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    Browsing soap pics

    Wow! There are some amazingly beautiful soaps shown in these pictures I'm a newbie soaper and was inspired by the Moana movie. This is my "Heart of Te Fiti" soap. I used multi-colored shredded CP soap embeds for the "flowers" and clear glycerin colored green for the "heart". This picture was...
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    Hi from the SF bay area!

    Thanks! I have a ripe avocado and plan to use it to make soap this weekend. Basing my recipe on one I found on soapqueen.com.
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    First embeds :)

    Wow! Those are really nice! Very pretty. Great job!
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    Hi from the SF bay area!

    Thank you. Most of my base ingredient recipes come from the internet. Then I tweak them a little for adding a fancy oil or butter. Then run them thru BB's lye calculator. I also have 2 of Anne-Marie Faiola (The Soap Queen) books which help inspire me. I had some fun making Moana themed...
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    Hi from the SF bay area!

    Hi, my name is Bob. I'm fairly new to soaping, just starting last January, 2018. I make CP soap and enjoy the feeling of being artistic with it. :) So far I've made 20 batches, all but one was successful. One had bad separation and I had to toss it. I'm starting to get addicted to...
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    HAHA Soapmaking is "weird"

    I'm a guy and I make soap, and I really love making it. Some people I know say "I thought only girls make soap". I'm glad I can help expand their thinking.
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    My first attempt at hanger swirl

    Very nice! I love it!
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    mica and clay questions

    While a bit off topic, another way to have pre-mixed color is using LabColors (LC) (Bramble Berry has them). While there aren't many different colors, the ones they have are nice. It makes it easy to just add a few drops of pre-mixed LC and I've had good success with CP soap.
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