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Hi Guys,

I'm in the middle of a personal project — building a soap recipe and batch management app called **Soap Studio** for macOS, iPad, and iPhone (with iCloud sync). I'm a retired engineer and this has become my main retirement project. Happy to share some details, and I'm also hoping to get some input from more experienced soapers on a few things as I go — more on ...

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I made my brother's GF a batch of Castille soap bars (I love it!) and want to send them to her in a box that is aesthetically pleasing, but also appropriate for storing the bars long term. I have 10, 3 oz rectangular bars to package and ship. Does it matter what I wrap them in individually, or are there any recommended methods/products to wrap them in given t...

It’s time to resurrect the Fragrance Oil reports and include dates with the sources. The reports were discontinued because no one stepped up to compile the info in a spread sheet going forward. I can step up, but there are more qualified people to work with spreadsheets. And I hate Google Docs.

But I want/need to know if a fragrance lasts beyond 6 months. Aside from ti...

A while back, I bought a jar of wagyu tallow at the grocery store. I decided that I'd like to try using it in a cream or lotion. As an experiment, I took a little out of the jar and put it on my face (which has been super irritated lately)......and it smelled.....beefy. I've seen mentioned on here the concept of "washing" the tallow with water and salt and did a quick Google se...

Hi Folks,

I'm doing a bit of work on a soap making app to replace my Excel Spreadsheet. It's as much a learning project for me to see if I like coding as anything but it's a bit of fun. Along the way I've been doing some reading and I've come across a bit of a conundrum. I've always calcul...