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I cooked the potatoes before soaping, and actually used purple potatoes to see if the color would come through (it didn't). For carrots, you could just puree fresh carrots and use at part of the liquid measurement.

Instead of expensive oils, why not play with inexpensive food additives? For instance, carrot EO is pricey and better in a leave on product. But fresh organic carrots from the store are about $1 a pound (for baby carrots). A small carton of plain or vanilla yogurt; a cucumber; an egg yolk; a...

I have the cardamom scents from WSP, the Cardamom True Sugar is spot on for a cardamom scent which I'm glad for as the EO is pricey! Would be great for a chai blend.

I am glad to read these responses, as I've been rebatching soaps too and was wondering about using beer instead of water. I normally add dry botanicals and milk powders without much issue, but have shied away from liquids other than water. I'll give it a try and hope for the best!

I found a Dove dupe from Indigo Fragrance. I have ordered from this company ALOT in the past, and I recommend them. I love that they sell small 1oz sizes for trying new scents. http://www.indigofragrance.com/item_750/Dove-Soap-Type-Fragrance-Oil.htm

Yes be careful with clove. I used only a few drops, it compliments the bay laurel.

Been a while since I made a custom order, this was a barter with a friend for something she sewed for me. Black and tan beer soap scented with lime, bay laurel, and clove EO's; and colloidal oatmeal scented with peppermint and orange EO's. Color for black was activated charcoal, and the oatmeal...

I love WSP's Coffee Beans. Strong scent, don't know how it soaps in CP but have used it in MP and HP, sticks well.

Went from "not planning to make soap any time soon" with the idea being to use down the ridiculous stash I have, to writing a list of 8 different batches complete with sketches & color schemes. Blaming my friend for the inspiration lol.

I'm not a fancy swirl person either. It just looks like too much work for something I'm going to bathe with lol. I LOVE looking at others swirl techniques though, totally admire the patience and work they put into it. I'm just simple at heart I guess, simple colors and design, great scent combos...

I'll be the oddball, I LOVE sweet foodie and bakery scents! I do draw the line though, while I don't mind using a soap that smells like blueberry muffins, I will NOT use lotion or body oil that smells like that. I figure soap is a wash off product and leaves little scent on the skin, which I can...

I used a heavy duty silicone mixing spoon, that worked well enough. You could also use a whisk or stick blend, but since I only made a small batch the stick blender would've been a bit much. If you make a 2lb batch or more, you could probably get away with a stick blender.

I'm with JustBeachy on this one, if you want the true fragrance its best to invest in the EO. I have some super pricey oils, but I add as little as 1/4 teaspoon to a pound of oils and still get the smell coming through. Also a lot of oils can be skin irritants in large amounts so using just a...

Hud, I use 5oz fluid for 15oz oils, that is with cold process though so you can go up to 6oz fluid. Use 1/2 of that as water to mix lye, and save the other 1/2 as colostrum for half way through the cook.

Sounds like wonderful memories snappyllama. My husband makes gingerbread cookies from scratch with our kids every year for Christmas, they decorate them and bring them to the neighbors around us. Ironically, I don't like gingerbread cookies, mostly because his are rather crunchy whereas I prefer...

I tried a few different things for that smooth look this batch. Instead of adding the coconut milk at trace, I cooked the soap half way through gel phase, then added the milk and mixed well. Not only was I trying to add fluidity, I was also trying to prevent the discoloring that happens with...

Great looking soaps! Here is my HP gingerbread soap. Used a blend of ginger, cassia, and clove EO's and matching ground spices, molasses, and 1/2 coconut milk 1/2 water as liquid.

There are some very cool ideas here! I must be the only soaper that has ZERO interest in making a liquid soap. Which is kinda sad, as I know plenty of people that would probably prefer liquid over bar soaps. One day, no telling when, I'll take that jump I'm sure just for the experience of it...

Looks like granite with a gold vein running through, beautiful! I've become addicted to HP lately too, my latest creation is coconut milk gingerbread. Used coconut milk for 1/2 the liquid, added molasses, ginger, cassia, and clove EO's after cook along with matching ground spices. Smells amazing!

Love everything posted so far! I'm also working on writing down scent blends that I've used repeatedly over the years. Normally I add some of this and that til it smells right, but its time to record those amounts to lessen waste and frustration. Plus if I EVER start my own business it would...