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Anyone else notice it's gone??? I emailed asking about it, and apparently it was taken down due to someone trying to hack the site. They didn't know if it'd be back up online or be offered as software you could purchase, or if it'd be available at all anymore. I miss it already. I hope...

Hi, Has anyone used dilutions of precious essential oils and absolutes, such as jasmine or rose, in their CP or HP soaps? I saw some at NDA and Texas Natural Supply that I'm considering giving a try, but am wondering if it would even be worth it. If anyone has any recommendations about...

Hi, I'm curious to see if anyone has used avocado butter in their soap recipes and opinions on this butter. I have used it for a few recipes and these are becoming my favorite bars. It doesn't seem to appear very commonly in topics or in handmade soap in general and am interested to hear...

I've been finding vegetable glycerine on the ingredients lists in many handmade artisan cp and hp soaps. What is the purpose of it/its contribution to cp soap? How and when do you add it? This ingredient has me very curious....I know it's a humectant, but does it do something to the lather or...

Anyone know where one can get the sweet, sandalwood-like smelling amyris I've heard talk of? I received some from mountain rose herbs and it smells just awful - like gun cleaning chemicals and grease. Do not recommend their amyris eo, needless to say :roll: though I do like many of their...

I am wanting to do a carrot and calendula soap and am wondering if I can add the carrot puree to part of the soap after trace? I am wanting to swirl yellow into the orange and that might be difficult to accomplish if I add the carrot puree in the beginning. I've added tomato paste after trace...

Do any of you experienced essential oil blenders have a recipe or ideas for achieving a chocolatey scent, maybe with mint? Or just a sweet, nutty scent? I have a friend who would love a chocolate mint scented soap and I am averse to using fragrance oils to get that result. This would be for...

I have read up on making castille soap and have a recipe I'm going to try for starters based on some posts on this forum. Please comment, advise, etc! I know many people say it's easy but I'm nervous for some reason! Also, I'm wondering what temps you all soap at for castille/bastille? I...

Hello! I just made a batch of goat milk soap, but might have ruined it. I put tumeric and paprika in the lye solution and when it came time to soap I started pouring it through a wire mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter. Almost immediately an acidic smelling white foam started forming...