Recent content by alatos

This makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

Ahh, I see. I was thinking it would initially look like mashed potatoes, then thin back out into something resembling vasoline, then finally thicken up again as it cooked off the water. What happened to mine was instant mashed potatoes, then I just cooked and stirred for another half hour or 45...

I just tried making the first recipe in this thread as my first shaving soap. All went well until the mashed potato stage. No matter how much I stirred, the soap would not thin up. I kept heating it for around a half hour, and nothing changed. Passed the zap test. I froze a small amount and...

You guys have given me days' worth of reading material haha, thanks!

Thank you so much!

Hi all, I'm new here, and new to soap making. I only started soap making because I got into wet shaving, which led me to companies like Stirling Soap, Barrister and Mann, etc., which then led me to true quality bath soaps. There is an abundance of information on making bath soap online, but...

Made a wooden soap mold and mixed up some green tea, matcha, and honey swirled soap :)

Very nice - I'm in Lancaster county.

New to the forum, I have to say I'm impressed at the civility of this thread... may be the most civil thing I've ever read concerning veganism/animal rights online. I see where the OP is coming from: can you really count a product as "vegan" (which usually carries the connotation of putting...

I made my first batch of soap a few weeks ago (peppermint - tea tree), and have been obsessed since then. I'm joining this forum to learn as much as I can. I'm blown away by the soaps I'm seeing pictures of here, and I want to learn all about it: the chemistry, blending scents, the aesthetic...