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When my soaps are ready, I like to use clear shrink and a clear label. That's just my style. Everyone is different. :) - Jux

Okay... they are out of their molds; cut and happily sitting in the curing closet. :D I can already feel a difference in this new formulation. Will be curious to see what they become. Oh, and I can't NOT see a rooster 🐓in profile every time I look at my Herb Garden soap. LOL. Also, I would...

I know, right? 😍 I can’t wait to see what it looks like inside.

Okay... so, today I made 3 different batches trying out a new formulation of less coconut oil and adding some other oils. Note, these will be the first of many new variations I will be testing. I have some palm oil coming tomorrow, and I'll also be using some shea butter I have on hand. In...

Nope, not opposed. Just playing around until I can dial in about 4 standard base recipes that I like. I'll play with some new variations this weekend with lower coconut levels and see what I think. Thanks for the feedback. :) Oh, and regarding butters, I'm not a huge fan of their cost per...

I'm still dialing in my "perfect" base recipes, and the Olive Oil and Coconut Oil being pretty close in percentage was just where I started. I'm open to ideas and suggestions. :) Any comment on something like this?

Rosé Anyday Wine CP Soap Tried something different, instead of rendering down the wine to remove the alcohol, I just split the lye water 50/50 with some alcohol free wine. :D First Snow CP Soap Okay, this one had a weird reaction, maybe from the FO? Which was a white tea scent. Trying to...

I know I love looking at other people's soap, so figured someone else would as well. :) So, kicking off this soap making journal to share my wins, loses and "what the heck were you thinking" moments as I go through my soap making adventures. Comments always welcome. :D Cheers, Jux PS. There...

@Georgeandstella I Agree with @bwtapestry The coffee smell at this stage has been overtaken by more of a chocolate aroma in my particular bar. I'm not certain I will make a coffee scented soap again, may leave that smell to candles. ;) YMMV Cheers, Jux

:D So, smooth. Did ya vote? 🤣

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Chicken soup. 🐔 :D Would you rather live on a desert island or a dessert island?

Elevation

Doll House

Kind Narwhals Wave Sometimes DORT

Okay, quick note, posting this from my phone. So one finger typing. Lol Short story. Wine soap. Mucked up the ratios with my lye water & wine. Mix became a weird color. Never came to full trace. Colors in. Fragrance in. Trace being stupid. Making a mess everywhere. Finally said screw...

sophistication

Dude. Invisible. So many things I could do with that. Lol Would you rather live to be 200 or have 2 million dollars?

To be fair, doing this many at once will be a very rare occurrence. I’m just kickstarting my business. Once I’ve found my scent groove I’ll settle down, mostly. 😉 As far as resetting my sniffer. If coffee isn’t helping I just walk away for a while. 😎 Shannon

Oh no, sorry. I should have included that in my post. Each 8oz sample had .5 oz of FO in them. I typically do 1oz per lb (16oz). My loaf molds typically hold 36oz of soap. I really didn’t want to do 37 pounds of soap. Lol The cups worked out pretty well. Once pulled I sliced them in three...