Recent content by Picklekin

Thank you for all your feedback. I should have mentioned I prefer to keep the soap vegan, the UK seems to have less tolerance for lard! I have been using 35% lye solution, I will give 30% a go next time. I don't think it can be over blending, but it could be the fragrance, although I have...

Hi folks, I had been making soap along the lines of 35 palm, 20 coconut, 25 olive, 10 soybean, 5 shea and 5 castor for a while with reasonable success... but I was findings that it moved pretty fast, making it hard to do fancy designs. Last week I had a go at the following, with the theory...

Hello, I'm trying to get ready for my assessment and need to fix on a supplier for fragrance oils. Can anyone recommend any? I've tried a few, but I can't make up my mind. I had almost settled on using island fragrances (as they were soap focused and not candles) but they seem to be out of...

So, this nearly cost me my finger and it's shorter than it should have been... But still pretty happy.

I should say I rinsed with lots of water first... But then soaked in lemon in case after!

After much procrastinating I finally got around to making my valentine's soap. Pretty disastrous! My maths was off somehow so had nowhere near enough batter... I didn't blend enough for the scraped layers I was attempting... I got in such a pickle... Then realised that my nails had made a...

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I wouldn't rule out your recipe just yet! I've played around with a few and my embeds have always stayed put. My embed recipe is always the same (ish?) as my main soap. I would try using soap dough next time to make sure the water content of your embeds is more equal to your main soap. Pour at...

I made them with a clay extruder (cheap on Amazon) but in the past I've just used soap dough and rolled into a sausage. :)

Scented with "snow angel". Really happy with how this one came out... I actually planned out my embeds for once! Buttons went for a little wander but in a cute way.

Fir tree scented Christmas soap... Think some of my trees have had one too many! 🤣

You know, I was worried about the exact same thing. I just went and tested an offcut to see! I would say that the lather is very slightly off-white compared to my usual bars, but nothing to be critical about. I also wiggled the bar about in the edge of the sink (lol!) in an attempt to see...

Activated charcoal soap dough... It's a bit grey, and the dough was not super smooth. I've used AC a few times now and not a fan...

Had a go at the soap stamping technique for a cute Halloween soap. Wish my colours had been better but still think it's come out nicely.

Welcome fjura! What a scary Covid experience you've had, and I don't blame you for looking for more. Post pandemic I find the corporate world so depressing, I'm still on the hamster wheel sadly but I'm looking for a way out, through soap! I also adore patchouli and just made a Karma lush dupe...