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Hi all, could anyone tell me at what height should the blade be set for planing my soaps. I know the higher it is the more it will plane off, I just wondered if there was a sweet spot. TIA ffynn

Had a lovely surprise when I cut a column soap made on Wednesday. I used a Pringles tube and fashioned a thin tube out of a sheet of acetate that I had to put in centre for the black soap. It was messy to pull out the inner tube but I managed it, my batter was a bit too thick and I had to work...

Hi all I have a question for those soapers that use goats milk. If you use fresh milk, is it pasteurized/homogenized from the supermarket or do you get raw milk from a local farm or indeed your own goats? Does pasturisation alter the benefits of goat milk?, I know we are not supposed to make...

Hi all, my 4th soap (and 4th recipe), first time attempt at hanger swirl and I am pleased with it! I tried not to be heavy-handed with the mica this time and used the coloured batter to do my top swirls instead of just mica in oil, I had some batter left of both colours so put it in a plastic...

Hi all, ok silly question time! I just unmolded some cp soap that I made yesterday, I put pretty swirls of dispersed mica on the top - it is only my 3rd batch so experimenting with different recipes and techniques. My question is - the mica is still wet, will this dry out as the soap cures...