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  1. PiperNigrum

    First Batch questions

    Sorry if someone has already said this, but mango and cocoa butter will not really give their scents to the soap if that is what you mean by “winter and summer soap”. In fact, mango butter does not even smell like mangoes in the first place. I have not used cocoa butter in my soaps before, but I...
  2. PiperNigrum

    The word association game

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  3. PiperNigrum

    Soap Maker Personalities

    I go crazy with wood on moist hands. Also paper. If I take a shower or bath I CANNOT touch paper or wood chopping boards until I am fully un-damp
  4. PiperNigrum

    Lye concentration?

    Okay, that makes sense. I think I will stick with mine for now, but it could be something to experiment with.
  5. PiperNigrum

    Lye concentration?

    Hi 👋, I’ve been using SaponiCalc as my lye calculator for cp soap and it automatically puts my lye concentration at 33%. My bars are great, but I don’t really understand what lye concentration is… Is it something to do with the lye to water ratio? Thanks in advance 😊
  6. PiperNigrum

    Optiphen made lotion super thin

    Yeah that helps. Thanks
  7. PiperNigrum

    Optiphen made lotion super thin

    Hi (this is my first time using this forum), I just made a lotion that was 70% water, 9% avocado oil, and 3% each of E-wax and BTMS-50. I addded both fragrance and Optiphen plus at 1%. When I added the Optiphen it made the lotion become very runny. It was not liquid, but was a thin lotion...
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