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This makes sense, thank you for confirming!

I recently made a large batch of liquid soap concentrate paste. I made a variation on my tried and tested hot process paste recipe to use up some old oils that were ageing in my crafting cupboard: - 50% EV Olive Oil - 25% Coconut Oil - 15% Castor Oil - 10% Macadamia Nut Oil I followed my...

Yes, this is good advice and I suppose it would be a risk of using minerals as a pigment in soap. A few test batches are definitely required to see what kind of effect the minerals in the lapis (and the gold) would have on the final product in terms of smell and DOS. Hahaha I love this! Mind's...

Hi all, Recently, my soapmaking partner and I were able to procure a lovely ultramarine pigment made from real ground lapis lazuli stones (a very fine grain, 0 - 50 𝛍). As well as being amateur soapmakers, we also share a love for gems, minerals, and crystals. We’ve been discussing using the...