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    Time to add some color and design

    I am just beginning to add some colorants and design into my soaps and wanted to get some input. Do you prefer micas or pigments or what and why? How do they compare in cold processed soaps? What suppliers do you use for these products? Thanks for any input you provide.
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    Why is this Lye like jumping beans

    Previously I had bought my lye from Essential Depot and had no issues. I recently ran out and bought some from Bulk Apothocary since I was ordering other products from them. I am finding it very difficult to pour out of the quart container. It flies all over the place due to the static in it...
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    Soap calculator that creates list of ingredients

    Hello Everyone...Sometime ago I was searching the net and I found a soap recipe calculator that also created the ingredient list for you as a result of the recipe you entered. The problem is I can't remember where I saw this. Does anyone know what website offers this?
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    EO versus FO

    I've only made 10 batches of soap, all goat's milk and have used FO in all. I love the smell of TeaTree and I bought some EO. Do you use the same amount as FO? I've read this is a strong EO so I'm looking for some guidence. Also, some of my soaps have gelled and others have not. Still figuring...
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    What do I do with it now?

    Last week you folks were kind enough to tell me that the probable cause of liquid and dark color of my goat's milk soap was that it got too hot and somewhat separated. I'm sure that was the cause as this batch was mixed at a higher temporate of 115 and I didn't know I should not wrap in towels...
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    Newbie CP soap maker looking for some help

    Hello Everyone, I just made my 8th batch of CP goat's milk soap. It was about 7 lbs of soap and my biggest batch. I had more soap than what would fit into my loaf mold so I put the rest of it in a 3" pvc pipe mold which filled about 6 " of it. I wasn't prepared for the extra soap so by the...
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