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    What soapy mistake have you made today?

    The guard, or teeth on my stick blender are plastic. After a long stir in hot oils, I laid the blender down on it's side instead of standing it upright. The now soft teeth deformed inward and stayed that way once the plastic cooled. On my next blending session, the blade chipped small...
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    My first shaving soap is a success!

    After two weeks air drying, my last batch is still very sticky. By now, I don't think it's a water problem, but an excess glycerin problem. I added 12% PPO glycerin to this batch. Is there a way to salvage it?
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    My first shaving soap is a success!

    Lee, Just wanted to thank you. Your recipe was my first try at soap making about two years ago. I used it as my base and tweaked and tweaked (also went completely off the reservation a couple times). I ended up the with a little more tallow than coconut, and also snuck in a little castor.
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    Scents you are looking for

    I can't find an Acqua Di Parma Colonia dupe. Like a $2 an ounce dupe!
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    Adding FOs After the Cure!

    My soaps are 100% KOH, so are Silly Putty consistency months later. I don't think I added enough FOs at the end of my hot processes? My experimentation's have been 3 grams of FOs per 4 ounces of soap. That's a little over 2%. I went low not knowing what the result might be. The results...
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    Scenting hp soap : how much to use ?

    I've only done hot process. To me, there seems to be a short window of trying to get the temp down as to not evaporate all the FOs (or EOs) and before it gets too thick to stir. The FOs seem to hold up better to heat than the EOs. I've stuck to the 0.5 oz PPO, and now think that's too low. I...
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    Fragrance Supplier

    Holy crap! Had never heard of Rustic Escentuals, so went and checked them out. $15 shipping on a $15 order! Maybe Indigo isn't so bad after all?
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    Fragrance Supplier

    I've purchased from Indigo Fragrance Oils twice. I like their stuff, but I think shipping is high? If shipping was reasonable, they would be my go to supplier.
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    Soap Cutter-Homemade? Bought? What do you like

    I've used steel leader for saltwater fishing with success. I really dislike wavy cut soaps. Don't know why, just find it offensive?
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    Best option for adding scent for a beginner

    I do only hot process and have had zero luck with citrus essential oils. FOs seems to stick, but some are not correct scent wise. I've learned the hard way, that when starting soap making, scents are a rabbit hole you get sucked into. Best to prefect your soap recipe before wasting time and...
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    Lanolin: Wet-shaver-soapers, please help!

    necrobump I look at ingredient lists to try and figure our what their recipe might be. In looking at Mitchell's Wool Fat, I see Sodium Tallowate, but not any Potassium Tallowate? Interesting because there is Sodium and Potassium Cocoate listed. So, is the tallow saponified with 100% Sodium...
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    Where to order FO's now

    This might be a good thread to critique my last FO purchase? I recently made my first purchase with Nature's Garden. Mainly because they had the oils and butters I was looking for plus fragrance oils I could try. The oils and butters were great, the FOs, not so much! Of the 12 FOs I bought...
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    When is it Too Much?

    I just counted that I currently have 70 4oz tubs of shaving soap with a supply order on it's way for at least 48 more. How many lifetimes of shaving is that?
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    Local sources for bentonite clay

    The cheapest off brand name cat litter at Walmart (Special Kitty: Natural Cat Litter, 25 Lb) is bentonite clay and only $4.06. Here's the specs.: Special Kitty Scoopable Fragrance Free Clumping Cat Litter is formulated of safe and natural ingredients and contains natural bentonite clay. Litter...
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