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Just curious whether anyone is using resin incense such as frankincense, myrrh, dragon's blood etc in soap making, and what technique you use to incorporate it. I've used all of the above in hand balms, with good results. Would like to take them into soap but since the measurements are more...

For my first soap recipe I chose a recipe that used olive (pomace) oil, sustainable palm oil, coconut oil and rapeseed oil, which I understand is the same as canola oil in North America. I bought the olive, palm and coconut from a soap supplies place (Just a Soap), but decided to use the same...

To the tune of "The Irish Washerwoman": Googly googly googly googly googly googly googly-goo, googly googly googly googly, googly googly google google! :lol: ~ elenmirie ~ Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Hi all - I'm just joining from Maidenhead England (not far from Windsor) and would like to express appreciation for all the participants and knowledge-sharing on here. :D I'm new to soap-making and very excited about it; the company of those more experienced is very much valued! Blessed...

Thanks all. "ricing" sounds a very descriptive word to describe what I got. I said damp oatmeal in oil, it could have been damp rice in oil as well! The EO's were lavender, ylang ylang and sandalwood, and I also added some tincture of benzoin. (proportions were tinc of benz/sandalwood 2...

Hi all! I just made my first batch of soap, and while I'm happy (so far) with the result, I'm not quite sure what I did. :oops: A summary: I did a recipe based on one in a book and using soapcalc (having tried several online calculators this one seemed most useful to me.) Weighed all...