Recent content by blucrsr

Not kaolin, but I add my rose clay to my lye mixture after the initial "super hot" temp rise.

Losing my mind! Haven't made soap in quite a few months. Decided to make a small batch each night to test out the numerous samples I purchased. This is my main recipe used many times before (got it from Gecko). Might have been a little heavy with the stick blender with the first batch and...

Star Showers from Nurture is one of my favorite scents.

Thank you. This gives me some things to look into. I wonder if my hand-stirring is not enough. I have been pouring these samples thin so that the bottom is not lumpy. I hate using the stick blender for such a small, 12oz of oil, batch. I guess I'll just use it next time and see if I haven't...

OK, this is getting a bit annoying. I made the same recipe again, but this time I did everything upstairs where it is closer to 70 degrees. I even placed it in a 170 degree oven that was then turned off and left overnight. The soap after 48 hours can easily be snapped in half. I'm using the...

Thanks. It seems this might be caused by the soap not getting warm enough during saponification. I usually CPOP by loaf molds, but when I'm making these samples I don't. And it's been quite cold in the basement lately.

I generally use a 33% lye concentration. I'm also thinking I might've done something wrong with this batch now that I popped them from the mold. I posted that question in the lye soap board.

Looks great. I keep trying to texture my tops but mess around too long and then just smooth everything out.

That bubblegum soap looks great!

2 months ago I made a batch of soap and divided it into 3 parts to make some scent samples. 27.5% coconut and palm, 25% olive, 10% mango butter and avocado oil. 33% lye concentration. 5% superfat. My notes show that my oils and lye were both at 85 degrees F. I usually soap closer to 100. I...

Thank you! I'll just let them hang out there for a little longer.

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Hello again. I made this recipe a couple of days ago and it is still very soft. Just checking to see if this is your experience (or maybe I've done something wrong). I will state my basement is around 60 degrees F right now so I'm not really sure if the cooler temps are slowing things down...

I think the label looks amazing. Your first picture with all of the soaps would definitely make me stop by and check out what you're selling!

Perfect. Thank you for the replies. I will followup with a picture and some thoughts once I've made some soap!