valerieinthegallery
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I have always wanted to learn to make soap from scratch but never dared to, so I compromised and started doing melt and pour, years ago.
This year, I decided it was time to take the plunge and learn CP, and I did. And I have had many successful batches and I love my soap and I love knowing that I made it, and it's been incredibly fun and interesting to learn this skill, and I'm so glad I did it!
But I miss MP. I miss being able to use a small amount of fragrance and knowing I am not going to lose my scent, I miss making tiny batches (sometimes literally one bar!), I miss the way it looks, the way it feels in your hand, I miss the creativity of it. I am not into all the swirls and fancy tops of CP soaps, so I don't get to express much creativity with it. When I go to etsy to look around at soap (which is pretty much every night before bed because I'm a dweeb) I am drawn to the crisp colors (even the earthy colors seem more vivid) and sharp lines of the MP soap.
Anyone here do both and find that they really prefer MP? It's not the "ease" of it or anything like that, as I don't find CP difficult. But really, I just want a pretty, nice-smelling bar of soap and CP takes up so much time and energy, formulating recipes and ordering oils.. I like the design aspect of MP and how pretty it looks when it's done.
It's almost like a feeling of homesickness. lol.
(So why don't I do MP again? Because I have run out of money. Soaping is bankrupting me! )
This year, I decided it was time to take the plunge and learn CP, and I did. And I have had many successful batches and I love my soap and I love knowing that I made it, and it's been incredibly fun and interesting to learn this skill, and I'm so glad I did it!
But I miss MP. I miss being able to use a small amount of fragrance and knowing I am not going to lose my scent, I miss making tiny batches (sometimes literally one bar!), I miss the way it looks, the way it feels in your hand, I miss the creativity of it. I am not into all the swirls and fancy tops of CP soaps, so I don't get to express much creativity with it. When I go to etsy to look around at soap (which is pretty much every night before bed because I'm a dweeb) I am drawn to the crisp colors (even the earthy colors seem more vivid) and sharp lines of the MP soap.
Anyone here do both and find that they really prefer MP? It's not the "ease" of it or anything like that, as I don't find CP difficult. But really, I just want a pretty, nice-smelling bar of soap and CP takes up so much time and energy, formulating recipes and ordering oils.. I like the design aspect of MP and how pretty it looks when it's done.
It's almost like a feeling of homesickness. lol.
(So why don't I do MP again? Because I have run out of money. Soaping is bankrupting me! )