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    New base soap sample

    Read up on Lye safety as it's highly caustic and will cause chemical burns (gloves, goggle, long sleeves etc) Always add lye to water…NEVER add water to lye as the reaction will bubble and can splash. Open window to mix and keep lye solution somewhere it can't be knocked while it cools to...
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    Small batch - raindrops

    Added extra 100g oils incase need a bit more. TD in cloud portion. (211g - 1/3 of remaining batter after raindrops removed) Small amount of indigo infused almond oil to main part of batter for sky - prob also need a bit of TD. (422g - 2/3 remaining batter after raindrops removed) Raindrop 1...
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    New base formulation with 7% superfat

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    BATCH 27 - TALL & SKINNY

    In the pot swirl using indigo, pink french clay and TD. Split batter in to three and coloured each. Poured with mold propped on two placemats - wall pour from side to side. Gold mica on top. Nice soap- pattern good but try 50% white and two lots of 25% coloured next time for a lighter...
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    BATCH 26 - TALL & SKINNY - 1ST LARD SOAP!

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    BATCH 22

    Trying 3 percent more olive oil than batches 15-20. Water discount 10% = 254g (been getting some soda ash). Kaolin clay mixed with EO's. 1tbsp. Using yellow clay and pink clay for ombre effect. BATCH 23 USING SAME RECIPE AS THIS. Indigo drop swirl - pink cornflower petals on top. Bottom layer...
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    BATCH 21

    Trying 3 percent more olive oil than batches 15-20. Water discount 10% = 254g (been getting some soda ash). Kaolin clay mixed with EO's. 1tbsp.
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    Indigo swirl BATCH 15

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    Patchouli, Mandarin nd may chang BATCH 14

    142g lye - added 6 g more to make up for amount consumed by citric acid. Red clay 1tsp to EO's . TD 1 tsp to EO's. Temps at blending Lye: 25 c, Oils 26 c. Red layer bottom half. Let sit for few minutes and added light layer. Two stripes of red on top and one black (left over from previous...
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    Peppermint and Eucalyptus, Feather swirl

    142g lye - added 6 g more to make up for amount consumed by citric acid. 1/2 tsp charcoal with almond oil 2tsp TD with EO's for 80% of batter. May have miscalculated amounts of batter - measured only accounting for oil weight? Used two wired with metal straws on for side pull ups. Used hanger...
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    TEST BATCHES (3> Patchouli and lime, 4> Orange and Rosemary)

    3> Patchouli and lime 3g Patchouli 8g lime Rounded up and down to nearest full gram. Based on 3% TOW medium strength. Use darker olive oil and replaced 5% OO with avocado oil for colour. Kaolin clay 5.2g (1.5% TOW) Citric acid (3.47g - 1% TOW) sugar (3.47g - 1% TOW) salt (1.7g - 0.5% TOW)...
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    TEST BATCHES (3> Patchouli and lime)

    3> Patchouli and lime 3g Patchouli 8g lime Rounded up and down to nearest full gram. Based on 3% TOW medium strength. Use darker olive oil and replaced 5% OO with avocado oil for colour. Kaolin clay 5.2g (1.5% TOW) Citric acid (3.47g - 1% TOW) sugar (3.47g - 1% TOW) salt (1.7g - 0.5% TOW)...
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    Charcoal, Turmeric and Teatree

    Charcoal and turmeric - swirl. Tea tree oil and poppy seeds. Mix charcoal with liquid oils. 1/2 tbsp per 453g (1/3 of batch) Turmeric - mix with oil - 2tbsp oil to 1 tsp turmeric for 2/3 of batch.
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    Base recipe with water reduction

    Lemon, mandarin and bergamot essential oil with zest added at trace. Possibly add some turmeric for colour.
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    Pink and white brambleberry

    Pink and white 10% water discount to prevent glycerine rivers with titanium dioxide 272.07x0.9= 244.86g 4tsp in approx 3 tbsp Maychang oil and sunflower oil Pink French clay for bottom layer Pink salt for top
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