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Here is my rendition of the apples that grew in my grandparents orchard when I was a kid. I never new what the name of the apples were...

Thanks @Zing and yes those are shavings. Thanks I did add a little red but not enough. I have the orange vibrance but I used orange...

I agree, and should have said that I actually like the rather abstract fruit representation. I honestly don't think any carving or...

I think you're being a bit hard on yourself, they are fairly representative of an orange and strawberry. 😊 That said, I'm sure they'll...

Thanks, I am going to try it today.

I wanted to make some soap that looked like the fruit that it represents. As you can see, they don't really look like an orange and a...

Caramelization temperatures of sugar in water don't apply to sugars added to alkaline mixtures such as lye solution or soap batter. The...

A go to amount in the UK for sugar is usually 5% of the oil weight in sugar mixed into the lye water prior to the lye, and as already...

Just a note: sugar caramelizes at 320 degrees, so you will never get your soap that hot, not even during HP. Also, sugar will not...

Yes, you can use sugar for HP. If you want a more fluid batter, I recommend saving some water until the end of the cook. Heat the water...

I also use 1-2 tsp PPO. I use some of the batch water, warm it slightly, make sure the sugar is dissolved completely, then add it back...

I tend to do a bit more than 1tsp per pound of oils, but I do recommend dissolving it and then adding it to cool lye solution. If I add...

Good thinking! :thumbs: IME, Yes. I add fragrance to the warmed oils before adding the lye solution. Hmm. "top notes" are not strong...

Wow, thanks for all the great replies, I really appreciate it! So the take aways I'm getting from this is: - Rebatch soap does hold...

I've rebatched way too much soap lately. The fragrance does stick more if you add the fragrance right at the end before you pour it. I...