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  1. aihrat

    Heavy cream forbidden Starburst

    first soaps after months of hiatus, put some heavy cream in :)
  2. aihrat

    Experimenting With Avocado Butter in Palm-Free Soap

    Hello! I'd like to share some information on avocado butter in palm-free recipes I've been experimenting with lately. I searched the forum and there were some people who were curious, but since this is usually an expensive oil it looks like people are encouraged to save it for other cosmetics...
  3. aihrat

    Gradient Experiments

    Played around with using multiple jugs with a gradient pour recently.
  4. aihrat

    Kintsugi (Japanese ceramic repair) Soap

    I made some soap! I wanted it to look like soap that had been repaired with Japanese Kintsugi, so I cut the loaf into pieces and glued it back together with gold-coloured soap. This batch was scented with Tea Tree EO and a few drops of May Chang EO. The pictures can be clicked to enlarge...
  5. aihrat

    Kintsugi (Japanese ceramic repair) Soap Writeup+Tutorial

    Here's the soap next to a Japanese tea bowl gifted to me by a cherished friend. I'm not a big matcha drinker but I use the bowl for cereal every morning. If the bowl ever broke, I'd like for it to be repaired with Kintsugi. :) Hello Everyone! I wanted to do another writeup of an idea I had...
  6. aihrat

    Is it possible to force gel on ungelled/partially gelled soap that has cooled?

    Hello! Has anyone successfully CPOP'd or otherwise forced gel on soap that's already cooled down? If so, what are the conditions needed for this?
  7. aihrat

    Difficulty with layering soaps

    Could anyone help me with some tips on layering soaps please? My problem is that I've never done it successfully - either the layers break when I pour them because my trace is too thin, or the batch reaches such thick trace during pouring that I have to glop it in the mould. I do pour over my...
  8. aihrat

    Hello from Johannesburg

    Apologies for checking in a bit late. I'm pretty bad with small talk and fairly awkward with people in general, and was overwhelmed with the wonderful and knowledgeable community at SMF! So...hello...I'm A. Ihrat. I live with depression and PTSD, which might explain some of the "awkward with...
  9. aihrat

    Rainbow Taiwan Swirl

    Took the day off work as I wasn't feeling well physically and emotionally. I don't usually do swirlies but made this to cheer myself up. It is scented with Grapefruit, Lemon, Sage, and May Chang EO and smells fresh and juicy. The soap base is made with goat's milk, and needed to be soaped very...
  10. aihrat

    CP/HP Citric Acid Calculator

    Hello! I use citric acid in my soap recipes for chelation, DOS prevention, and better lather. I'm a bit tired of recalculating my citric acid and extra lye usage amounts each time I make a batch, so I made a pretty basic spreadsheet to do it for me...
  11. aihrat

    Wooden mould & equipment question

    Has anyone had an issue with unfinished wood moulds or unfinished wood soaping equipment developing, uh, mould on them? I like to wipe down my unfinished wooden soapcutter with a bit of vinegar to get the soap stains out, but I'm a little worried that my soapcutter might develop mouldy spots...
  12. aihrat

    Good South African suppliers for oils and butters?

    Hello! Any South African soapers who have a favourite supplier for oils and butters? It's driving me crazy that US soapers seem to be able to to make an unscented bar for what seems to be a healthy amount under $1 (cost of raw materials excluding labour), but my soaping in South Africa is...
  13. aihrat

    Ugliest Soaps

    What's the ugliest (otherwise successful and usable) soap you've made? I can't get over how ugly my lavender EO castile soap turned out :neutral: I used a pomace olive oil that accelerated horribly when the EO was added and the lavender content caused the worst case of soda ash I've ever seen! I...
  14. aihrat

    Geosmin in soap

    (Apologies in advance if this thread belongs with the Fragrance/Herbs section, I wasn't really sure how well it fits...) Anyone tried using geosmin in soap to make a petrichor (ie. "rain on soil") scented CP soap? The pure geosmin from Perfumer Supply House is ridiculously expensive so I...
  15. aihrat

    12% Honey CP Soap

    Hello everyone! ^^ I hope this will be useful for anyone who's disappointed with the 1 teaspoon ppo recommendation for honey usage in CP soap. I loooove the smell of honey and beeswax. Once or twice a year, I'll buy a box of raw honeycomb and spread that on my partner's freshly-baked sourdough...
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