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I love the smell of baby powder! Ive just purchased a bottle from Heirloom (aussie supplier) and it smells more floral than baby powder. Will need to create a batch first and see how it tunrs out but so far not what i was looking for. Can anyone recommend one that smells of true blue baby...

I really like the look of placing small hearts/balls etc into the layered tops on soap logs for a bit of interest. What moulds can anyone recommend? I cant seem to find a mould that may be small enough to cater to this. around 3cm/1inch is all im looking for. Nothing too drastic and over the...

Well i have to say im pleased as punch to have finally gotten this right. It smells, feels and looks amazing. The colour is a beautiful soft lemon colour, and the fragrance is lavender. I LOVE IT! Cant wait for 4 weeks to go!!! This is my 2nd attempt, just trying to get the recipe right...

Im using the oven today to help along gel as my last batch didnt go through this. How long should i leave it in for? And what kind of temperature should i be using? Thanks in advance

Is it true you need to melt all your palm oil down first, then take the amount you need from it? Or can you just scoop what you need from the solid amount? Does it depend on which type of PO you are using? I noticed my PO when i went to use it had a white buttery inch thick layer on top...

Well i made my first CP soap yesterday, very excited to turn it out today... only to find its a gluey mess. Its been almost 24hours, i used a lye calculator to get the right amounts, and i dont know what went wrong. I was only just able to get it out of the mould, very soft almost butter like...

Im still trying to decide on my base recipe i would like to create. Does anyone know of a good website that can give me info or ideas on how much of each of the oils i should be using etc?

I guess what im wondering is, is it worth it? Im new to all things soaping so im more than happy to start at fairs to get the ball rolling and market myself. Can anyone give some fedback into how their fairs/stalls have gone when starting out? Whats a good number of soaps to aim to sell per...

Hi there, im new to melt and pour and was wondering if there were any fellow aussies on here, and if you could direct me to a good supplier of MP bases, that arent too expensive. I have 1 supplier in sydney but they contain SLS etc and i dont want to use them. Thanks in advance! Sarah