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Have you tried the wholeport.com micas? How is the quality? Do you have any pictures of your soap project containing a wholeport mica? Many thanks

I'm making my first ever transparent lye & alcohol soap. I've been doing it for about 3 hours but I'm not sure how to add the micas - do I just sprinkle it in or do I need to premix it with oil, water, or alcohol so that it doesn't clump? Thanks

I know the basics of soap storage to keep the smell in. I was wondering about "anchoring" the scent. I've heard that if you use a "base note" fragrance like patchouli it will anchor a top note. Is that true? I like citrus oils like sweet orange. Do fragrance oils stick better? Do they need...

I love the godmother LUSH soap, what fragrance oils can I use to make something like that? http://www.lushusa.com/The-Godmother/02788,en_US,pd.html Thanks

I'm looking for a good Aussie supplier to fit all my needs (colours, fragrances, moulds). USA suppliers are too expensive for me because of the postage. I'm having to buy bits and pieces from each site because some shops are better/cheaper on fragrance but have little/no colours or are over...

I have made a loaf soap with 3 colours and the middle layer is a black strip in between two yellow/amber layers. When I slice the loaf, how do I do it so that the black doesn't smear down into the yellow? Does anyone have any special techniques or tools or will it just work nicely? Thanks

My Newbie soaps

I made a soap with 3 colours including white. The soap has areas of white specs but they are not dry or powdery. I did a PH test and it was 10 and the same PH as 2 other soaps (store bought and a CP I made earlier). I did the tongue test and no zap. I did have trouble combining the...

I am new to soaping (I've made 3 CPHP batches). For my fragrance can I use rosewater with a few drops of rose otto essential oil instead of all essential oil? Will rosewater cause the soap to suds up? the rosewater smells stronger than the oil (3% rose otto in jojoba). Thanks

I've heard that you can use fresh pineapple juice in soap by discounting water. Does anyone have a recipe? I've heard its good for acne. Cheers Kylie

Can you take things like vanilla pods, cinnamon, fresh mint etc and add it to some olive oil and add that to your soap instead of using store-bought fragrance oils/essential oils?