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Just got finished melting, stirring, and dividing out some palm. Note to self: next time buy the no stir! Anyway, in conducting a bit of research across the forums I note the palm % in recipes can wildly vary from 10 - 40 %. Someone once told me they have used it up to 55%! My question for...

I would like to use my powdered sodium lactate in my cp to harden my bars a bit. Do I have to reconstitute it with water or can I just add some at trace or another time in the process? With my lye water? And how much would I use per pound? A tsp? My hardness numbers on Soapcalc hover...

I am very excitedly waiting for the UPS man (aren't we all? :lol: ). I was on ETSY looking to buy a few bars of soap and came upon this really 8) shop. (I won't mention its name in case I'm not suppose to). When I showed my husband what I had bought ( a sampler and a full sized bar), he...

For all you Christmas Tree Shoppe shoppers, a Wilton 12 cavity mold for $3.99! Jude :)

that Carebear has been named as a Moderator. Congratulations! You always have such good advice. :) Jude (hopefully, this is not old news and I am just slow to realize :oops: )

Soooo, I've been reading up and watching videos and think that I'm ready to take on hp. I have a crockpot that is either 5, but probably 6 quarts. What do you hpers think is the smallest amount of soap I should make in it? I 've read that not having enough in the crockpot is almost as bad...

Went shopping last night with DD to a mall that is a bit out of my way. Have read both yea and nay about LUSH and thought I would share my first experience and impressions. Very bright and colorful. Two young salespeople who were both very perky and friendly welcomed me. I told them that I...

.......or the ones I would like to have! What is the best way to play? If making a single colored soap should I a)wait and pour the whole batch into the mold at heavy trace or b) pour most of the soap batter into the mold, wait until the remaining batter has thickened before...

Being about as graceful as a moose, I make sure to always cover myself in safety gear while soaping. :roll: I usually wear a pair of rubber gloves from start to finish, but find them a bit cumbersome while swirling and trying to get the last drops of oil out of my soappot. I am...

Are you the type who loves to tinker around formulating original recipes with SoapCalc or Soapmaker, endlessly experimenting with new oils and percentages or do you have a few standard book recipes that use a 2 or 3 oils and you enjoy playing around with scent/color/packaging? Are you...

"The oil and the lye must be exactly the same temperature, or else the soap essentially becomes hard as a rock. :shock: "There's a crucial moment when everything's combined -- if something's off the oils will seize and it turns to cement," Tom said. " This quote is from a local newspaper...

Just got back on Sunday from a family vacation to Pennsylvania. While there we revisited Valley Forge where if you remember your 6th grade U.S. history is where in 1778 George Washington trained the Continental Army over a particularly harsh winter. Anyway, this first soap is a representation...

First, I apologize if I'm not suppose to copy this here. It is from soapcrafters.com's article How To Make Soap from Scratch. I believed that gel was a preference based upon how you wanted your soap to look. This paragraph makes it seem that gelling is a definate no no. Curious as to what...

I've been going through my fos and realize that because I pick them out with my sweet tooth, many are bakery type scents containing vanilla. :roll: Any suggestions as to what I can do to avoid having loads of brown or tan soap? Many of them are .5oz samplers. I do have td, but no micas...

Can't wait to try it again. Made a five # lard, co, and oo recipe (Pugmom's recipe, I think) and split it among the following soaps. Love Spell w/ SS Orleans Rose http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss11 ... onfe-3.jpg Electric Kiwi with BB Cucumber Melon...

Has anyone been to see the Half Blood Prince? My family went Friday night and we just loved it! Some of my favorite scenes from the book were missing, but overall throughly enjoyed it. :D I dressed up at the library (where I work pt, didn't want you to think I'm some kind of kook who just...

I made this Sweet Pumpkin Spice soap containing lard, coconut oil and olive oil on Friday. Besides a little tussah silk my fo was the only additive used. I had read that this particular fo would discolor a shade of yellow. As you can see the middle is yellow, but the outer edge is, well I...

Everyone who has made them seems to love them, so I thought I'd give it a try. :) 95% co, 5% castor with an ocean scent and a medium blue color. Added a pinch of silk. I used 80% salt and a 20% superfat. http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss11 ... ps/035.jpg...

Wishing all of the dads in the SMF a very Happy Father's Day!!! Make it a day to treasure. :D :D Jude

Maybe it's just me, but each time I seach I lose my results after I've read the first post. Example: I wanted to reseach salt bars. I typed it in and it gave me a few pages. After reading the first post, I used the back arrow key to get back to my seach results. Instead of getting the...