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I haven't been making soap in months!!! I thought I wouldn't remember, but it's like riding a bike: you never forget.  The initial plan was to test a recipe with 15% cocoa butter , to make an in-the-pot swirl and some piping on the top. Total oil weight:  800 gr Water as % of oil weight: 28 % Superfat: 7% Water:Lye Ratio 2:1 Fragrance/e.o.: NONE Soaping temperature: Oils @ 62 °C, Lye @ 65 °C Mica: Hot Chocolate ( swirl and flowers on the top*) *the flower plan failed, see below :-/ OIL/FATS Olive Oil (pomace) 25 % Palm Oil 25 % Coconut Oil, 76 deg 25 % Cocoa Butter 15 % Castor Oil 5 % Almond Oil, sweet 5 % Everything went well with the in-the-pot swirl!  On the other hand, the brown-colored batter I left in the pastry bag has become pretty thick and I couldn't pipe the flowers on the top of the soap... when I squeezed the bag the batter clogged the piping tip... I gave up with the piping and put the soap to rest overnight....

Now it' s the right moment!  - I've collected all my closet/drawer now-not-so-much scented sachets - I've emptied them (this time I haven't recycled the lavender floral buds because they were pretty old and I've already re-used them many many times), and cleaned the sachets from impurities, debris etc. - I've  removed dry debris from the new lavendin floral buds  (I always have the feeling that they can give you some crazy sneezing if inhaled!!!) with a  plastic mesh and put l avendin flower buds  in a plastic container Lavendin is  a hybrid between true lavender and spike lavender and you can find a nice description about it's properties   here - I've added 8-10 drops of organic lavender essential oil, sealed the container, shook it vigorously and repeated the operation three times.  To maximize the absorption of the essential oil on the floral buds, I left the containers tightly closed for an over night Tod...

Colours You have liquid dyes , solid pre-colored pellets  and blocks , as well as p owders.  You can also use crayons or go for the natural shade of the wax. For example, beeswax is yellow and soy wax has an opaque white color that I adore! Be careful: crayons are not professional products!  Smell You can use essential oils or fragrance oils . Let's see the main differences ... Essential oils Natural Therapeutic/healing properties More expensive than fragrance oils More volatile (they last less) Fragrances are limited Fragrance oil Synthetic (that doesn't mean they are bad) No healing properties Affordable prices for good quantities The smell lasts longer because they are not volatile Virtually unlimited fragrances They MIGHT contain added chemicals and be environmental hazardous Suppliers I fell in love with this online supplier the first time I visited the website. They are specialized in candle-making products (they have plent...