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I've soaped the Explorer Series. They all soaped well. Discoloration in all but Rustic herb Table and Inlet sea Marvel Garden turned a yellow/green mossy clor and Red resin a light Cocoa color.. the others were just slightly discolored for me. The scent them selves are incredibly complex...

I have 5 of them and love them. They were my first purchased molds! It appears Brambleberry is now carrying a similar one.. If they ever get one that's a bit longer I'd be buying a bunch.. I really do love them for HP.. and once you get used to popping them out in CP, ya love them for that too!

My first batch of soap was made with my first batch of self rendered Tallow. I had my butcher grind it.. then I rendered it in my crockpots. No real smell.. or mess for me I've since used it all used all 10lbs of it.. and no odor has come thru in the soap (my first batch had no color and no...

breckash; Just an added note here... Mold to recipe size is something that confused the heck out of me for a while. The thread link posted is where I started my understanding.. But.. It's important (for me anyhoo) to remember the base calculation is based off of how much Oils your recipe...

The stearic acid in palm oil can separate in the pail, so it's a good idea to melt and mix it up real good. You can get Homogenized palm and you don't have to melt/ and mix it. Otherwise it's a good idea to stir before use and the different fatty acids will separate in your palm Palm oil...

Thanks for the feedback. .. seems I never use all of them up when I make soap, so really wanted to know if I could save the left overs.. as well as make up a bigger batch!

I'm newly using Oxides as my first colorants to my soaps. Still experimenting with mixing them and the amounts to use in the soap mixture. The directions for my Oxides (from the supplier) say to mix them in warmed oil (1oz per 1/2 tsp). My question is can you store unused mixed in oil...

Slight hijack ascetic: a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial <-- certainly not me.. didn't mean this at all! aesthetic /esthetic: yes this is what I meant.. and I looked it up, appears both of these spellings are...

Looks like a partial gel, perhaps? If so, it's only an ascetic issue :)

as a new soaper myself, I noticed in all my reading that folks do indeed soap all at different temperatures. I have come to the conclusion that it really is personal preference and there isn't a right or wrong answer. That said, as a new soaper I've decided to stick to 100- 110F until I...

RoseMarie: In cold process The soap "batter" can go through different stages of thickness during trace. Also if there is a problem during CP your mix can get real lumpy and thick.. sometimes this makes you have to scoop it into the mold and press it in. In rebatching a previously made...

*disclaimer* I'm a new soaper, so my opinion based on feedback I got from others. My soap accelerated on my last week for the first time, and I had thought It riced.. it actually was accelerated. So that was a lesson: learned what it looked like. (it looked like chucky applesauce vs...

I'm a new soaper too! It's so exciting, isn't it?? I've done 4 batches and tried for experience to rebatch one. My 3rd batch accelerated on me but the other 3 were smooth as pie. I know I have that overwhelmed feeling! Colors, Scents, Curing, oil properties, calculations, to gel or not to...

I haven't wrapped any of my soaps in cellophane, but I believe there are special plastics you can wrap them in that are breathable. I'll be peeking at this thread to see what other feedback you get!

Thanks for the suggestions and Posts! I'll have to look for little buckets to hold the harder oils in as in the big picture that's more reasonable, but for these first couple I'll warm those jugs up!! @Ranran: 2 oils at Soapers Chioce (columbus foods) 12.95 shipping (zip & weight based) 2...