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    Newest batch of soap

    Hello all This is a batch of soap I made last night using the following recipe we used all micas to color the soap. 48oz batch 52% lard 20% coconut oil 20% Olive oil 8% caster oil 2.0 oz crafters choice bergamot and mandarin fragrance oil. I love the smell of this fragrance oil it...
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    My new label design

    Hello all I sat down tonight and made up a label for our soap business I figured I would share a couple of pictures and get your input on the design and any mistakes that I may have made on the required information on the labels . Thanks for the help in shaking out the bugs . Todd
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    Bought some new supplies

    Well I ordered 16 lbs of lye today from Essential Depot got a great deal 16 lbs Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide Lye Micro Beads - 8 x 2lb Bottles 1 $26.64 I also bought my scale and a mini mixer from Brambleberry looks like I will be making some more soap very soon :) Todd
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    How much Oat Meal Per pound of Oils ?

    Hello all I have been requested to create Loaf of soap that includes oat meal in it. I have read a few posts about this but each post has given different measurements of how much oat meal to add. Soooo I wanted to ask here in my thread what you all think is a good balanced amount per...
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    Picture of my work area

    Hello all I thought I would share a couple of photos of my work area. I have been slowly building up my supplies and tools over time but I am finally to a good point where I can create a couple of batches at a time . TODD
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    More soap crafted yesterday

    Hello Just wanted to share the rest of the pics from yesterday's soap making session. Same recipes as the sherbert soap just different fragrance oil the hearts are scented with honey and leather by branbleberry and the gold and brown soap was scented with vanilla bean fragrance oil from...
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    Green tea sherbert soap

    This is my newest batch of soap I made yesterday I used the brambleberry green tea fragrance oil. It smells really good and the swirls came out awesome I love the way the colors have balanced out. Recipe is as follows 70% Lard 15 % coconut oil 76° 5% grapeseed oil 10 % caster oil Super fatted...
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    need some advice

    Hello all I am looking for a stable recipe using coconut milk , Olive oil, Coconut Oil and Lard , Sunflower oil and caster oil are the oils I have available to me. I am planning a 48 oz batch. I have been searching for a decent recipe that is going to produce a soap that is bubbly with a...
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    Has anyone used the artminds Fragrance oils in CP soap

    Hello all I looking for some help with figuring out why when I use the art minds Fragrance oils from Michael's it brings my soap base to an mediate heavy trace. I have used it now twice and both times with different scents I have had to quickly drop the batter in the mold before I get soap...
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    First CP Soap

    Well I was able to take the soap out of the mold today and I cut it without any issues. I have a wonderful aroma of sunsweet kiwi and the pink coloring did the trick I wish I had more time to work with the coloring but I must say I am very happy with how it turned out. I zap tested the soap and...
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    First batch of cold process soap

    So after weeks of reading the forums and endless hours of watching videos on YouTube I made my first batch of cold process soap today. I was very surprised at how involved it really was. I was able to get the lye water mixed without any issues it took about an hour for the solution to cook down...
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    Help with Bacon soap Recipe

    Hello all I have been doing some research into using the Oils I have saved up here in my house. I have filtered and rendered all of the oils and they are ready to be used. I used soap calc to come up with this recipe. I would like to get some input on this combination of oils and what...
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    Help with Soap Calc

    Hello all I have a bunch of Bacon Grease that i have processed and is now ready to use in soap making. I went to the Soap calc and I cant seem to find Pig tallow listed in the oils that are available is this listed under a different name? Thanks Todd
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    Used Vegetable Oil

    Hello all I have a huge amount of Used Vegetable oil hanging around the house in 5 gallon jugs. I have the ability to filter the oil but could this be used in cold process soap? Todd
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    Designed A New Soap Label Tonight

    Hello all This will be for the Front of the Soap I will design a second Label that will be placed on the side of the bar of Soap with the Net weight and Ingredients along with our Email Address and Company info. Todd
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