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It does look like it came back together for you. Did you add any extra liquid or was it ok HPing it just as it was?

Lol @ the looney bin! Seriously! I have to force myself to be occupied so I don't stand there staring at the soap waiting for it to be cut. Most of my recipes are on the firmer side. But the ones that aren't are a lesson in patience for sure. I am glad to hear you still cure for up to 6wks...

You don't have to convince me. I make an unscented Mocha soap that has a light smell. Not like a FO but its nice. I use a strong coffee, coffee infused olive oil, melted dark unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder are all included in my soap. Some here like it with the coffee grounds, but...

I think a lot of times maybe ovens might be off by even a few degrees and it throws things off. When I use it I also stay right there in the kitchen. Tricky but when I do those individual molds I have to do it!

Yes, I learn more and more everyday. Constantly experimenting and tweeking in the eternal search for perfection ;) IMO opinion it goes like this..... Prevent gel, saponification is complete in what, about 2 days, maybe 3? Gel soap by insulating, gel complete in 12-24hrs. Gel soap by...

I know that CPOP is all the rage now........but.... What happened is basically what happens when you put a batch in the crockpot to HP it. Only half-way.....to the point that it is separating. I do not understand peoples obsession with CPOP since all it is, is forcing the soap through gel...

It probably just got dark because of so much sugar in the banana. I make my banana soap with 4 oz(almost 2 whole bananas) of banana puree that is strained. But I have always kept the lye water in an ice water bath while adding the lye. In the next batch I am going to see how I like adding it...

They do look good. I like my soaps cured for at least 6 weeks. No matter how many times I try a soap at 3 or 4 weeks.......I always like it much better at 6.

Some I have listed here are.... 1. Snow Day (I live in the south, and it snowed. Of course I collected, sanitized and filtered some to make soap with) 2. Quilted (I have some great soap that have some flaws that can be trimmed. But then they would look weird. So cutting them and using them...

I always get Seasonal Affective Disorder (also known as SAD) in the winter time. But this winter has been a bit better than usual. I have been getting my B12 shots regularly (we can do them here at home) and also taking extra vitamin D and C. It has made so much difference this winter. Last...

Oh my goodness!!! A couple of weeks ago I was thinking of a pb & J soap......I wonder how it would be with a tablespoon of peanut butter ppo and a tablespoon of jam ppo.......... My wish list is LONG!

Yes, you can use 100% beer in replacement for water. Just freeze the beer and add the lye slowly to the frozen beer so as not overheat and scorch the beer.

I just add powdered Turmeric to the soap at trace. Or infuse the oil with the turmeric and just use the colored oil in soap. If you just at a small amount of the annatto oil it will be yellow. More and it will get darker, more towards orange. Its all about the amount you add as well as...

You could use annatto seed and infuse your oil beforehand(you can just strain or scoop out the annatto seeds before making your soap recipe) to get a yellow color........if you are not wanting to buy soap colorants. Also Turmeric can give a yellow color but if you use too much it might be...

We like the yellow ones too, super delicious! Last year we got a Rainbow mix of heirloom tomato seeds from Gurneys. It has the white, yellow, Brandywines and a few others that are all just great! Fresh veggies in soap is super fun, for sure!

I know for sure that Gurneys.com has them. They are listed as Rainbow Blend. But I'm pretty sure that last year I saw packs of them at place like Lowes' and Home Depot. Just as soon as they start putting their seed packs out just go and search all the varieties at every place you go. I love...

Nice soaps Moonshea! I'm ok with what happened to the rose soap. I have mourned the loss and got over it, lol. I just chalk it up to a learning curve for making a soap cutter. They are going to make a great quilted soap. I will just make a new rose soap but make it better. I will color...

That last picture you can see the carrot pulp, that was left after removing the juice, its in the zip bag that I am holding. And also......the purple carrots are only purple on the skin. So when they are peeled, they just look orange.

Thanks! Thank you. That's me exactly. I used to make tons of baked goods and sell them. I always would find a different way to decorate so I didn't have to do roses, lol! :smile: Thanks! Yes, we do garden and have been only using organic fertilizers now. Using plants that we have grown...

I also was not bothered by the feel of the lather from my CP batch that I tried. I made it on New Years Eve......so its just at 3 weeks. I am excited to see how it does over the next year. I'm thinking I will do a lather test with pics every so often so I can compare now to 6mo and 12mo. I...