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    Christmas Soaps etc?

    One of my goals this year was to get a few months ahead in making soap. Like making Christmas soap in Sept instead of "oh well it's too late now" lol. I also make bath bombs and did start making those today, so at least I will have something Christmas-y :)
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    Muscadine skins

    I was making some muscadine jelly for my mom yesterday and the skins make this wonderful purple color. So I saved them lol. I am wondering, I have never infused olive oil and I know you can do it with dried herbs, flowers, etc..but can you do it will fresh? I have been researching and have...
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    Recommendation, please, for FO that smells like Irish Spring...

    My husband use to use Irish Spring and when I really got into soap making he requested a soap that smelled like it. After making a few different ones for him, he said that the Chemistry Store in SC has a FO called Linen and Lavender that smells the closest to Irish Spring.
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    Brazilian Mango Fruit

    Hi guys, The Chemistry Store in SC use to sell a FO called Brazilian Mango Fruit but has stopped selling it. Does anyone know of where else I can purchase it at or maybe has some that they would like to sell? Thank you Laura
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    Travel size soap packaging

    I agree!
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    What Do You Like About Salt Bars?

    I make both brine bars and salt bars....both with 80% coconut oil and 20% rice bran oil with 25% SF. I find with my brine bar it bubbles up great but with my salt bar, I get more of a creamy lather. I believe I read somewhere that if you added a tbsp of sugar per pound it would make more...
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    A few MP questions

    I see a lot of ppl saying that they boil the water and then put their bowl of soap in the water and turn it down. I was taught to put my bowl in the pot with water and let both bowls heat up together. I start cutting my soap and put it in the bowl while I am cutting the others up and add them...
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    Spots on soap

    Thank you!
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    Spots on soap

    Thank you everyone! Zing I have been there before..a design not coming out in my head but someone saying oh it so pretty and I was like yep I did it that way on purpose lmao. Thank you Meena Thank you for the link...so after reading the comments here and that article I think it was from me...
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    Spots on soap

    Hi Dixie In the Pink/White soap I did not use TD straight but did use a white mica from BB which probably had TD in it lol. My water was at 38% For the Brown soap I did use a lot of palm oil at 40%...is that bad?
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    Spots on soap

    Hi guys! I have 2 soaps that I made and they have been curring for about 5 weeks now and I have been wondering about these white spots on my soap. What do you think they are? Pink/Red/White Soap: Rice Bran Oil 35% Coconut Oil 25% Olive Oil 25% Sunflower Oil 10% S. Almond Oil 5% White, red and...
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    Pine Tar & Neem Oil CP Recipe

    If you do not mind me asking, where do you get your pine tar from? Thank you!
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    Vanilla Color Stabilizer

    I am assuming you are using VCS CP version...I use it and get it from wholesale plus. Their directions are...DIRECTIONS: In a glass or plastic mixing container, slowly stir 1 part Vanilla Color Stabilizer to 2 parts fragrance oil. When mixing with fragrances with over 10% vanilla, use a 1 to 1...
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    Post your Gripe

    It was a recipe that I have made several times, the only thing different was the color and FO :( Luckily the molds are the small loaf molds :) Live and Learn lol.
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    Post your Gripe

    So I had this soap planned out. It was going to be my very first CP soap to make after not being able to make any in months. I had the FO and colors picked out, everything. So I go to work making the soap, everything was going great! I was happy that it was working out for me, then I pour in the...
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