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  1. cgawlik

    I forgot my soap in the oven....

    And this reminds me of the time I cpop'ed 2 batches and forgot they were in the oven cooling.. then turned my oven on to preheat for dinner... cooked soap anyone? in the end dinner didn't get made that night and my soap ended with a pretty cool texture on top where it had "baked"..
  2. cgawlik

    It's all about how passionate someone is...

    Havent watched the video yet, sound is broken on the laptop and tablet is charging, but I also can not make soap if im in a "mood" my batches will fail everytime. I know its taboo but I cannot wear my goves everytime I make soap. they irritate my already irritated hands so on the occasions...
  3. cgawlik

    Emulsifying Sugar Scrub Guidance

    Thank you DeeAnna, you explained that so much better than I could have. On a side not do you have any idea how strange it was for me to reply to a question from you? I mean seriously I look for posts from you when I have questions.. best of luck
  4. cgawlik

    Emulsifying Sugar Scrub Guidance

    My understaing is an emulsifier has to be used for it to remain stable. The one I make I do use ewax in. Why no Ewax? Is it just a prefrence? When I started making my scrubs I used my basic lotion recipe replacing the water phase with glycerine and my liquid soap. when all was done and I...
  5. cgawlik

    School supply rant

    I guess I am fortunate to live in an area that is not all that "rich" and that our school system understands that. Love my little "podunk" town. And like I said this was for a lady at work that struggles to make ends meet and she was more than happy with the "off" brands and cheaper versions...
  6. cgawlik

    School supply rant

    Wow thats nuts, I just bought school supplies for a lady at work's children, I think 4th and 6th grades.. Only spent $35 at walmart for both of them and was able to get everything from both lists. Granted our schools dont require any fancy stuff like earbuds and laptops but still I bought ALL...
  7. cgawlik

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    Canned my freshly rendered beef tallow(all it cost was time and electricity) thank you local grocer. Got about 3 pounds of beef trimmings I used in a couple soups( thanks again meat man!) Lard is on the stove in its 1st cleaning. I won't get as much lard, never do but hey free is free. So I...
  8. cgawlik

    Has anyone had problems with their plumbing?

    Dbf is a plumber by trade, he actually takes a bit of lye and dumps in drains once in a while, just to give em a good cleaning. Once or twice a year. Had no problens with pipes..
  9. cgawlik

    Milk Frother/Whisk

    I just scored a bag of 5 of these at a local thrift store for 5 bucks, made mixing clay in oil so much easier
  10. cgawlik

    Wsp flash sale

    Just got my order, haven't had time to do more than smell them yet.. hurry up day off!! What I ordered.. Green tea and cucumber... kinda smells "soapy" oob. Maybe it will have more of a "green" scent in products Calla lilly.. oob snell spot on. Can't wait to attempt to soap this one Lilac in...
  11. cgawlik

    Wsp flash sale

    Well this was just evil... of course I had to buy some, very disappointed the lavender basil went out of stock while I was shopping though..
  12. cgawlik

    Man scrub

    Scent really isn't the question.. I have thoughts for that.. I guess my main questin is the medium.. I feel like sugar would be "off putting" to the majority of guys. With the amount of sugar I use it would take a ton of ground pumice, my stepson has acne and uses my scrub and seems to like it...
  13. cgawlik

    Man scrub

    Same with me! Hes just so indifferent.
  14. cgawlik

    Man scrub

    I don't know if this has been covered already, my powers of search are nit working right now, I have a great ( I mean really great) emulsifyed sugar scrub recipe I use for myself and other females, but want to make a "man scrub" but what do men look for in a scrub? Is this something worth...
  15. cgawlik

    Body Butter Greasiness

    Big believer in arrow root powder for butters and lotions, I use around 1 TBLS per pound of oils... just whipped up slme for a friend thats expecting but didn't want the greasiness of straight cocobutter, she loves it
  16. cgawlik

    Nurture Soap Supplies/BIG sale

    Awwww why ya gotta post this when I'm between jobs? Well maybe I can fit a few things into the "essential" buget!!!!
  17. cgawlik

    Hair Repair Recipe

    After I color my hair, I use plain avocado oil as a deep conditioner, let it sit 10-15 minutes then rince with hottest water I can tolerate, if my hair still feels "greasy" I will wash with mild shampoo, but no added conditioner... No serious damage, and I color, blowdry, flat iron, and tons...
  18. cgawlik

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    Polished and wrapped what feels like a gazillion bars of soap, basically rebatching a liquid soap past, well maybe not rebatch but attempting to up the sf on it, in the pot diluting now (almost done), made some emulsifyed scrub, and a ton of lotion for my neighbor.. Now im thinking I should...
  19. cgawlik

    lotion calculator?

    http://www.sbwave.com/lotion/ I have used this one a few times but tend to like to do the math myself... Here is a site that has some pretty decent guidelines.. http://www.cheatography.com/emmajane/cheat-sheets/ingredient-ratios-for-lotion-making/#comments Hope it helps
  20. cgawlik

    my soapy expert friends, Will this work?

    Ok soap is diluting, wow it always takes me forever it feels like, my friend is gonna be stoked!!! And I'm down to only one broken vehicles.. stupid aftermarket alarms.. causing my starter not to work.. (THANK YOU GOOGLE). Stupid car been sitting dead in the driveway for nearly three weeks and...
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