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I tried a mantra swirl for the first time today, following instructions from I Dream in Soap's YouTube channel. I used WSP's Bergamot and Mandarin. I split, colored, and scented the batter at emulsion. This FO is known to be slow, even decelerating for some according to reviews on the WSP...

Or maybe my sister's favorite name fits better: Butterfly Barf. 😂 Last year I went on a Fragrance Oil shopping spree on WSP. I hadn't learned to look closely at the CP notes before buying. I ended up with a couple that are not great for CP. I have always loved the smell of tomato leaves, so I...

I cut soap today. I'm pretty pleased with it, especially considering my design plan changed twice during the pour. It was going to be a drop swirl, then a layered hanger swirl, then it ended up being simple layers due to acceleration. It's scented with Nurture Soap's Cottongrass. It smelled...

I have a few questions I was hoping to get y'alls ideas on. You've been so helpful with my questions so far! First of all, at what point is someone no longer a newbie? 😁😂 Could I please hear your opinions on when to add FO? I've always added it just before my pour, after any colorants. On a...

I just soaped a new FO. My normal recipe, soaped with lye at 115 degrees f, my oils about 95. This is a little warmer than I usually soap, but I didn't expect it to be too bad. I wanted to do layers, so I soaped a little warmer so it'd set up quicker. I brought it to emulsion, just barely a...

I made a small batch of soap using Herbalicious fo, from Nurture Soap. The website says it has a deep purple discoloration, but eventually fades. I wanted to see for myself, so here's my experiment. I kept the base uncolored, with a small amount of purple batter and black batter swirled with a...

I wasn't sure if I should post this in recipe feedback, or the main IrishLass Cocoa Shea GLS thread. Yesterday I made the soap paste from this tutorial: My Creamy Cocoa/Shea GLS Tutorial This morning there is a really nice, thick layer of translucent paste, but the top is covered with a runny...

I was getting ready to reorder cocoa butter wafers from WSP. I've made quite a few batches of soap with them, I use cocoa butter at 10%. This time as I read it, I noticed that the SAP value of the wafers is different than regular cocoa butter. Cocoa butter wafers: SAP NaOH .138, SAP KOH .194...

I would like to try to make liquid soap. I think I'm going to start with this recipe that has been recommended on here several times: Basic Beginner Liquid Soap and Information I have found lots of recipes, and read about the methods. But I'd like to know more about formulating liquid soaps. I...

What is everyone's favorite OMH fragrance? I got one from Hobby Lobby when I first started soaping, and I love it. But I've learned that their FO's are not for CP soap, although I'm not positive why. I'd love to find a great CP tested OMH. I bought one from Nurture Soaps, and while it is very...

I made soap in a Milky Way cavity mold, and can't figure out how to release it. I sprayed it with cooking spray before I poured, and my recipe is solid enough that I unmolded the rest soap I had poured from the remaining batter 12 hours ago. That was a silicone mold. WSP says to gently press on...

This is my Ginger and lime dance soap. Ginger and lime FO from NS. Accelerated a little so the hanger swirl wasn't as feathery as I hoped for. My kids love the colors!

I made a triple butter soap with Cocoa butter, Mango butter and Shea butter. I used NS Lavender and sage FO. It smells amazing, Lavender and herbs. But it was so strong while I was soaping and afterward, I had to put the soap outside to set up and bleach the kitchen to try to get rid of the...

This soap is made with Crisp Juniper FO from Nurture Soap. It has a strong citrus scent and more subdued juniper notes.

I couldn't sleep the other night because I had a soap design idea in my head. I wanted to do a milk soap, that looked like a London Fog tea drink. The base is colored ever so slightly with red vibrance mica from NS. The top is supposed to look like frothed milk on top of the tea. It is colored...

Soaping this week is kinda frustrating. I'm still a newbie, but I've made 25 batches in the last 2 months learning and experimenting. I'd gotten to know my favorite recipe and how it behaved really well. (At least I thought I had!) It makes a slow, manageable trace that stays fluid for a long...

Hi all. I've been using this lotion recipe since I was a teenager. It makes a nice, thick cream that works very well for me. I never thought to look into lotion making any deeper, except to make water free balms. But I now know that my lotion needs a preservative. How exactly do I go about...

Please forgive me if this has been covered already. I've searched the forum several times, but can't find a recipe. I made a 100% coconut oil laundry bar, 0% superfat. I've seen several places that recommend to grate the soap and mix with borax and washing soda. Does anyone have ratios for...

A question I've been unable to find a straight answer to. I know that high water content and low temperatures all contribute to a slower time to trace. I've also read that a higher percentage of hard oils, and water discounting will cause soap to come to a trace faster. And of course, certain...

I made a soap today, and colored it with ground Turmeric following directions from Lovely Greens. How to naturally color soap with Turmeric I used a different blend of oils though, as I was trying to keep it simple and use what I have. As I poured the soap, it was a nice orange color. I tried...