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    What scents can I use when making oatmeal soap?
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    Vanilla, honey, buttercream, etc. Brambleberry.com is a wholesale soap-making store; they offer a wide variety of fragrances, including oatmeal milk and honey, milk and honey, and buttercream snickerdoodle fragrance oil!
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    Do I need to grind oatmeal to make soap?
    Community Answer
    You don't need to, but some people prefer it that way. It's a matter of personal taste.
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    Can I use my day lye for the cold process?
    Community Answer
    Yes! It mixes way better. Plus you will have some for next time! Be sure to have the liquid soap on a low setting so it doesn't burn the lye when mixing. Burning affects the color; it will turn brown.
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    Step 12 says to add as little or as much as I want, depending on my taste. How much is too much?
    Community Answer
    Too much would be the point where it doesn't taste good anymore.
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    Can you use steel cut oats?
    Simplyjayden
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    Yes, you can use steel cut oats, It does not really have to be a specific type of oat as long as it is healthy to be put on skin.
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    If I have a base soap already, can I still put lye in it or what will make the soap harden?
    Belle K.
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    Hot process soap base will harden when it cools down, cold process soap requires lye to make.
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