Recent content by NicLod

Ok thanks interesting it didn't last I have a recipe i want to try that has it in so will get some and give it a try Thanks for the link ill have a look

ahh fascinating So much to learn. Is Gua Gum a good idea?

Ok interesting Yep thanks looking forward to seeing it

Hi thank you so much for your response. I would love your shower gel recipe Mine ended up honey-colored and quite beautiful. Lovely to use but very watery. I put lots of salt in but didn't change viscosity Loved the process. Excited to try new recipes' Kindly Nicola

Thanks very much! I ended up cooking it for about 15 hours more on low and adding some more lye and now it's good. :-)

So I ended up cooking it on low for about 10 hours and it's now clear Great advice re getting advice on the recipe and doing a small batch thanks I still don't understand Superfat so will do some more reading Kindly Nicola :)

Ha ha yep I've been researching for about the same amount of time if not more. I purchased all the stuff which has collected dust until I finally took the plunge Saturday. I have tried to fix the batch but am now lost as to how much lye and salt etc has been added and it's still murky with a...

Hi Zany Thanks for responding. Lovely thought of learning more recipes and of a long-involved relationship with the process. Bit mystified by it ATM but I'm sure that will change with experience. ☺️

Hi everyone My name is Nicola (58 years old) and I live in a rural town outside Melbourne, Australia. I have three kids mostly grown up now so time to do fun things like make soap. On the weekend I made my first batch of liquid soap and it was a bit of a disaster with a white film on top and...