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I have that mold, and love the shape of the soap bar — it looks elegant, and is a nice size for my hands (which are not large). I wonder...

My absolute whitest soap was a salt bar made mostly with coconut oil. If you're interested (I love salt bars!) the forum has lots of...

and they send pictures of Jason Mamoa

I totally understand! I came here in the same boat as you, seeing all of these amazing swirly soaps and being unable to achieve them...

Both The Nerdy Farm Wife and Elly's Everyday Soapmaking have vegan friendly pine tar recipes that may help you.

Oh, that's a clever idea! My daughter buys her lip balm in a cardboard tube, so I was thinking I'd try that when I make my next batch...

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Oh that's funny! I use the tube just so I don't have to rub the stuff in!! The "lotion" spreads pretty well, and the stick is >1 inch...

I have two sizes of the twist tubes. I had bought a small amount of each for some idea that I had that didn't pan out and use them as...

Stearic acid will help with greasiness. See humblebee and me. It also does not moisturize as much. Body butter/lotion bars are always...

Yes, I love these, too! Perfect for lotion bars!

Hurts so bad. Dog tripped me

One thing that's helped me make lotion bars more convenient to use when working or driving is to pour the oil-butter-wax mixture into...

Wanted to add that parisfragrancesusa has a super sale on Tucuma butter. Have been purchasing Tucuma from them since 2018. It’s always...

I have finally been getting into using my 3d printer - such an exciting new tool! I made this soap with all plant colorants for “that...