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  • January 25, 2017 at 9:27 am #19323
    Penny
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    Most soapers use soapcalc.net and it’s automatically set to 38%. I usually water discount at 30-35% depending on the recipe and additives. If I’m working with lots of titanium dioxide for example, I usually superfat at 30 unless I want glycerine rivers then I might even bump it up to 40% and wait a few days to cut.

    I’ve also done two exact batches, but one is a lower water discount and the other higher to get “ghosting” in my soap.

    January 25, 2017 at 3:03 pm #19351
    Cynnara
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    Ghosting? What’s that?

    January 25, 2017 at 8:49 pm #19384
    Penny
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    Auntie Clara tells it best

    It’s a gorgeous and a little time consuming soaping method to obtain a lovely swirl. But it’s actually extremely easy.

    January 25, 2017 at 9:02 pm #19387
    Cynnara
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    Ooh…. more reading fun. * wanders*

    January 25, 2017 at 10:01 pm #19400
    BelindaSK
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    Check out Kapia Mera’s YouTube videos. She did a ghost swirl soap. I love watching her make soap!

    I use 30% water discount, usually.

    January 26, 2017 at 10:01 am #19433
    Cynnara
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    That is magnificent. It looks so cool, like two tones of colour, though there isn’t any colour added. I wonder if you did colour the soap like all blue, would it make it two tones through the same reaction?

    This just makes me go wow.

    January 26, 2017 at 10:16 pm #19468
    BelindaSK
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    Hmmm…I wonder too. Maybe we should try it out!

    January 26, 2017 at 10:54 pm #19469
    Penny
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    Waaaaaaaaay too much work when working with colours! Honestly? Whip up one batch, come to light trace, add your pigment, pour soap into two containers, add a wee bit of titanium dioxide and yay! Two colours!

    Or come to light trace, decant to two containers add lots of pigment to one, and a little to the other and yay! Two colours!

    Then swirl to your hearts content!

    January 27, 2017 at 8:34 am #19481
    BelindaSK
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    You’re so logical Barb! See, we need your experience here! Your way makes MUCH more sense!! Haha

    January 27, 2017 at 10:47 am #19483
    Cynnara
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    Huh. That’s too easy. Lol. But yeah. I like the ghosting though. It’s different.

    January 29, 2017 at 9:27 am #19541
    Cynnara
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    Watched a few YouTube videos on ghost soap. I need it. This is becoming addicting, people, and I haven’t even made a loaf of cp soap yet!

    January 29, 2017 at 3:05 pm #19564
    BelindaSK
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    put down the YouTube, Cyn, and back away slowly…….😜

    January 29, 2017 at 3:20 pm #19567
    Cynnara
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    You all started this! Hours on the YouTube! It was…so weird. Lol

    January 29, 2017 at 4:04 pm #19569
    BelindaSK
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    I know! It’s amazing to me how entertaining YouTube can be! I watch the ones where the Irish people try different American food items. Those really crack me up! And soaping, and crafting, and curly girls, and……

    OMG! Check out “Andy and Amy’s Haunted House”!!! ROTFLMBO!!!!! Tears, actual tears rolled down my cheeks from laughing so hard!!
    “Stop it! Just stop it!” Hahahahaha! (You’ll get that when you watch it)

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