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Hi! A certain someone kindly asked me to make a batch with flint. She is very fond of cosmetics and other products made with it. Browsing various websites gave me no insights on howtos with silica in soapmaking whatsoever. Apparently NaOH reacts with SiO4 and creates new type of salt, so I...

Hi! I have recently acquired a good batch of aromatic resins, such as frankincense, benzoin resin, tolu balsam etc. Got really inspired with an idea to implement those magnificent scents in my lye-based soap crafting. Internet offers a process to infuse grinded resin into base oil through...

Good day! I've decided to make a lye-based batch. So far I had only experienced making ones with essential oils. But now there is a strong request for mango odor. I've found some mango fragrance oil, but all the local providers only offer low quality ones, which are said to be only suitable for...

Greetings! Recently I've decided to make soap with silk. Hot process. Bought myself a parcel of silkworm cocoons which turned out to be uncleaned. Apparently, it is a standart case in local market. After some quality time to clean them up, including washing machine with soap, there are still...

Greetings! I'm new to the craft even though it took two years to overcome perfectionism and fear to finally perform my first two unguided experiments of hot and cold process.:D Soapmaking is now a great hobby, for I love everything about it: an infinite amount of options to discover, passive...