Recent content by Tjika

Sadly, the soap didn't like her. It has started overheating. I unwrapped it about an hour ago, but it has now started bulging, so in the fridge it went. Lets hope it helps.

I just made some soap and wrapped it on a heating pad to gel. This is what happened next. :)

I made my first lotion this weekend and definitely want to make more. This will create a surplus for myself. I do not want to sell, but am I allowed to give to friends and family under EU law? I know I can gift soap and bath products, but am not sure about body products. Does anybody know?

I made my 2nd small batch of soap on monday evening and I think it overheated. I had the mold on a microwave heat pad, wrapped in a towel and forgot to remove the pad for the night. At 10pm it looked fine. This morning it looked like the top was sweating and the liquid zapped when tested. I left...

Thanks everybody :smile: I went out and got a lighter olive oil today. When I opened the bottle there was barely any smell so hopefully this will be better. I've been playing with soapcalc, keeping your advice in mind, and am going to up my olive oil and lower coconut oil. I also learned a...

I'm a newbie to soap making. I ran across a blog a couple of weeks ago, of someone making all sorts of homemade products, which got me interested in soaping and lotion making. I love learning new crafts. I made my first tiny batch of cp soap 10 days ago and tried it for the first time today...