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Hey Clarice, Well I did like it at first, but I think I was just pleased with it being my first cream soap effort. But I will not be making it again. Mine too seems to be full of air but rather than a cool whip consistently it’s more like a ‘dessert mousse’ I can barely get a lather from it all...

Nope! I’m afraid no one offered any words of advice on the subject! I plan on tackling it again in the near future when I have some free time. If by some miracle I find something that works I will be happy to share it with you Jenlee

Yes! Very helpful guys thanks. I actually have the same type of tins you have shown above. I just assumed they were aluminium but they are in fact coated steel so should be fine to use. But I’m loving those lather bowls! Soooo much nicer for gifting. And I also like the idea of making those...

I will confess i have yet to make it through the entirety of this Humongous thread but before i attempt to get myself and ingredients together to embark on this little experiment im wondering about quantities. Obviously for a trial batch im not wanting much. Well, even its totally amazeballs i...

Thanks DeeAnna. I shall wait to see if any other Canadians have any ideas of where to buy it then. And i guess keep my eyes peeled at various health food stores

Iv'e been following all these "de-funk da pits" and related threads for sometime now. I long ago gave up on my quest for a natural homemade deodorant but considering giving it another go with all the amazing info you have all contributed. My question is (And please excuse my ignorance here...

made my first m & p soaps for kiddies and I had so much fun with them! (usually I only do cp) But now I’m struggling to make a little frosting for the top to use as a ‘glue’ to get my toy duckies to stick. It goes from liquid to thick melted marshmallow type disgustingness in 0-2 seconds...

I just wanted to let you know DeeAnna that the cream soap turned out really lovely in the end. I used some just on my hands and they felt super moistured afterwards. I’m really pleased with the results! I have packed away the majority of it in a Tupperware container and shall peek in on it in 4...

Thanks DeeAnna. Your a wealth of information!!!! So I guess I will go ahead and whip er up right away and maybe stash half of it for a couple of months and see how the two compare.

I’m a bit confused about the difference between the two? I’ve made the whipped cream soap paste from the ‘Humblebee & me’ site and would like to proceed to the phase of melting and whipping. Im confused as she says it’s ready to use right away after you whip it. everything else I’ve read on...

Hi Lexie! I’m from Glasgow originally but moved to Canada about 12 years ago. Stumbled onto cp soaping about 3 or 4 years ago and was Sooooo happy when I found this group. An amazing resource full of incredible information from such experienced people that you just can’t find anywhere else. I...

Thanks for your response DeeAnna! Yes normally I do check temperature and try to follow any given instructions as accurately as given. And I do try to do lots of online research before attempting something new.Guess when I read humblebeeandme’s comment in the instructions for adding the lye...

OMG! What did I do? Decided to have a go at the whipped soap paste recipe here https://www.humblebeeandme.com/diy-whipped-soap-base/ After reading about it on another post here. Following her instructions I began to add the melted lye solution to my pot of melted oils and it immediately went...

Yeh, i don't have another preservative but i went back to the website to re-check the recipe and compare it to what i'd written down and i see that i totally messed up the quantities when converting it into grams and scaling it down. Doh! * note to self- Red wine, lotion making & math do not...

Just tried out a new lotion recipe which was all going along swimmingly till the last minute when i split the finished (lovely looking, i might add) recipe into two batches to try 2 new fragrances and clearly this is where i buggered things up! The first batched separated BIG time! Ugh... big...