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    Salt Bars

    Thanks a mill x
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    Salt Bars

    Thank you and presuming the same weight of salt to oils? Sorry beginner here!
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    Salt Bars

    So individual moulds would do?
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    Salt Bars

    These soaps sound amazing, I'm looking forward to trying some and stashing them. For the %age of salt, do you just add this amount of salt to the lye/oils/trace? Or I have that all wrong Thanks Róisín
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    gelling milk soaps

    This sounds fab, love the sound of the collagen from seaweed, the gel stuff inside the bubbles of fuccus viculous?
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    Seawater instead of freshwater

    Hi all, I was wondering what the difference in using fresh seawater compared to fresh water is in making cp soap? I am luckily enough to live by the sea and was hoping to use seawater instead of freshwater in my soaps. Any ideas or tips? Thanks Róisín
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    Nettles in cp soap

    Ahh this may be it. The fresh nettles were in the pomace olive oil for 2 weeks so maybe this is what happened. I use the same basic recipe a lot but it never goes to trace this quick. I'll pick and dry the nettles before I add them next time. Thanks everyone
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    Nettles in cp soap

    Morning, It was only a small batch so nettle olive oil was 150g (50%), coconut oil 105g (35%) and cocoa butter 45g (15%) Thanks
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    Hello!

    Ah thanks! Making cp and trying to add plants and sea things that are local to where I live. I made a seawater soap today too so looking forward to seeing how it turns out
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    Hello!

    Hi all, Been making cp soap for a while but hoping to make it a business one day. Finding my feet and having fun experimenting in the process. I live by the sea in West Cork, Ireland and the beach is my favourite place Thanks for all the info and community on here Róisín
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    Nettles in cp soap

    It was a gorgeous green I'll pop over there mow Thank you x
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    Nettles in cp soap

    Hi all, Was looking for some advice please. I made some soap today with nettle mascerated olive oil, coconut oil and cocoa butter. When I added the lye a thick trace was immediate! A bit of a shock! Lye was 100°f and oils 106°f. The fresh nettles were mascerating for 2 weeks. Is this...
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