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That would make some sort of soap inception :D it already is a ciaglia soap with shreddings. And sadly, that is the only soap I will have time to make in January. I had an other look at it this morning and it is not that bad now. More of a grayish green. Still not very pretty but okay enough to...

My own soapy mistake today was starting my soaping before checking if I had enough oils for the recipe I had formulated and printed out. I had weighted my EO, my additives, most of my oils and even dissolved my lye when I realised I didn't have enough coconut oil. I had to steal the one my...

Would you mind telling us what the color end up being after saponification is complete? During the experience mentioned by @Mobjack Bay, when I tried coloring my soap with "fake" purple clay, I first had grayish batter that ended up being plain white in the final soap... The fact that you had...

I cut my last soap of 2024 ;) It is also my first attempt at a Taïwan swirl. I wasn't prepared enough and my swirls weren't close enough for my liking. Also I believe my batter was too thick for the result I wanted. I'm still happy because it isn't that bad and I was mentally prepared for an...

Do you find that the smell sticks well ? I would be thrilled, I love the smell of bergamot. Also, may I ask at what % of oil do you use it?

I love them ! So pretty ! How did you make the embeds? Carved them or extruding them?

Thank you. You may have noticed that my english is not always that good. I believe I alternate between overly formal, speaking like a 3 year old and just not making sense at all to natives. I never lived in an english speaking environment so I have difficulties differentiating levels of...

Had I known of this thread before, I would have been a frequent poster 😅. Today's mistake is buying two essential oils before checking if and how that can be used in soap. I was just strolling in a cosmetic DIY shop of my neighborhood, I saw them and thought I would love to have my soaps smell...

Very pretty. Is it an "in the pot" swirl ?

Did you use plain leaves turned into powder ? Indigo needs to undergo some kind of treatment before being able to render blue (or pink) in soap. At some point on this page : https://www.soapmakingschool.com/natural-indigo-powder-in-soap/, there is a picture showing the difference of color of...

I'm indeed considering using d-limonene to make stain sticks even more degreasing. But since they are already quite good at removing oil stains, I was wondering if that was worth adding one more ingredient to my stock. Since I know some people I would gift the sticks to would enjoy them more if...

I'm jumping at the occasion to ask someone : does D-limonene smell like orange ? And does the smell stick well in CP soap ? I don't have access to folded orange EO, but could buy d-limonene at the same place I buy my lye. I'm considering adding it to my stain sticks too, and if that would make...

I believe DeeAnna covers this part on the first page I linked ;) it would indeed be a bad idea to use ONLY soap in your laundry. Hence the washing soda. As far as I remember, she also talk about alternatives to washing soda, but I haven't reread it myself recently. But I'm pretty sure reading it...

Or maybe that makes the stamp stick to the soap and that's a terrible idea. 😅 Steaming after stamping is something I can still do ! I'm away from home for a while but I will do that when I'll be back. Thank you

Most of my recipes are indeed high in olive oil, as I like using as much locally sourced oil as possible. I'm aware that it makes my soaps take longer to firm up and I take it into account when unmolding. But what questioned me is that sometime the soap gets quite very hard, like "I don't want...

Yes I know. And I also want to cure my soaps for 4 weeks. Actually I prefer even longer, at the 4 weeks mark I still find that they get less bubbly and more gooey after a couple of use. Like if they absorb moisture back too quickly. I really find that the older they are, the better. I still...

Like just before stamping ? I will next time ! Exactly ! Stamping them in English would have been easier. French needs so much space...

I cleaned them up and stamped them. They are scent free, since I wanted to make it for sensitive skins, but as a Christmas gift, it might be a bit boring. So I dipped my stamps in golden mica, so they look at least a bit festive. I wasn't very consistent in my placement, but I find that it...

I made a laundry powder i like following @DeeAnna 's advice from here : https://classicbells.com/soap/laundrySoap.asp It is basically a blend of shredded 100% coconut soap (0% superfat) and washing soda. Works well for cleaning sheets even those with oil stains (like the ones my partner uses...

Yes and I may not have scrolled everything but I only found occurrences of verbena FO.