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I added ginger snap fragrance oil to the recipe and it helped to get rid of the heavy pine tar smell. It now has a very nice woodsy smell to it. I cant wait to try some out one more week of curing and I will update on the outcome :) Todd

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Very much thanks for the quick response :) Todd

Hello all When using Pine Tar in a recipe do you add it in as part of the 100% total of oils used? Todd

I am going to increase the font size I also feel it is to small :) thanks for the input it is very much appreciated

Thanks for the input :)

Thanks guys I thought it was going to be a mess when it heavy traced on me .

Thanks guys lots of good info here this is just a first attempt I will work on version two later this week

Hello all This is a batch of soap I made last night using the following recipe we used all micas to color the soap. 48oz batch 52% lard 20% coconut oil 20% Olive oil 8% caster oil 2.0 oz crafters choice bergamot and mandarin fragrance oil. I love the smell of this fragrance oil it...

Hello all I sat down tonight and made up a label for our soap business I figured I would share a couple of pictures and get your input on the design and any mistakes that I may have made on the required information on the labels . Thanks for the help in shaking out the bugs . Todd

Yea after checking the crafter choice website I found that this fragrance is known. To seize and accelerate so I have researched another one I had on hand and will use that one. Thanks everyone for your help

The batch is the size of my mold unfortunately I only have one slab mold and it is a biggie :) I will steer away from the floral I will go with one I know wont accelerate. Thanks for the help :) Todd

I am getting ready to use the following recipe for this challenge as The first attempt failed and I have a couple of questions before I make any big mistakes or end up with a hot mess on my hands. 40 percent Olive oil 40 Percent Lard 15 Percent Coconut oil 5 Percent Caster Oil Lye water...

Hello all Made my first attempt last night which was a total fail my soap came to a heavy trace to quickly to get to swirl it at all I was able to recover the loaf with a simple swirl done with a spoon. I will post some pics later today. Todd

Please Sign me Up :) Todd