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Thanks. I won't risk it then.

Can I use tap water to make soap or do I have to use distilled?

Oooh thank you. That does sound lovely. I've done facial masks that have snail slime in them so this isn't a stretch at all. I like trying all kinds of different ingredients. I'm kind of weird that way...

I just got back from a trip to Malaysia and of course I was looking around for handmade soaps from the area. That's how I found out about gamat soap. I didn't go directly to Langkawi this trip but hopefully next time. I picked up the soap at a night market and was pretty excited to try it out...

So if I add a greater percentage of sea cucumber oil there is a greater chance of it being left unsaponified? I do hope to use the bars of soap within a couple of years. I've thought of using melt and pour but to me it defeats the purpose of making handmade soap since I lose control of what goes...

Is there a method to best preserve delicate and/or expensive ingredients in soap? I'd like to try making gamat soap that is made from sea cucumber oil (expensive, no idea how it soaps). I realize that the lye monster does not discriminate between oils during saponification so how do I maximize...

I've found this one on Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/Raspberries-Soap-Candle-Mold-Cavities/dp/B00CID6CJ0?tag=ca-skim1x169171-20

Thanks everyone for the great info. I'm on the hunt for pumice and borax for some experimentation!

I'd like to make a gardener's soap for a neighbor who often shares his fruits and veggies with me. What makes a good gardener's soap? Here's what I was thinking - coconut oil for high cleansing (or would this be too drying on hands?) something for softening dry hands (goat milk? high...

Any recommendations for a good planer?

Just throwing out an idea here... Since it looks like a drop that has been pulled through, how about laying down a line of color across the mold, lay down a skewer (with thread/string on either end - like a mini hanger tool) and sink the skewer into the drop a little. Finish pouring your main...

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Made two different recipes of pine tar soap for my son with psoriasis. Wow, does that stuff stink! I really hope it mellows out to the smoky campfire smell that others have talked about. I don't know if I'll be allowed to keep this one in the house while it's curing. Both recipes also moved...

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Sounds like I've got lots to experiment with this summer! Thanks everyone!

Are the nettles you use stinging nettles or something different? I can't imagine getting away with growing stinging nettle in our tiny garden. I'm not familiar with comfrey or borage so I'll have to look those ones up. I do have a large rosemary plant however! I'll add carrots onto my list of...

The candy heart ones are sooo cute! They are all beautiful! Do the lavender buds turn brown like they do in soap?

Caledula was my first thought. Are there any other flowers/herbs that don't go brown? Hadn't thought about cucumber juice (similar to using aloe?) or tomatoes though. I'll give it a go! I was thinking lavender and rose floral waters for HP and lotions. Chamomile as an oil infusion? Are there...

Spring is in the air and the dandelions are blooming which of course makes me automatically think, can I soap with it? I don't know if DH would let me plant dandelions but... Do any of you grow your own botanicals for use in soap? What do you recommend planting and what do you use it for?