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I like Holly! I have watched most of her videos I think. Her voice is so soothing I just enjoy watching her channel.

For sure not alone! Love the look of botanicals but they feel gross and look almost creepy when they fall off in the sink 😅 I love coconut milk too! How are you using it? I have been adding a tablespoon of powdered to my warm oils but I want to try canned too.

I watched the YouTube videos the other night...it is so bad! I was yelling at the TV that a cured soap and a safe to use bar of soap not being the same thing is not mind blowing information. My poor dog...he is only used to me yelling at the TV during football games 😆

You are so talented!!! Really cool!

I love my Cuisinart too!

That looks great!!!!

PS - I had pink salt on the top of the one bar and it is all over the counter in that pic 😆 it is really bothering me in that pic now that I see it posted!

For my recipe I have found 48 hours or longer is better. May be different with yours though. If it is soft and you cut with a wire I think the air bubbles can be more apparent. Try waiting a bit longer to cut your next batch and see what happens! This isn't a very scientific experiment since it is different fragrance and colors, but it was the same recipe, water discount, and I blended at the same temps. I used a whisk to combine just until I reached an emulsion. It is also hard to photograph. The air bubbles on the soap on the left are much worse in person! The soap on the left I unmolded and cut at 24 hours; the one on the right was after 48 hours. Every soap I have made since I have tried to wait (I'm impatient lol) and the ones I cut a bit too soon I can see a difference!

Your soaps are so beautiful! How soon are you unmolding/cutting after you pour? I have found I get less spots like that the longer I wait to unmold and cut. I am using a wire cutter which I think tends to highlight any bubbles, but seems like if I wait an extra day they aren't as bad. I did some experiments with this; I will try to take some pics later. When I do 1 pound test batches I just whisk until emulsion, because like was mentioned it is so easy to get extra air into small batches!

I know a few months back they had a note on certain fragrances that were being reformulated to meet the new IFRA regs (even though they don’t post those for us) and then most of them disappeared. So maybe it is related to that?

You got this!!

Wow now you have me swooning too…why am I such a sucker for anything that says London? 😂

I started with liquid soap before I moved on to cold process and I agree it is really fun to make!

"Amazing gift" Ugh!!!

You can check makesy (Wooden Wick), Stone Candles, and 1617 but like mentioned above anywhere can be hit or miss. I started off wanting to test all the expensive oils but I now have a mix of ones I like with price points all over the place. For me I like a fragrance that is more complex, and sometimes I achieve that by blending oils so don't rule out the less expensive oils. It's fun to experiment! I do like how makesy now has a sample box you can customize too. I have tried quite a few (ok a lot lol) from these suppliers so glad to give you any opinions if you see any that interest you! Amy