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Are the micas from Suffuse good in CP soap? I’m planning to buy from there. Or would you recommend someone else for micas?

Yeah.. not recommended..? :)

Pic attached, decorated with barley on top and some flour to give it a pastry look. It’s for two of my pastry loving spiritual brothers who are connoisseurs of very expensive whiskey. It’s a surprise for them. ❤️ Added the whiskey after a good boil so batter thickened but didn’t cement...

So just an update: I gave the whiskey soap a go. The batter thickened fast after the whiskey add. Usually my other soaps are firm within a few hours, but this soap is still soft.

So when I added the lye the whole thing turned orange first, and then it turned purplish-brown and some bits floated on top which I filtered. I’m going to try this next time. Thank you. ❤️ I live in India, so any tips with what to specifically look on the label?

I followed all the rules you mention - still some burnt aloe amounting to 2 grams. Ok I’m going to buy Aloe juice. Any tips on which one? What to look for in the label? Amazon has soo many options! 🤪

I’ve tried both methods, Aloe in lye and Aloe in oil. For some reason the Aloe in lye soaps turn out nicer for me. I did this again today: scraped it, blended it, sieved it, chilled it, put it in the ice bath etc. — but some aloe still got burnt like before! I think I’m going to pick the...

No.. I didn’t use the skin.. just the fresh gel. So I don’t freeze it and directly add lye to it? Sure..? :) I’ll make 70% fresh gel and 30% water. This is fine or too much Aloe?

Last time I use fresh Aloe Vera and froze the fresh gel into cubes. So, when I added lye to it, quarter of it got burnt and some orange bits separated which I filtered.. Then weighed that burnt amount and replaced it with water.. So lots of gymnastics when I use fresh Aloe. Would you have any...

Hello, For CP soapmaking do we use packed Aloe Vera Gel or Aloe Vera Liquid..? Or would you rather recommend I use fresh home grown Aloe Vera...? What’s the best way to use this.. Scrape the gel out and freeze into cubes for the lye..? Or freshly scraped can be directly used with lye..? Pls...

Ok, so to my 500g batch I’ll put in 14 grams of whiskey. I won’t put it raw, i’ll boil it for over 10 mins. Thank you, amd.

Thank you for your response amd. :) For a 500g batch how much whiskey you suggest I use..?

I have access to some good quality whiskey which will come as gift... but I’m just looking for a perfect foolproof recipe...but I guess when it comes to hard liquor in CP soapmaking it is a big gamble. Maybe I’ll just go for beer then. Thank you so much for your response. 😊 I’m reading a lot...