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Is anyone else participating in Joanna’s (of Mad Oils) soap photography challenge on FB? It closes tomorrow but it has been great fun getting inspired to take new and different photos and to see the wonderful pictures everyone else has posted. Here is the blog post with the details...

Okay I have an odd request. What scents would work for the theme metaphysical? A friend of mine wants to put a few of my soaps in a special area of her shop that will be focused on metaphysical. I am at a loss. I have Lunar Eclipse from NG that I’m going to make a “galaxy soap” with but...

Okay so I have been making soap for almost two years and I have decided to dip my foot in the water to start selling. I joined the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetic Guild started a Facebook page for my soaps (I’d share, but I think that violates some rules somewhere…). I also want to start making...

I wanted to start a thread for my fall themed soap. I bought a bunch of scents from AH/RE (or is it RE/AH?). This is the first that I have cut. It is scented with “Apple Pumpkin Strudel”. There is 4 ounces of pureed pumpkin in the batch. The top was colored with TD and left unscented. There is a...

I said in a different post I have been working on a bunch of Halloween Soap so I thought I’d start a thread to show them all off. Other than the “Monster” Trick or Treat this is the only other I have cut. It is scented with “Magic Potion” from NG. The colors are lab colors in Citrus Green and...

Last week I started making Halloween soap. Mostly for friends and family but I got a promotion at work and now instead of working with all guys I work in a department will women who seem more than willing to be my soap “guinea pigs” lol. Here is my first attempt. I call it my “Monster” Trick...

I'm looking for opinions on this. I want to make some soaps for my grandma (hopefully for Christmas). Originally the thought was to find a soft rose fragrance since that is her favourite flower. I was hoping for some recommendations on what sticks, smells nice but not overwhelming. But...

So I have a guy friend who I have known for 6 years since he was 14 and I was 20 (we were in a community theater group together and I kept playing his grandmother). My husband and I hang out with him all the time and I have given him soap to try out and report back before. He got soap for...

I love this idea, I'm not quite happy with the result. The soap is melt and pour with just a little bit of blue color (maybe a dash too much). There are four little plastic fishes floating in the soap. It is scented with WP Peach Zinfandel.

I got these Christmas Ducks to make soap for my niece for Christmas. She is 3, so I thought even if they don't want to use them on her they would make cute bathroom decorations. The base is clear melt and pour that was split in half. Half was colored with blue mica and the other half with...

These are made with Shea butter melt and pour base. I made tree embeds there is one on the top and one in the center as a surprise when the soap is half way gone. The pink and white is poured in a mix thru out. I wanted a red, but could only get a pink color. I think next time I will use a clear...

I bought some menthol crystals to make a foot scrub. I am going to have a lot left over so I thought I’d ask all you wonderful and smart people for ideas / recipes / etc using menthol crystals. I would really like to make a sore muscle lotion with it (with some added eucalyptus EO) but I can’t...

Here are the projects I made last weekend. The last CP for Christmas presents. This blue one is what I made for the guys. It is scented with BB's Salty Mariner. The white is uncolored, blue mica, and the grey is activated charcoal (I used my wine supplies and didn't realize that it was to...

I got up Saturday before my hubby and went downstairs to start making soap. When he came downstairs he said "Soap again, I dreamed I was making it all night!" I laughed. He went on to say how he was dreaming of making several huge batches and they were not coming out right but was making a...

This is the soap I made this weekend. I added powdered goat's milk to it when it was a trace. The white is colored with TD the rest is not colored it is the discoloration from the scent (Turkish Mocha from BB). I hope it gets a little darker. I wanted it to look like coffee and milk swirling...

Hello. Has anyone ever made soap gemstones? I have found these: http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/RecipeDetail.aspx?RecipeID=39 http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/melt-and-pour-soap/gorgeous-geode-soap-tutorial/ But part of me thinks it must be a lot more complicated. Has...

My coworker e-mailed this to me and I thought I’d share it: Birth of a New Tradition As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods -- merchandise that has been produced at the expense of...

A couple of time a year I buy 10 lbs of bacon from Sam’s and spend and afternoon deep frying the bacon in olive oil (I then portion the bacon out in single serving bags and freeze, but that is a different topic for a different forum). I end up with more oil then I started out with from the...

I made my first CP soaps last night. I am one of those people who ignore warnings to start out small and work up. So the first recipe I started out with was 100% Coconut Oil Soap with 20% super fat from Soap Queen...

Hello everyone. I wanted to share my first recipe that I am super proud of. It is a melt and pour soap with a goat’s milk and oatmeal base and the shea butter second layer. Please let me know what you think. I have attached a picture along with the how to but all the other photos I have are to...