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    Island Pear Soap

    RTCP (heat transfer), done with a 33% lye solution, and 1.25 ounces of sodium lactate added to help harden (faster) and eliminate stickiness. I soap 50/50 hard/soft oils, and this is my RBO recipe (with no OO). It's a great recipe, but it normally needs to sit in the mold, longer that 24 hours...
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    Green Chai Tea Soap

    What's in it: Saponified Coconut Oil, Olive Oil (Pomace), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Mango Butter, Castor Oil, Fragrance Oil, Natural Herb Colorant, Sencha Green Tea Leaves. Fragranced with Southern Soapers' Green Chai Tea FO.
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    First Layered Soap!

    The top layer is colored only by the FO. The bottom layer is colored with an herbal colorant by Emporium Naturals. It's fragranced with The Scent Work's Gooseberry Ginger FO.
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    Soapmakerman: "High Top" Molds?

    Paul, Ever thought about making molds, with tops that will clear the more elaborate frosted tops? I'm havin' trouble with my high (not even that high) tops gettin' smashed by my TOG lid. I guess I could just use Saran Wrap to cover the top, but I like the tightness of your lids. I wanna...
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    Grapeseed and Sal Butter

    What's in it: Saponified Olive Oil (Pomace), Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Castor Oil, Sal Butter, Buttermilk Powder, Fragrance Oil (WSP's "Fresh Linen"). The "frosted top" got smooshed, so... It's not really that "orange". I had my camera on "Night", and I didn't realize it, till...
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    What Caused The Ridges?

    What's in it: Saponified Olive Oil (Pomace), Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Sunflower Oil, Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Goatsmilk, Lavender EO. Why did I get vertical lines thru the soap? Too hot? Did I cut it too soon (15 hours after pour)?
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    Honey, Oatmeal and Goatsmilk Soap

    I cut it 16 hours after pour. "CocoaNut" soap curing in the back. Ingredients: Saponified Olive Oil (Pomace), Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Castor Oil, Mango Butter, Shea Butter, Goatsmilk Powder, Raw Honey, Ground Oats, Orange Peel Powder (for a deeper orangey-brown), Fresh Peach...
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    RHCP Soap

    Yep. I've named my new process, "Radiator Heat Cold Process". I made a batch of Cocoa Butter soap — 10%, with EVOO, Palm, Coconut, Sweet Almond, Castor, Cocoa Powder, Coconut Milk Powder and FO. I hand stirred — took FOREVAH to get to trace. I was tired, after almost two hours of stirring...
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    Cocoa Powder: No to "Dutch Processed"?

    I'm making some "CocoaNut" soap, and I want to use some of my Italian Cocoa Powder. However, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that you shouldn't use dutch processed cocoa powder for CP soap — why? Is it the alkali? Will it cause a problem with lye? Let me know, y'all, cuz if so, I won't...
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    Botched Batches!

    :D First off, I wanted to post this here, for other newbies. Don't be afraid of botched batches. While I don't plan on having a lot of them, I didn't expect that every batch would pass — it happens with soap veterans, as well. So, just go with it. Life goes on. It's just soap. So, I'll show...
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    More Soap!

    Lemon Bars These is my basic recipe soap, modified to include castor oil and coconut milk powder. They're fragranced with Lemon Eucalyptus EO. Now, I'm not sure what happened with these bars. The soap is FANTASTIC, but the look is a little...off. The soap batter got VERY hot in the mold, and...
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    My Third Batch

    Okay. This is just....soap. No fragrance and no colorant. I made it with herbal tea, and I modified my basic recipe and included castor oil and buttermilk powder. I hand stirred this batch, in a cool basement, which is probably why it took so long to trace. It was the "moody" batch, of the...
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    NEA's Bombay Bars

    This is my second batch of soap (in the front). It's my basic recipe, but I made a few adjustments, for the addition of Linseed Oil. Instead of plain distilled water, I used Celestial Seasonings Indian Chai Spice tea. There's a bar in the back, cut into chunks — it's my sample bar and pH tester...
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    Who's Making Soap Today?

    I'm thinking about it (Thursday is my planned date, but I wanna do it NOW!!). I have all my ingredients measured, and my distilled water is sittin' in the fridge, with India Spice tea bags thrown in. I'm gonna take my basic recipe and modify the other oils/butters, to include the addition of...
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    NEA's First Batch!

    My Very First Batch of Soap First, can I just say I'm in love with this soap? First off, it cut like a dream. The texture and color are even. It's good and hard. Not so crazy about the FO I used, but...the soap is fabulous. I tried some of the scraps — right now, it's the perfect (what I...
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    I'm Making Soap Today!

    Okay, soap veterans: Pray my strength in the Lord! :D If you hear the sound of fire engines, dogs barking and babies crying, it MAY be due to the strange sounds/smells coming from my kitchen window! Naw. Seriously, this is going to be SO much fun! I measured out all my oils/butters (except...
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    Fig Lychee

    I just bought some. Yes, I live on the edge. :roll: Anyone know anything about this FO? Is this gonna end up in the garage, under the paint thinner?
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    I'm sleepy/tired/hungry/dizzy (fill in the blank)

    I'm sleepy. I get home from work, and collapse on the bed. Now, true enough, I don't always go to bed at the best hours (I'm always online, cuz I have business to attend to), but I'm trying to work soapmaking into my schedule. I've not been able to do it, yet. BUT, keep hope alive! I see some...
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    Soap Properties and Soap Calc

    Question: What's a really good number for a "hard" bar of soap? SoapCalc lists ranges, but what should I aim for? My revised recipe has a hardness "score" of 45. Is that good? Also, my bubbly/creamy scores are close together (25/20), is that good?
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    Let's Swoon Over Paul's Soap Molds!

    Shall we? I'm in LOVE with those things! I'm gonna order one, in a few weeks, and I'm salivating. When I first saw the molds, my eyes teared up slightly and I felt blood rushing to my head.... :oops: I have to have one. I can't even lie. Yes, I can start with a shoebox, but I'm not going...
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