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    oil infusion with vanilla powder question

    Im sure someone has tried it, but I was wondering if I could get that brown color from doing an oil infusion with vanilla powder? I realize the scent doesnt stick. TIA
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    bacon soap

    I had a special order for this soap. The customer was ordering it for a Christmas present for her brother. I guess he loves everything bacon! I am happy with how it turned out. Initially I was going to do a spoon swirl, but it accelerated so I had to glop it in the mold. The customer was...
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    broken soap stamp :(

    I have some soap stamps from Bebe and I have loved them, but today one of them broke...a letter broke off. I've only had them less than 2 months. So now when I stamp my soaps it looks like I can't spell :lol: I contacted Bebe and they have offered to give me 2 stamps for the price of one...
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    bases

    I am starting to sell CP soap (the main part of my products) and want to add some lotions, etc to go with my soap products. I need alot more experience and knowledge before I even consider selling my own lotions, so I decided to use some pre-made bases. Can anyone suggest a good company that...
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    castille buttermilk problem pic

    This is the castille buttermilk I made yesterday. I used frozen buttermilk and added lye to that. I also did a 40% water discount. I unmolded this morning and it is ROCK hard. I used my cheese slicer to cut it and broke the wire. Is it this crumbly from the water discount and waiting too...
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    virgin coconut oil

    I see that Soapers Choice has virgin coconut oil. Does it retain its odor thru CP?
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    buttermilk castile help

    Im making a buttermilk castile soap and I wondered about the superfat. Buttermilk is heavy fat so should I lower my superfat? It is currently set on 5% in soapcalc. Im also doing a 42% water discount. I know when making my coconut milk soap, if I use the coconut cream in a can it really...
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    new scale need advice please

    my previous scale got destroyed during our move and now I need to order one before I die from not making soap for 2 weeks :lol: My previous one was an AMS? I liked it but the top kept sliding off and once it got gunky the number panel would sometime goof up on me. What type of scale do...
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    no soap making for at least a week wahhhhhhh!

    Hubby and I are moving and I have all my babies wrapped up safe and sound. The most depressing thing about the whole move is, not being able to make soap for a week or more.... :cry: On a positive note, the new house has a studio with a sink, so no more soapmaking in the kitchen (dance of joy!)
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    Need custom soap stamp

    I need to get a personalized soap stamp made, can you make recommendations? Im in the USA.
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    indigo colorant

    I tried the indigo colorant, but forgot to add it to the lye water and put it in at trace instead...its just plain grey....Im so frustrated with natural colorants...ugh!!
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    discoloration with black canyon FO

    I read that this FO will discolor to a reddish brown, but this is ugly! Will it continue to change?
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    free 5X orange

    SMR has a special spend $75 get a 16 oz. bottle of 5X Orange EO free, no coupon code needed, its good for all orders.
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    road trip to Peak Candle

    I just found out Peak Candle is only about 20 miles from me, and they do have a store. I am going in person to smell all the FO's (for CP) you lovely soapers have shared with me...also they are having an online special (40% off the sampler) but its only for online sales.... Ill report back...
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    Calendula Chamomile Aloe face soap

    So excited, I built some new molds and got a cheese slicer so now all of the soaps bars are very even!! I am the most horrible soap cutter ever!!
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    first embed and using woad

    first time doing embeds. I also tried to do a pencil line above and below the embeds, but put the embeds in to soon. The color is woad with some cambrian blue clay. Oh, also my first soap stamp and I loveeee it!!
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    Is Silvermoon still in business?

    Im trying to place an order for a couple molds and the web site wont let me. Someone else posted on their FB page that the phone number is not in service. Anyone hear anything?
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    how much vanilla to get brown?

    My beer soap didnt go brown like I hoped and I want to make it again but add something to color it dark brown. I know I can use chocolate but wanted to check to see if I used vanilla FO, how little of it could I use to get my soap dark brown? I am trying to not get the scent as I dont think it...
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    making my first beer soap

    cooking out the alcohol now...Ill post pics when its cut!
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    new find soap drying rack

    I found this at IKEA it was $15 which included all the baskets and the casters (its all priced separately). You can stack them with the included clips. Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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