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    What did YOU do today?

    We had snow two days ago, and tomorrow it will be 76. I am hoping for that, as I need to wash my garden pots before storing them and then put away the hose. I am still moving rather slowly after total hip replacement surgery. Today I worked at church in the morning (secretary/treasurer), went to...
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    What soapy thing have you done today?

    Made soap with a friend six weeks ago, her first time. She was using the stick blender while I set out the molds. Turned around and the soap was like tar. We poured it into the molds - too thick to pour actually - we spooned it into the molds. She came over for the reveal, and it is beautiful in...
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    Help getting a scent to stick in CP soap

    Both soaps were cut about a week ago. Both have a pleasant smell, not strong, and I can't tell any difference between them. I would not say the tapioca flour made any difference as far as the smell. One bar of the tapioca batch has flaked on one side. I molded that batch in two parts, one part...
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    Help getting a scent to stick in CP soap

    Will let you know in a week or two. I did two batches, one using the tapioca flour and the other without, so might be able to tell if it makes a difference.
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    Help getting a scent to stick in CP soap

    I tried tapioca flour. Won't know for sure if it worked well because the soap is still curing, but that is what was recommended to me.
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    Using Soap Calc for HP/CP

    Children might like it. You'd have to be sure they knew not to eat it. Looks like a jawbreaker to me.
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    Using Soap Calc for HP/CP

    With the lavender one, you have achieved exactly what I am hoping to achieve one day. So beautiful. So far I have never tried using colorants. I learned soapmaking from my mom, who only made very practical bars for laundry and cleaning and washing hands. No attempt to be pretty.
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