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I think I should have used more contrasting colors, but overall I am happy with the results. Used mostly micas mixed with neons, though the pink is a straight neon from Makeyourown. Made the pull screen with a 3D printer, with three different flower styles to see which worked best. Used mango...

I was looking for a silicone split cup, and run into this resin mixer. It is made to mix resin and avoid bubbles. I wonder if it could be used for soap making. Has anyone tried anything similar? It seems smaller, and perhaps has less power (since it can be charged). Thoughts?

I recently made a lot of soaps (for me), about 50, all in one evening In different molds. I am curious why the first loaf shows some purple spots on the edges. They were all made from the same oils master batch with the same lye water solution master batch. The colorants were also the same...

A couple days ago, I got a crushed box from Nurture soap. Inside was a fragrance and two micas that I had ordered and completely forgotten about back on early November of last year. I placed two orders that November and I got the second one so I guess I forgot about the first order, it was also...

I got some honey F.O. (former fragrance formulator) as I just used my last and was disappointed by another vendor's version.

Good through this Wednesday. Not a big discount but at least a little something off.

for those of you who have attended or been a vendor at a Christmas in July show type, do you actually shop / sell Christmas themed items? Or also include summer items?

I am considering my options, any ideas appreciated. In the past I have used chopped white soap, but I would like a more uniform, smaller effect that goes throughout the soap. I have some stearic acid, in small flakes. I am wondering if that may work, if I keep temperature low enough so it does...

DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. SOLD - Fluorescent neon green $25 for bag or $1.50 per Oz Bought in 2020 All fragrances for $45...

I have ordered from the several times, but I am curious as to what items you like getting from them. I got their $100 credit for a review and want to spend it!

What is the lowest superfat % you would be comfortable with, for a soap that won’t be used for showering? I am making a decorative large soap, and I am thinking of using only a 2% superfat to keep DOS at bay, also using ROE and EDTA. Any advice? I am not sure if this would affect trace, my...

Caveat: I still do not know how to achieve it myself and I doubt it would work with really small letters. but.... I just learned that I can stamp my already cured soap, with a 3d printed stamp that was originally designed to be a cookie cutter. It seems the key is having tapered edges on the...

Has anyone tried pouring cold process soap on top of hot process Soap? (After the hp Soap is on mold). If so, what were your results? Provided that this happens when freshly made, do you think they will stick together?

When you do a cold process dual lye recipe (in my case 95% sodium hydroxide and 5% potassium hydroxide), do you mix each separately with a ratio of the water or liquid? Or can they be mixed in the same container? If the latter, is it normal that the water turns to gel consistency? Update: Thank...

Has anyone who uses rain water have this happen before? Since distilled water is getting hard to come by, I decided to collect rain water the other day to try. The water looked clear / transparent and I passed it through a fine colander and froze it. Yesterday I used it to make lye water and...

I made some soap using a slow moving recipe (link below). Lye was at 89 F and oils at 95. It cracked on top after 24 hours. It did not gel though, and they weren’t deep cracks. I used 2% sodium lactate instead of 1% like usual from the recipe calculator amount given. I used EDTA too though...

I have read in old poststhat epsom salts / magnesium does not react well in soap. However, if I want to use them just as decoration on top of it, do you think it would work? How about on melt and pour soap? I am trying to incorporate them in a design I am thinking of. Thanks!

DISCLAIMER: SMF is not responsible for any sale, trade, co-op, pre-buy, fast buy, garage sale, ad or other transactions between members. All parties enter into transactions at their own will/risk. I tried it and I do not like Jasmine FO. I also gathered some more that I may not use again: $10...