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... OK I'll be first ... :) .... many many moons ago, perhaps around 1967 or 1968 or so, when I would have been maybe 2 or 3 years of age, I was given as a Christmas present a set of Avon soaps. There were 3 soaps in all, and although my memory is somewhat hazy I do know for sure that they...

I've recently bought a second hand sari from India via ebay which I hope to sew into some nice new clothes for yours truly. The sari itself is pure silk and is breathtakingly beautiful - but ooer, does it pong.... :( It smells really strongly of mothballs, the old-fashioned naphthalene kind...

I found a local supplier for Potassium Hydroxide flakes, so liquid soap, here I come! :grin: I've held back from liquid soap making until now as I only make small amounts of soap for my friends and family using locally-purchased oils and could not justify the hefty shipping charge incurred...

I had my first try at making beer soap yesterday, and it did not go too well. Thankfully I made just a teeny weeny amount, as this was my first try at this recipe, and we are drowning in soap in our house at the moment anyway. (And to think I started making soap to save money!) These were...

This is just for Brits like me who purchase soaping oils locally as opposed to mail order. My local Tesco Extra store has just started selling 500ml tubs of coconut oil (approx 450g) for £2.25. http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256412443 I have not seen this oil for...