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I bought a 16oz bottle of shea nut oil from a local health food store because I figured I could find a use for it in something (either soap or bath/body products) but I haven't really come across anything online about it Has anyone used it in anything, or familiar enough with it to recommend...

It's been several years since I've made CP soap. I got distracted by other crafts but since I've been working with oils and butters making lotions, balms, etc I have amassed a lot of the supplies needed for CP soap again. I have a couple questions before I start making more batches though...

I recently bought about 10lbs of Joy Wax from NG. Since I'm new to candle making, I figured I wouldn't bother getting fancy and would skip buying dyes. I have a ton of NG fragrance oils left from when I would make soap so I have a bunch of those on hand. When I had bought soap supplies, I...

So I dabbled in CP soap a little while and it was fun. I had some batches that turned out really nice. The only problem is that I don't know what to do with it all, as we don't typically use bars of soap in my house. I wouldn't feel right/safe selling off the first couple batches of soap I...

So i finally got myself a REAL wooden soap mold, from the wonderful man at soap-making-resource.com However, I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck or was unlucky with using plastic shopping bags as mold liners? I really hate cutting and measuring freezer paper, so I'm wondering if this...

I tried out a new mold today with a new scent combo (Mardi Gras and sunflower) and I think it turned out really well. The mold isn't really my "style", I more or less got it for others who like a more dainty looking soap. The picture doesn't do the soap justice on it's color. The colors look far...

I haven't quite come across any good solid search results as to what you mix colorants with to put into MP soap. My first time doing MP, i just put straight powder into the soap, and it dissolved and dispersed very easily.. I wasn't so lucky the next time because I ended up with little bits that...

SO I've ordered 10 FO's from NG and they arrived today, and I'm already going through my scents to try to work out some good combinations. So far I have: From the craft store: vanilla cookie jar lavender cucumber melon blueberry muffin mixed berry mcintosh apple From NG: sunflower coconut...

Since I'm in school full time, I'm not able to work as many hours, and thus don't have much income to spend on hobbies. Since I've began soaping, I've suddenly realized that I actually don't have anything to store/give away the soap in. I've checked online, and muslin and organza bags seem to be...

Ever have crappy tasting fondant? Yeah, me too. I've finally figured out an easy recipe for fondant that people won't be pulling off their cakes and cupcakes and tossing out with the garbage. 16oz mini marshmallows 2lbs icing sugar (roughly) 2-6tbsp water container of Crisco handy...

So I've recently made a few batches of CP soap for the first time. I had collected a ton of supplies for making it. But then today while I was going through my supplies, I realized the shea butter I bought is actually for MP and I couldn't be happier. I had bought some dyes at the very beginning...

So last night I had some real beginners luck, so I figured I'd go ahead and do another batch tonight. This time I went a little more complex, using olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil and castor oil. Instead of water, I used a strong brewed coffee, and at trace I added some unused coffee grounds...

My scale finally arrived today, so I'm making my first batch of soap tonight. I'm doing just a basic olive oil soap so I can get used to the process. I have some mica and fragrance oil, but I should just stick to the basics until I get them mastered :) My lye-water is sitting aside to cool...

I'm pretty eager to make some soap tonight, my first time, with just the ingredients I have at the moment. I have olive oil, canola oil, and shea butter. (I have palm, coconut and castor oil being shipped to me as we speak.) I've used SoapCalc to hopefully make a large one bar recipe, or 2...

I've been researching for a couple months now and have finally made the investment into getting some supplies. Here's most of the supplies I've gathered: (sorry for the oversized pic) I'm still waiting on my digital scale to arrive. Now, my concern is with the first recipe I use. I want...