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It doesn't smell exactly like beer, more like some kind of sweet bread/cake that has beer in it. An "edible" smell. I do like it, but it got kind of overpowering while the soaps were drying for the first few days. There was a kind of ammonia note that I didn't notice OOB, but that seems to be...

These are the first batches I've made since last fall. Time to get going again! Top left: "Cucumber Mint" Top right: beer soap (Elysian Dragonstooth Stout) with BB "Oatmeal Stout" FO Bottom left: Candle Science "English Garden" FO Bottom right: CS "Oakmoss and Amber" FO with sea clay and...

Well, it has been one year (wow) since I started plotting dry times on these two bars. I did the final weights today and the bar with more water at the beginning still has more water at the end. Interesting...

Welcome to the adventure! Everyone here is very helpful, don't be afraid to ask questions :)

I don't see anything wrong with those at all, in fact I like them a lot! I find it difficult to get nice bright colors like that. When you said ugly, I envisioned the last batch I made, which looked like sliced cold refried beans :)

Thanks again, everyone. I tried one time to reproduce it, without success. But I will keep trying!

Probably until Christmas, when most of my cured bars will get wrapped and put under someone's tree :)

Here is the dry time graph updated through today. My test bars are still losing weight incrementally, but the curve has really flattened out. Interestingly, the bar with the higher original water content has stayed higher throughout the dry time and appears to be reaching equilibrium several...

Thanks! The pink is Red #33 dye; it is getting pinker as the pH drops. Initially I was worried...it started out an unattractive liver color because of the greenish sea clay, but it's looking much better now (that batch is only about a week old).

Here is what I have been playing around with lately. These are all olive/coconut/tallow/avocado/castor. Pink/black: Day Star "Bittersweet Kisses" FO and sea clay Brown: CandleScience "Apple Jack & Peel" FO White/green: CandleScience "Mediterranean Fig" FO with french green clay Aqua/white...

Welcome, Tienne. This forum a great place with lots of friendly people to enable your addiction :) I have never been to Scandinavia but have always been fascinated by that part of the world. You are pretty much living my dream :)

So many, but here are some favorites: Kentish Rain - Bramble Berry Champagne - Bramble Berry Oatmeal Stout - Bramble Berry Blue Spruce - CandleScience Mediterranean Fig - CandleScience Queen of d'Nile - Daystar EOs: Lemongrass, Lavender, Dalmatian Sage also love Cranberry Marmalade...

Here is what I ended up with. I have not soaped most of them yet except as noted: Oakmoss & Amber - smells amazing OOB. Will re-order for sure. Mediterranean Fig - really like this one too. My wife's favorite from this lot. Accelerated when soaped. Clean Cotton - soaped this one, it...

I know, right? If anything, I was afraid I was using too much color. Soap gremlins at work lately, I guess.

Well, as they say...You learn something new every day if you're not careful! :)