Recent content by Annathie

Hello, I'm looking at trying to use duck fat this weekend in soap. I see in your ingredients above (and also in mine from SoapCalc), it states duck fat, flesh and skin. Surely we aren't putting in the flesh and skin??? Is there anything I need to be aware of when using duck fat? Thanks...

What is clear M & P?

Thanks. I hadn't thought about 'painting' it. What sort of alcohol would I use? Isopropyl Acohol? I'm assuming not vodka or gin. Hahaha.

Hi everyone. I have bought some mica, however, whenever I use it to colour, because of the oils, the colour is nothing like the mica colour. I am wanting to make some 'gold bars' for my husband to give to his staff at work. I have bought 'gold bar' moulds to use, but am really worried that...

Managed to pick one up off trademe for $12.50. Never used. Bit battered and missing the knob - but it’ll do me! Lol.

Hello. New to this. Am going to do my first rebatch this weekend, but wondering if I have to have a completely separate crockpot to rebatch soap in from one I cook a meal in. Thanks.

That's a good idea. I might try that one. I did make another batch using a different recipe (coconut, rice bran & olive oil) and it worked. Although concerned about the fragrance so stuck to green tea and lemongrass, which hadn't done this. Yeah, not sure I'm keen to do that one (I have...

No, there was also castor oil. It was also my first time using mica powder too.

It was a coconut lime from Pure Nature in New Zealand. The green tea snd lemongrass one, I used before with no issues.

Hi. I’m Anne from Auckland, New Zealand. So pleased to have found this forum. New to soap making. Have had 2 successs and one fail - hence me looking for something to explain the fail. 😂😂 Glad I found you all.

Hello, I’m new to soap making. Made my 3rd lot yesterday and it curdled, upon addition of scent. I have since seen that I should have stick blended more, which could have corrected the problem, but didn’t know that at the time. Hence, I poured it into the moulds. Needless to say, it looks...