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    Has anyone heard of / used the website plus-kitchen.com?

    Good Day all, Been seeing some prices on stick blenders etc on this website, sounds too good to be true. Wondering if there are any reviews as I cannot seem to find anything regarding scams or if it is a legit website. Thank you so much.
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    Scrapbooking suppliers USA

    Hi all you dear and kind members, I’m looking for suppliers of 12 x 12 printed scrap book pads / sheets , I use these for my labels. Can anyone please recommend discount suppliers ? Thank you.
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    Honey and Turmeric Recipe

    Hi everyone, I searched for a honey and turmeric recipe. I received an enquiry about it and have been trying to find out a bit more. My soap is vegan and so I don’t look at using honey usually .Though I have tried using it once previously and didn’t notice any difference. I had been thinking of...
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    Strong Long Lasting Peach Fragrance

    Hello everyone, Can anyone recommend a strong; long lasting peach or apricot F/O? Most seem to have a light scent, which disappears quickly. Thank you
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    Jonquil Erlicheer

    Hi everyone, I recently attended a tulip festival in a little town a few hours drive away. It was amazingly beautiful. In addition to all the tulips planted in tubs around the town , I saw some jonquil erlicheer and bent down to sniff . Heaven!!! Now I want to make soap scented with this...
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    Sorbitol in liquid form - how much to use ?

    Hello all you lovely people, I've been interested in some posts about sorbitol . I have read Kenna's posts as well. Trying to source it, and can only find in liquid form at a good price. One poster mentioned used 2% of total batch weight. Can anyone please confirm useage rates? Please advise...
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    Is this mould?

    I made a colourful batch of soap as favours for an Indian themed pre wedding function. These were poured during the first week of November.Last week I placed them in plastic bags (it was 5 weeks cured by then) Today I went to heat seal and saw one lot has what looks like mold! Please advise. Is...
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    Brambleberry 20% Off

    Hi I thought I’d share that I saw that Brambleberry has 20% site wide. Just for 13 July I think. Does anyone have any recommendations for great; long lasting F/O? Thank you so much
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    Strong and Long Lasting Fragrances that can travel by air:

    Hello all you fellow soapies, Suggestions needed for Upcoming Travel Thank you for all your caring and sharing. Couldn't do this without you. As per the kind suggestions from Zany and Earlene, I have copied my initial post into this new thread. I have been reading threads on this forum and...
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    Brown Spots

    Hello all you wonderful sharers, My soap has brown spots. I'm thinking it's the fragrance. I'm also noticing that it's turning brown along the outer edges, which I have experienced before, and the entire soap eventually turned brown. But these brown spots are a first for me. Can anyone shed some...
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    Caterpillar soap cutting station

    Hi AliOop, I'm curious if you've purchased this item and what your verdict is. Has anyone else bought one? The video looks impressive. https://customcrafttools.com/products/soap-cutter-caterpillar Thank you very much.
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    Rebatch Question

    Hello to all you selfless sharing people, I’m curious to know if it’s possible to rebatch a soap, and use it as the base layer in the mold and then pour a batch of freshly made cp on top. If yes, does one need to wait until the rebatch has cooled down and then pour the fresh batch? If this is...
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    How to calculate total batter weight to create 100 gram bars?

    Hi all you caring sharing peeps, I'm trying to work backwards and figure out how much batter to pour into a mold to end up with bars that are approximately 100g after 6 week cure. My current 1 inch bars after cure are approx 130g, the total weight of the batch per soap calc was 1539g , I cut...
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    Purple spots

    Hi everyone, I'm in a panic and would greatly appreciate your kind and expert help. Finding some dark blue/ purple spots on some bars. I don't know if it's mould. The soaps smell fine. I made a soap with similar colour mica the same day so not sure if I used a utensil from that batch. ( Whisk...
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    Excess oil - Soap Crumbled

    Hi everyone, Made my 8th batch of soap and ran into a problem. I made the soap on Sunday night and cut it now (Tues afternoon). I think it riced once I added in the fragrance oil ( seamist) at the end. There appears to be excess oil patches and the soap crumbled in some areas as I cut. I've not...
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    New to Soaping

    Hi all, I am new to soaping and very excited. Even my husband is interested. I am watching lots of You Tube tutorials; reading books ; reading forums and am just amazed and humbled at the many many soapers who share their recipes; tips; time; advice and assistance. I have also been to an intro...
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