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Gorgeous! Looks like orange marmalade.
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Those are so beautiful and look both delicate and delicious!
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I use boxes, however I prefer the look of cigar bands. I just don't have the time nor inclination to do the bands.
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I have some and made something....well interesting... to say the least.
I took some FBB and some shower gel and mixed them together. Got a consistency kinda like that goop hand cleaner. Mixed in some orange oil and pumice and it makes a cool mechanic or gardener scrub. I don't plan on selling it though cause the label would be a nightmare.
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I've used shea from KB before and loved it!
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It has that "perfume" color that is so attractive.
Now I'm embarassed. I didn't know about this.
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Howdy back at ya! I'm pretty new here myself. Good to have you here.
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It depends on your taste. Making what you are, I would probably get the clear. I usually get the golden, but that works for me in the products I use it in.
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I agree with Robin on the avocado. I think of it as a heavier oil. I personally would say rice bran and soy are borderline... all the others you have listed I would consider light oils.
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Beautiful soapies and swirls!
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Sounds lovely!
It also sounds very similar to my cocoa butter bar recipe. The only reason I said that was because of the beeswax comment. If it was my recipe, it certainly didn't need the beeswax for hardening, I used it to try to compliment the cocoa butter smell. Don't think it did what I expected at the time.
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I've done a couple of batches with over 40% cocoa butter.
The bars were lovely, a plethora of creamy lather, no crumbling at all.
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You shouldn't even attempt swirls or layers until you have the basics of soapmaking down and have successfully made a few batches! I mean, it probably can be done, but it will be much less stressful for you to go plain and simple at first.
Have you been yet to www.millersoap.com? I suggest reading up there, then finding an easy peasy recipe, like Bunny's castille, to try.
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I found palm to be the culprit in batches I had that were tracing too fast.
Once I lowered the percentage, I had no more probs. Since then I have given up palm entirely.
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Beautiful! Love the swirls too.
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Tlc26: make mp soap : willing to swap for any other type of soap : Make candles and possibly willing to swap candles
xava: mostly cp soap. Would prefer to swap mostly soap, but love to get other goodies too.
How long did you tinker with your recipes?
in General Soap Making
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It took me 4 years to settle on a recipe and I continue to tweak it occasionally.
For the first 2 years, I bet I used a different recipe for every batch I made. Then I finally begain narrowing it down to a select few.