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Finished peppermint bar.

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Finished lemongrass bar.

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Finished (cured), on handmade gift bag - this is the cinnamon leaf/ground oat soap.

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More batches - the two in the front are peppermint with peppermint leaves, and the two in back are lemongrass with dried lemongrass.

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Some of my soapmaking tools & stuff

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Just ground some oats to put in the batch of soap I'll be making.

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This is the essential oil I used for this batch.

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Measuring the essential oil.

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Measured nutrients (ground oats & cinnamon leaf essential oil) for two batches of soap.

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Covering the essential oil so it doesn't evaporate while I'm making the soap.

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Scooping one kind of solid oil (this is palm oil).

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Measuring the solid oils.

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Melting the solid oils in a pan on the stove.

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Measuring the distilled water.

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Shaking up the lye - it gets lumpy after it's been sitting around for a while.

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Measuring the lye.

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They don't make this kind of lye anymore - I now have to order lye in bulk through soapmaking suppliers! :o(

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Mixing the lye and water.

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