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Hi everyone. I mentioned some months ago that I use Evernote as a soap journal. I made a tutorial for how to use it (which also describes how I use it). Unfortunately, I can't seem to get it to upload in the videos section, so I hope it is all right if I share it here. I think it could...

Hi everyone, I had the weirdest thing happen to me, and I thought I'd share so you can watch out in this hot weather. I made some soap using the Plum Tea FO from BB, and it accelerated a bit, which I expected. I put it in the freezer for a few hours, then put it in the fridge. The next day, I...

I was wondering if anyone else was having trouble finding LouAna coconut oil at Walmart lately. The last three or four times I have gone, they haven't had it, and the Spectrum brand is twice as much (about $0.50 more for 16 oz.). I can't stomach spending that much. I am just going to order it, I...

I started to add this to one of the other threads, but then I thought that might sort of be hijacking a thread, so I started a new one. Potential idea: Maybe we could start threads for each week of the Soap Challenge 2013? Just a thought. Anyway, here is my challenge soap, Hobbit's Garden. My...

Look what the Easter Bunny brought me! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goPiOLbtON0

I am curious to know what you prefer. SoapCalc's default is 5%. I have been playing around with different discounts.

I am so happy with this one. I used NG's Seaside FO (which smells great)! Here is the making video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h_CiCzMxMk And the cutting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjklDg8gzMA

I made some lavender oatmeal soap yesterday with ground oats, and I decided to make the oatmeal connection even stronger by blending my lavender EO with Oatmeal Milk & Honey fragrance. It smells amazing together. Not a combination you'd normally think of, but I thought I'd share since I enjoyed...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQvB86SiUU I was happy with how this one smelled. Not sure the fragrance will stick. We'll see!

Hi everyone! I posted this video of the making of one of my soaps, and I wanted to share it with you all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOt-v5DRMTI

I just cut my Japanese Cherry Blossom soap. Really happy with the colors.

I have used Bramble Berry's, and it could be me and what I was trying to do, but I got soap on a stick. I was browsing some of Nature's Garden's, but the reviews on one said that it didn't stick in CP soap, and the reviews on another said the FO morphed. I can't be 100% sure it's the FO that is...

I know this ground has been covered, so I apologize, but I just couldn't find the information I was looking for. Those of you who use cream, what color will natural soap be? I know goat milk discolors to a tannish color, but I wasn't sure about cream. The other question I had was about when...

How many of you New Englanders and New Yorkers are making soap today? They canceled school statewide and the governor of MA has just issued an executive order to be off the roads by 4:00. I think I will just go make some soap.

Just cut my new soaps with my fabulous new cutter from Budd Haffner. I can't recommend him highly enough! I made the lavender spearmint with a drop swirl technique. The Angel White was an experiment in creating the whitest, purest-looking soap I could. I couldn't resist a little pink...

Hi folks, I started to order some palm oil and colorants from Bramble Berry yesterday, and once I was all ready to check out, I noticed I only had two shipping options, and they were both over $50 for an order that only totaled about $30. Anyone know what gives? I wound up ordering the palm...

Hi everyone. I'm making a soap series based on Jane Austen characters. So much fun! I wanted to post some pics. In pic one on left is Sweet Jane, a yellow and natural soap swirl scented with lemon verbena. On the right is Mrs. Darcy, goat milk with plumeria (I used TD and ultramarine violet)...

Hi folks, I have been experimenting with titanium dioxide for the first time, and I got that stearic crackle throughout my soap. It actually looks really cool, but hypothetically, if I wanted to avoid them, what should I do differently? Here was my process: Recipe: 30% olive 25% coconut 25%...

I have a question about pigments and 100% goat milk soap. I have never tried to color my goat milk soap, and it comes out a sort of light orangy tan/cream color. I have heard if you try to add color to goat milk soap, you won't get a true color. Can you counteract this problem by coloring it...

Has anyone ever combined these two scents in a soap? I put them together to sniff, and they smelled good. I was just wondering if anyone else had tried them together.