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I Just love Black Raspberry & Vanilla. I just made a loaf.

Hi all!! I have a wonderful recipe to make shower steamers. They also said that you could add menthol to the steamers. They recommend adding water to the menthol crystals to melt them, and then you add 50 drops to your dry ingredients. How much menthol and water to get 50 drops? I have been...

Has anyone done a M&P with cold processed soap? I was thinking about doing a M&P in the bottom of a mold - let it set - and pouring CP over the top of it. Will the M&P melt during saponification? I soap at room temperature. Maybe put it in the refrig to set? I have a bourbon flavored scent...

Wow.......I just realized that I am obsessed with soap making! CP. Can't get enough - always searching for new recipes, new fragrances. Oh......what can I make next! Right now, I'm making about 4 - 5 batches a week (getting ready for fall festival season). I have about 6-7 new recipes and...

This is my first attempt at making wine soap. Used Merlot wine instead of water. Boiled the wine 8 minutes, then poured into ice cube tray - when frozen, I slowly poured the lye over the ice. That took about 15 minutes to thaw all the ice. The added it to my oil base as usual. Will be...

Hi - I'm still fairly new to some soap making techniques, but I have a question about left over trimmings after you bevel the soap. What do you do with the left-overs? Do you embed them in other soaps? All the trimmings have different flavors to them. Do the mix of flavors ruin the soap...

OK - made the soap today - with the butterfly swirl technique. I used the colors, purple, pink, green with a white soap base. Wow - I was nervous! Top turned out good, but we will see what the inside looks like! LOL. Also used the fragrance Faery Garden. Cross your fingers...

I have been making soaps for some time now, but recently came across the Butterfly swirl technique. I really want to try this, but I have a question. I use a 10 inch mold. How would you cut the soap to accentuate the butterfly? Cutting it normally just doesn't do it justice. Also, what size...

It's full. All over my dining room table.

Hi everyone! Love this forum! So informative. Well.....I live in Orlando, Florida and have been making soaps on and off since 98'. Mostly off, since I was an x-ray tech 12 hours a day! Now that I'm retired (yeah) I have more time to play! I love making CP soaps. I have some festivals this...