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MagiaDellaLuna -- that is not Lord Ganesh. Ganesh is symbolised by an elephant head. that thing there could be some other god..i dont know which one.

the koi pond is amazing!!!! such perfection wow....kudos to the painter and to the photographer too!!! heres one from me...this is the entrance of one of the temples in South India. These sculptures extend right till the top. each layer depicting some mythical story. To check the intricate...

Hi All since the FO used here is lemongrass..can anyone tell me how much lemongrass FO is to be added to one bar of soap? i tried making a batch with this FO and the scent is very weak. almost unnoticeable. i think i added very little. i added some 20 drops to a batch of 4 soap bars. can...

Hi ALL I think its coconut oil. In my last 2 batches I am adding coconut oil and it leaves this thin crumbly layer on top. I never saw this in my batches without coconut oil. I feel coconut oil needs more heating that the other oils so that it can react well with lye. What i would recommend...

Hi All, Last week i made a batch of soap and it didnt turn out well. even after waiting for a week the soap bars were not hardening and the enitre batch had an oily feel to it. So after waiting for a week i was going to throw away the entire batch when an idea suddenly struck me. I collected...

these look absolutely stunning. you should stop being a soaper and start baking cakes!!!!

ohh so its a normal reaction. i had started to doubt my oils :) when you sprinkle the tea..wont the powder seem funny on the soap? it wa disappointing to see this brown shade. with this colour how do i convince anyone that its a "green" tea soap ?? :lol:

Hi All I made my very first batch of green tea soaps and its looking all brown. Infact if it continues to look this way it will pass for a chocolate / coffee soap. i donno what has gone wrong. here are the steps.. 1> made a strong green tea solution in water. 2> let the solution cool. 3>...

Thanks all for all the help. @cherry -- will you mind telling me your recipe? your coffee soaps look so different than mine. like you said too much of sugar could be the culprit here. in my next batches i will try with less sugar. lets see.

@ April -- looks like you are relatively well exposed to Indians! yes punjabi suit is a lovely outfit. I come from Mumbai but after marriage settled in a quieter place ,Pune,since my husband belongs to this place. Good to hear that you liked Indian food. as far as spices and herbs are...

ohhh tried any indian food then?

i went through all the details and it looks like a promising tour. though i personally would have loved to include more of kerala since its a beautiful place. but all thats there on the list is very good and your daughter will have a great time. the only problem that i foresee will be that of...

hi all i made coffee soap last weekend. added sugar to coffee+lye solution. everything went well and tracing happened really quick. but i noticed the following things 1> the soap solution was very hot . is this because of coffee and lye or is it sugar? do we need to take extra care while...

thanks...but i think i should have added more clove. it would have given a nice brown shade plus good aroma. will try more amount it in some other batch.

@agriffin -- thanks. this colour is without using any extra colouring agents. @april -- using turmeric will be a very good idea since turmeric is an excellent anti-septic! however be sure to add huge quantities since in my soaps the colour has already started to fade. it was bright yellow...