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Hi to all guys! I'm still on -extended- autumn vacation, but I have plenty of time for soaping and my last 10 batches were great :) Right now though, I'm facing a problem and I really can't come up with any bright solution. Anyone wants to chime in and save the day? I got two new...

4-6 weeks for me, I keep them in the open air for at least 4 weeks, later on I move them to cardboard boxes lined with paper and with holes opened to them. I still use essential oils but as time goes by I tend to use more and more FO's. Some times I mix my FO's with some of my essential oils...

fiddletree, same for me here. Although I didn't have any scalp problems, (well maybe some dandruff once in a year), I always thought I had oily hair with dry ends. I had good results with some shampoo bars in the past, so I was determined to formulate a good recipe to make some of my own...

Somehow, it doesn't work for me... I guess I'm the only one :(

Thank you too, Mari! I like Concierto de Aranjuez a lot, especially from Rodrigo, but Pavarotti's "Caruso" brings back lots and lots of memories... Thanks for reminding me :)

Zajcek, thank you for the links. I don't think I know that Kidney vetch plant, since I'm a city girl, but probably my mom or cousins do. So I'll have to ask them. The Slovenian colorants are pricey indeed, but if their shipping rates are better than the usa's, maybe they'll turn out cheaper for...

PippiL, you have pm!

Welcome aboard, Nadine! Great job, your babies are so smooth and creamy :) I know exactly how you feel. All the best for the rest of your journey :)

Yes. When I make facial bars, I mainly focus on different types of skin, so it goes like this: -oily skin -normal to dry skin -sensitive skin -very dry or mature skin I use different combinations of oils and butters, the sf varies in each case, and I use e.o. appropriate for the above...

Now the only question is IF it's gonna work the second time :) Wish me luck

Thanks MissMori ;)

Thanks guys!

Too bad I don't have any fotos of my old soaps, done with hot process.. Or at least what here in Greece we call hot process, but this is another story. I think I'm gonna make a different post about this on the main forum. Well, here they are. My very first one, Calendula Honey Face...

Something tells me tomorrow they are gonna be great :)

He, he, guess what! I do love the ugly brown too :)

Hey, there Laura, your salt bar looks great, and I love the color! Give it some time, they usually set up fast, but fast could mean 5 hours :) Did you discount water or not?

Dragonkaz, how soon you use your soap for the embeds? For example a few hours after pouring to mold, so it's still somehow soft so you can roll it to shapes? Or do you use a special formula to make a soft bar that would be easier to mould? Another problem I had when tried to use embeds was...

I think I'll go with the "later", Kbuska. It seems like way too much time consuming and requires lots of patience, which right now I don't have :) But I know since I have KOH in my hands, I' m bound to use it at some point... uf!

I was shopping my soap materials this afternoon and I just opened the bags to see that I've bought a kg of Potassium Hydroxide, (KOH) instead of my usual Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH). It's not worth the trouble to go all the way back to the market to change it, but I really don't know what to do...

For more than 3 years now, i make my own toothpaste, and only when I'm too lazy to make it I buy some from market. I use bicarb soda, Mediterranean fine salt, vegetable organic glycerin (just enough to form a paste), some finely grated herbs good for your gums and a combination of e.o. such...