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    Bubbles on the side of CPOP

    I now just put mind in a cold oven. It insulates it enough that the radiant heat from the chemical reaction itself gels my batches.
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    Ta-da!

    My aunt puts my soaps in the drawers to scent them... Has never actually used them 🤪
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    Any tips for changing lye concentration

    Hello friends! So, I've been using the same CP soap recipe (attached) for almost two years now. I'm very happy with it! I'm planning to experiment with it because... SCIENCE!!! I've noticed some people on here talk about them changing/lowering their lye concentration to limit soda ash? Is...
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    Pandoras Box of Colorings

    Yes... This is what I meant... Sorry I didn't express myself as well as you can. But just because something is lab made, doesn't mean they aren't natural components that have had a little help getting to there final structure. Again, with my analogy of lab-grown diamonds/precious gems vs mined...
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    SMF April 2023 Challenge-Faux Funnel Technique Designs

    Please copy & paste the list into a new post, then add your name along with the next appropriate number. Sign up list: 1. AliOop - so many ideas "funneling" through my brain already 😉 2. CreativeWeirdo - Ooo! Ooo! I'm going to try a Pringles can for the first time! 3. 4.
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    Pandoras Box of Colorings

    Aren't oxides natural? and since micas are made from oxides, they're natural too? Even if it's lab-created instead of harming the environment through mining. To me, it's the same between lab-grown gemstones and those mined from the Earth.
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    Soap Cracking

    the place I usually buy my supplies just brought Soap Noodles in as a new product. Is this what you mean? Soap Noodles Candora Soap
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    Hmm...Olive Oil & Coconut Oil ONLY as a Vegan option?

    LOL!!! It could have been any of us! I learnt about it on a reply somewhere here too! There are so many wonderful things on this forum to find. I like to go to the "New Posts" tab and look through all those. I learned A LOT by doing that.
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    Hmm...Olive Oil & Coconut Oil ONLY as a Vegan option?

    OH! ALSO... People also use butters in their soaps; shea, cocoa, mango, etc. I'm, personally, not a fan of butters in soaps, but there are MANY people on here who are. Butters will help even out the texture; not too hard, not too soft. You could also play with the Superfat. A 100% CO soap...
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    Hmm...Olive Oil & Coconut Oil ONLY as a Vegan option?

    OO and CO are most common because they are inexpensive. There are MANY plant oils that can be used in soap, they're just much pricier and the overhead is often too much for bigger businesses. ETA: I don't sell; just a hobby and give as gifts. I use OO, CO, Organic and RSPO certified Palm Oil...
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    Turquoise Stone Design Method?

    You could make soap dough; take little pieces and cover them with gold mica; mush them all together; let it set; then cut. Or you could do mica lines or drizzles in layers; either sculpted with a spoon or with a scraper. If you want something for planned out.
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    March 2023 SMF Soap Challenge - Trip or Travel inspired

    @Vicki C I can't even tell which are the soaps and which are rocks! AMAZING!!! @CLMP I love your layers! It's almost as if the flag is flying in the breeze!
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    Entry thread for the SMF March 2023 Challenge - Trip or Travel inspired

    Entry Photo: Inspiration Photo: Every year, during the summer, my parents have been renting the same cottage for two weeks ever since my sibling and I were little. It's part of a campground that my grandparents originally found and had parked their RV. When we were little, my parents would...
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    March 2023 SMF Soap Challenge - Trip or Travel inspired

    Thank you so much for the heads-up! I DID end up making a batch last night. Let's call it a "simplified" and "abstract" version of my original idea. I was worried about getting the post in on time, so...
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    w00t! It's a survey for Soap Makers... ୧(´•‿•`)୨ Whatcha got?

    Ummm... You missed the most important one: the SCIENCE!!!
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    Great British Baking and Organizing Soap Supplies... just me?

    Fun Fact: they have to call it "Baking Show" in North America because Pillsbury owns the copyright/trademark for "Bake Off".
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    Dehydrating Wine?

    You could cook down the wine on the stove to concentrate it; that way you don't have to replace too much water. Another thought: My brother once made homemade fruit leather for camping by spreading it on a baking sheet and doing it in the oven, low and REALLY slow. I'm not sure if that would...
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    March 2023 SMF Soap Challenge - Trip or Travel inspired

    Sorry everyone! Life got in the way; I'm out. I'm not going to have time to do mine. Big bummer! I was really happy with my idea; just pour time management. I'll get to do it eventually; just not for this challenge.
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    HP Pine Tar added at the end?

    So... What would you say is the "scent" of pine tar soap?
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