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    Smell from heat sealer to seal opening of shrink wrap bag (before using heat gun)

    Hi everyone! I’ve been using cling wrap to wrap my soaps since forever, but it can be extremely time consuming! Hence, I purchased some shrink wrap bags (with one opening), a heat sealer and a heat gun. After placing the soap inside the shrink wrap bag, I will use a heat sealer to seal the...
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    DOS in soap

    My soaps have been getting DOS but I’m not sure what’s the trigger. I’m living in a hot and humid evironment, but the soaps will be cured in a cool and dark room with a dehumidifier. Is there any problem with this palm-free CP recipe, or could it be done to the EOs? (I often use Nowfoods...
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    Making low sweat melt and pour from scratch

    Hi there, I tried a new low sweat melt and pour soap base from a supplier and felt that it was too harsh on my skin, probably due to the high amount of coconut oil. This were their ingredient (% is Substance content, not just oils. However, they don't add up to 100%) - Olive oil 20.5% - Coconut...
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    Glycerin rivers or soap?

    Hi, I am quite new to cold process soap making and sometimes have trouble identifying if the transparent strokes in my soaps are due to glycerin rivers, air bubbles or just not enough colourants. I recently made a 2 layered soap with orange, yellow and white swirls at the bottom, and a pure...
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    Question on using alternative liquids in cold process soapmaking

    Hi all! I have a question regarding using alternative liquids in soapmaking as im new to the field. Usually, I’ll add the lye water into the oils around 45-50 deg celcius. For alternative liquids, online instructions usually recommend this step to be around 30 deg celcius. I understand that some...
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