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    No time to do a decent swirl

    I learned on room temp CP soaping. That's the way I have always done it. I like to add swirls to my soap, but my problem is that the mixture thickens too fast. By the time I get my colors mixed, the main batch has to be scooped out. And I do move along quick when I mix the color. I use 33%...
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    Glycerin Drys Skin?

    So's I sent my sister in law some soap, and she's a health nut, so she sent me back a sheet that lists all the stuff that is harmfull in your bathroom. Just about everything is poison! On the list, glycerin is listed. It says----- "Glycerin draws moisture from inside the skin and...
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    E-Wax & Water

    I was wondering if there is a general rule on how much E-wax it takes to mix a given amount of water with oils. Such as if I didn't use enough E-wax, the mix might separate.
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    Orange Soap Green Inside

    I made some lightly colored orange soap yesterday, and when I cut it, it was a light greenish white inside. The color is good on all the edges. It's as if the heat from gelling drove the color off. Wonder how often this happens, and if the color will come back as it ages.
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    Storage Question

    Tonight I made my 1st batch of cream. It kinda poofed up from whipping it and won't fit in all my containers. Can I freeze it untill I need more? Also, wouldn't that help it keep for a long, long time?
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    Babassu vs Coconut

    Wonder if there is any reason I cannot use all babassu oil in soap, instead of coconut. Does babassu oil dry the skin same as coconut?
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    Girlfriend Still Buys Soap

    My girlfriend won't use my soaps and just bought a bunch of that chemical soap at the store. What should I do?
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    Dragons Blood

    I bought some of Brambleberrys Dragons Blood. Personally, it's a little sweet for me, but others here seem to like it a lot. I plan on making some CP with it and was wondering how it works in that process. Does it discolor or speed up trace or anything wierd like that? I think I may have...
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    Coloring Question

    I have a recipe coming up and I want to make white goats milk soap with purple swirls. Wondering if I add titanium dioxide, can I take from the main batch to color 1/3 of it purple. Or will I get a white-ish shade of purple? I am looking for a vivid purple color. Or is it best to make 2...
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    Good Colorant

    Looking to find a seller for reasonably priced soap colors. Need colors that I don't have to pour a gallon PPO. I need to make orange, and all I can get is pink.
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    Sanitizers

    Am thinking about making some lotion and wondering if anyone uses any commercial sanitizers for cleaning utensils.
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    Soap Seizes

    Lately I have come across the term "Soap Seizes" when talking about cold process. Could someone please explain what that is?
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    Winter Soap

    Up here in the North, the winter air is awfull dry. I was just wondering if any of you Northern Soapers go with more free oils in thier soaps for the winter. I think 5% still leaves my skin a little dry. Before I made soap, I never paid any attention. But now that there is some...
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    New Stick Blender

    Just bought a stick blender. Hamilton Beach 200 watt. It had good reviews on it and was priced right. Now this sounds really dumb but which attachment works best for soap? It has the protected blade and the wire whip. Just had to get one because my paint mixer on a drill motor shot...
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    Walmart Coconut Oil

    Didn't see coconut oil in the grocery oil section at my Walmart. Am I looking in the wrong place?
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    Wire vs Blade Cutting

    Seems that I am having trouble cutting my soap. When using a knife the edges sometimes want to break off because the knife pushes the block apart. I'm cutting fresh soap. Does a wire work a lot better? Was looking at Paul's cutters and wondering if the Econo cutter leaves a clean cut, or...
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    Premixing Oils

    I was wondering if oils can be premixed and stored in the fridge for making small batches when one has the time? Or would the oils seperate?
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    Cure Times / Water discount

    I have a few questions on cure time please. Is hot processed supposed to cure faster than cold processed? By cure, I mean dry out to a hard bar. I figure the amount of water left in the soap is related to cure time. So if one used less water, the cure time should shorten? But would less...
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    Making Lye from Salt

    Here is the way they make lye. Probably bleach too? Called Chloralkali process. The membrane in modern cells is a material called "Nafion" by Dupont. $150 for 3 sq. dm. I figure one can be made with a glass meatloaf bowl or similar item. Thinking that a large clay pottery...
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    Rebatch in Double Boiler

    Am trying to melt 3 day old soap down in a double boiler tonight. A little over 50% tallow and other oils. Made it in a blender. CP. Let dry for 3 days and shreaded it in a meat grinder, added about a cup of water to 12 oz. of soap. Been about an hour now, and it don't seem to be melting...
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