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Any sugars in the soap will actually help to increase lather. So using carrot puree, in theory, would help with lather. I've made a soap with carrot puree and it was a nice soap, but not noticeably different to any other soap I've made. It's nice to try it though - and has label appeal. ETA...

Did you know that sniffing Rosemary greatly improves your memory? However, I'm not sure how Rosemary feels about that...

As a reminder, this entry thread is for challenge entries only. Please post any and all comments to the general challenge thread, here. The first photo in your entry thread post will be used as the entry photo for the voting survey. The entry photo can include as many bars of soap as you wish...

I made some shampoo bars yesterday. Red Ginger and Saffron FO from Candle Science. Sooooo good.

Just increase your OO since it's already in the recipe.

Thank you @Zuleika

Me too - Mac/Safari?

I use candle science FOs a lot and they are mostly good. Which particular ones have you used?

I think you are using hot process - am I correct? There may be additional advice about that from hot process peeps. But my initial advice is that you have too much CO - reduce that to 20%. You also have very little in there to contribute to soap longevity - the palmitic or stearic fatty acids...

Hi and welcome. You can also use ground (dried) orange peel, poppy seeds, dried/ground herbs. Be aware that some things can be scratchy, rather than simply exfoliating. Go for fine grinds until you work out just how much is exfoliating enough for you.

I use 2% fractionated CO in mine, and 5% shea butter. This is because I have dry, coarse and frizzy hair and these help to combat that. If you read the ingredients of any commercial shampoo - I'm pretty sure you will find they all use oils of some sort. In fact, I even use my lotion bars (100%...

Congratulations! Yes it is more likely that the oil residue is just the nature of handmade soap, if you've not tried it before. My son doesn't like it because he wants it to rinse off clean and leave his hands dry and 'squeaky clean'. You can reduce the superfat a wee bit once you are more...

Hi from New Zealand. Welcome to the forum! 🤪

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Fab! I've never put mine in the freezer. I just leave them on the bench top until hard enough to pop them out - usually in a few hours.

I made an Apple scented soap which is still in the mold right now. Smells like fresh cut apple. I have been using my 'Pears' imitation fragrance soap at the kitchen sink, although not fully cured yet - and I noticed as it's curing it's smelling more and more like rosemary. So if I make it...

Howdy and welcome! I prefer to add my fragrance to the oils before mixing in the lye solution - but everyone differs there. One tip is to read the users' reviews on the FOs you have bought, because they will tell what to watch out for - acceleration, discolouration, ricing etc. Also maybe post...

I didn't even realise it would melt TBH. I'm not sure what temperature my BTMS, cetearyl and varisoft get to in order to melt, but once they are melted (in the microwave) i move the entire pyrex jug into the pot on water on the stove, and start adding the SCI as explained above. To my...

I don't think airflow has much to do with DOS. Airflow helps them to cure by allowing the water to evaporate from the bars. Storing them directly on metal can cause DOS, as can some oils, some EOs, some ingredients. Once your soap is fully cured ( about 8 weeks - 3 months) you don't need...

My curing soaps and cured soaps are all kept in the same place. I have umpteen box lids from photocopy-paper reams that I line with a sheet of baking paper. Each batch yields about 22 bars and they fit into one box lid with enough space in between to cure. Once cured, I condense them down...