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    Soap Troubleshooting - Ashy look that doesn't wash off

    I guess one thing I left out is that I use soapmaker 3 from Software for soap & body-care products | SoapMaker 3 . I don't know if you've read this yet, but always put any recipe you find online through an online calculator to verify. I have my 5lb recipe in the program, then I told the...
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    Soap Troubleshooting - Ashy look that doesn't wash off

    I didn't follow a tutorial. I was just soaping for a while then decided it was time since I'm part of the gay community. They'd show up with a large pair of scalloping shears and say they need to see my gay card if I wasn't able to make rainbow soap... LOL I was doing 'ombre' soaps, which...
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    Soap Troubleshooting - Ashy look that doesn't wash off

    I need to have time to work the batter and I need flat lines so I need it to pour thin. I have moved to 35% lye conc in my other recipe, but to control glycerin rivers (which I don't mind :P) This recipe is 32% lye conc. So I used a veggie peeler to plane the corners in preparation for...
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    Soap Troubleshooting - Ashy look that doesn't wash off

    I did one layer at a time - and my husband was rushing my process, so yes, we prepped each layers oils all at once and almost 30% shea and the rest soft oils. So we would heat the oils up to shea's melt point (which I think is highest) to mix and then cool to a room temp so they would pour...
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    Soap Troubleshooting - Ashy look that doesn't wash off

    I've been making soap for about 6 years now and I've never come across this problem before. It appears that I have a soda ash problem, but it doesn't wash off. It looks like it's deep into the soap. I even tried scraping with the back of my disk washing tool. In the red layer on the end it's...
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    Pro tip on Mica Lines

    Those Mica / glitter sprayers work amazingly well too...
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    Memorial Day Sale(s)?

    I'm on the Jedwards site. How do you find a local distributor/store?
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    Memorial Day Sale(s)?

    I'm across the sound from Seattle. I'm actually only a couple hours drive and a ferry ride from BB. :) I don't know of any bulk oil suppliers in my area besides BB. I checked BB vs WSP and BB did have better prices but I didn't get so far as to see shipping prices. My order would be in the...
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    Palm Oil or Palm Shortening Oil? Is there a difference?

    Essential depot is having a sale on Palm Shortening Oil cubes. BOGO, yet I think you have to join their club. Their smaller size is labelled Palm Oil and their 50lb Cubes are labelled Palm Shortening Oil. To me it seems they should be different. Are they...
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    Memorial Day Sale(s)?

    Thanks! I glanced at the WSP sale yet didn't find anything I wanted... :/
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    Memorial Day Sale(s)?

    I am looking to make some bulk oil/butters purchases as I'm running low. Does anyone remember of any suppliers in the US having a Memorial Day sale? I was about to make a big purchase from brambleberry and then I remembered Mem Day is right around the corner... thanks in advance, ~D
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    Trying to find a soap mold like this...

    Oh, thanks! I just noticed the lush-type sign... :-P
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    Trying to find a soap mold like this...

    Anyone know where I can find this mold, the round knobby one...
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    Olive Pomace vs Extra Virgin Olive shipment - am I taking crazy pills?

    So I recently bought EVOO and pomace from the same company and to me the labels are switched. They said they checked out the batch numbers and they are correct, but I've never seen EVOO darker than pomace. Plus the 'EVOO' that I used which I suspect is actually pomace makes a terribly dark...
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    The perfect alkanet infusion

    As I am aware, alkanet only makes a greyish purple. Search for ombre soap on youtube and watch the video by la fille de la mare... The instructions for the root powder on brambleberry is 1 tbsp per 4 oz of oil and then to use 2 tbsp for 3 lbs of soap. This is what I have done. I made my...
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