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  1. Jono Hislop

    Getting the natural colour look out of Kiwifruit soap

    Roasted oats I love - Ive had great success with them. They are slightly scratchy, but so soft that its pleasant.
  2. Jono Hislop

    Help with ranking the most transparent MP bases?

    Hello! I've been researching which MP bases are the most transparent and I'd like to know what you've all tried. It also seems like the more transparent you get, the less natural/organic the soap base is likely to be - especially so if price is considered too - so if anyone has struck a great...
  3. Jono Hislop

    Naturally colored soap - The journey

    Thank you for sharing, and I am sorry to hear your story. May your daughter carry throughout her life a higher awareness of risk without the worry is what I hope for her. I love that green in #2. Could you tell me what HOSF and EVOO stand for? Wishing you both well.
  4. Jono Hislop

    Hello from New Zealand

    Nice! thanks for the info :) Do you have a favoured RBO and olive oil from the NZ supermarket collections? Ive been using pomace oil from zendesigns thus far. Do you notice much difference using olive oils, particularly NZ brand ones (if any)?
  5. Jono Hislop

    Hello from New Zealand

    @earlene not quite :) just thinking some of my own 3D illustrations. I worry that those layered-lines you see on 3D models (due to lack of resolution) would take away from the smooth texture of the soap, but maybe I can sand those off. @KiwiMoose @KiwiSoap hello! I'm Auckland based. I'd love a...
  6. Jono Hislop

    Getting the natural colour look out of Kiwifruit soap

    Thanks for the advice. If kiwifruit fragrance has vanillin in it, Im sure thats the secret ! Black tea is something id have never thought of too. Thanks for the natural recommendation. I would assume that using too much puree would just break the soap (for lack of a better technical term). I...
  7. Jono Hislop

    Getting the natural colour look out of Kiwifruit soap

    Hello all, I made a kiwifruit batch recently - I'm no fan of fluro colours, but I was attracted by this picture of kiwifruit soap It seemed to me that the brown colour would be a natural result of the kiwifruit puree changing colour over time. What I was surprised by was that my soap (using...
  8. Jono Hislop

    Hello from New Zealand

    Kia Ora, Jonathan here. I'm about five batches into my soap making journey. I've signed up as a newbie so I can get some feedback on things that have gone wrong on one or two batches, but I hope that as I progress I can help others who'll be in my shoes at a later date ;) Its been great fun so...
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