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How finely did you shred it? I only rebatch soap that is dry and brittle enough to grate it quite fine.

Raspberry and rose are perfect together, as rose scent often has a faint hint of near-raspberry which acts as a bridge to blend the two.

I am talking about cedar oil that you can buy by the quart or liter for wood finishing applications. It is steam-distilled but I don't know if it is as light as the essential oils you can buy in little bottles for scent. I kinda think it is not, because it does not smell the same. Has anyone...

Does someone know of a grand chart of scent extracts and essential oils that tells whether they do or do not seize? Can everyone please tell me essential oils that do and do not seize, in your personal experience? Thank you

I find recipes for Crisco and crystal lye. I find recipes for wood-ash leachate (rainwater filtered through a barrel of hardwood ash to provide a potash solution) and tallow or lard. I find calculation charts for various lipids and either KOH or NaOH. What I can't seem to find is recipes...