
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    cornstarch newbe question

    How much cornstarch as an anchor for lemon eo would you use for one pound of hand milled soap. Thanks!
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    powdered benzoin replacement?

    Can anyone help? I wan to hand mill a recipe that calls for: juice of two lemons grated rind of two lemons several drops of lemon frangrance one teaspoon powdered benzoin Is there a replacement for benzoin (I don't have any on hand) also can I use lemon EO unstead of FO? This is a newbe...
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    where to buy benzoin

    I live in Portland, OR. Can some one please let me where I can buy benzoin? Thanks.
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    Essential Oils

    Has anyone used the essential oils from swansonvitamins.com? The shipping is cheap. Thanks.
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    powered lye

    Hello, i am new here and I am trying to make soap but could only find powered lye. Can anyone tell me how to work with the powered lye - trun it into the liquid lye for the soap? thank!
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