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I've become intolerable to live with. I lurk outside the bathrooms, waiting until I hear the trickling sound of the shower being turned off. I position myself, armed with a notebook, just outside the door. They cheerfully step out, wrapped in a towel, completely unaware that they are about to be...

Sooo. Right. Had my first proper seize I think. I thought I knew what seizing was, but I've now come to understand that I had merely experienced 'rapid thickening'. The recipe was a shaving soap, one I've used before, so I know it's okay, but I had a couple of new additives that I had not...

So, to make a very long story short, my beautiful cat Middy (1/2 of the gay couple if you read the recent thread) had a few operations on his stomach some years ago, and can no longer reach behind himself to groom as well as he used to. He also attacks anyone who comes near him with a brush, so...

*sigh* Well, I just sent roughly 1lb of piping hot raw soap careening over the edge of my stove. I'm sure the sounds of my high pitched wail is still hurting the ears of all dogs in a 10 mile radius... :| Thank the soaping gods it was only a small batch. I've had it in my head that I...

I've been soaping up like crazy ever since my first batch, and I like to think I'm improving as I do so! Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my favorite batches. Picture #1: My very first attempt. Oh goodness, it's sad to look at now. A Bastille soap, the poor little bars have no FO or...

Okay, so I've made about 25 batches of soap, and I've been having great fun but I've managed to completely freak myself out about one thing in particular. Now, I don't sell soap and don't have any current plans to do so. Realistically, all of the soap I make is being given away to friends and...

I make a very basic face mask for myself a couple nights a week. I really love it, and it's helped my skin, but it's very clumpy and does not spread evenly. It's a minor point, but my Dearest did inform me yesterday that I looked like I had a skin disease with all these lumps of clay hanging off...

that raw soap splashed in fresh cuts hurts. :roll: Has anyone else noticed their vocabulary got considerably saltier after they began soaping? (yes, I should probably wear gloves)

This experiment relates to this thread: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11163 I think I'll just start with the pictures... ----- I poured the lye in a little at a time and mixed; each time the reaction was instant and bubbles would climb the wall of the bowl. I...

So, I made my first beer soap and it got me thinking. My mother is a caffeine addict-- she drinks a coke every morning (can't stand the taste of coffee). I think it would be really fun to make her a special soap just for her. Obviously, this is not going to be a 'natural' soap in any sense of...

I'm a dork. :roll: I got rather excited while shopping and bought a pound of citric acid...but, I don't like taking baths. Is there anything it can be used for besides bath bombs?

Okay, I just mixed my first batch of CP soap. I think I'm being paranoid, but it's been an hour of mixing and I swear the consistency hasn't changed at all. I think that's probably normal because it's just me and an egg beater (promised myself an immersion blender for the next batch since I...

Well, after expressing an interest in soap making, some members of my loving family decided to gift me with a 10lb block of MP soap. It was a very sweet gift, but they didn't know any better and bought it at the local craft store... So here's the problem-- it stinks. By that I mean, it...