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Hello, I am struggling to get a nice chocolate color. I have : - cocoa powder - cinnamon - molasse - coffee powder - brown-red mica but all the micas I find don't have the good color (and I want to use stuff I can buy at the store) Cocoa powder gives a perfect chocolate color at trace, but...

Hello, I am trying to do a soap with a scent of tiramisu. Problem : that scent does not exists in Europe. A tiramisu is a confection and has basically 4 different elements : chocolate, coffee, amaretto (an alcoholic drink), mascarpone (an Italian cheese). So, what I am trying to do is to combine...

Hello, This is my last topic about hardening a soap. I think generally handmade soaps aren't as hard as hot-processed industrial soap and I am trying to fix that. I know that added salt to the lye can make a harder bar. On internet, I have seen many sites about how much salt you should add (0.5...

Hello, I want to harden my soap and read here stearic acid can be a good solution, I finally found it and bought it. It is very affordable. People say that the problem is, when they add this acid to the mixture, it turn the whole mixture solid instantly. To avoid that I will try something : to...

Hello, I have heard that beeswax can make your soap bar harder.... but a friend tried and did not notice any difference. What's your opinion about that ? Is beeswax the best cheap way to harden a soap, beside salt ? thks