Recent content by BrewLou

I probably look crazy when the wife looks in at me. I am zap testing sample bars every few days for the CP stuff I have curing just to learn how it goes over time. I honestly did not try zap testing the crumbles, I chalked it up to how long it was in the pot for and was just a bit over dried...

WOW, very nice! I took some pics of the dino molds from my HP attempt and yeah I am not even going to post those lol. You can tell 50% of them are dinosaurs but there was an egg mold, a trex head mold, and a fossil in a rock mold, all ended up looking like just a small blob of soap. I think I...

I see now! Rustic, crumbly, potato, potahto :) ! My only concern I guess at this point with HP is simply loss. I had over a solo cup full of crumbles from cutting just this batch. Easily a bar in itself if not more. I guess I can save these crumbles up over time and possibly do like a big...

All six bars in order. This is the "drying" issue I am confused on. Is HP soap supposed to have this crumbly type texture around the edges? Is this the "rustic" appearance? It should be obvious but top bar is CP bottom bar is HP. Finally another shot of CP on each end and HP in the...

I added some clarity to my initial posts. The soap will be for the toddler, not the infant. We didnt use any soap on our 1st until he was basically 1, and we still use baby soap on him at the moment. This castile soap was made to try and transition him into actual soap. The lye was added...

I have updated my initial post for clarity. It was made with children in mind yes. There were several toddler bar recipes online. We never used any soap with our 1st child until he was about 1. Now with hours outside in the mud and playing with the dog yield one insanely dirty almost 3yr...

So I have been busy the last few weekends! When I jump into hobbies I jump in full swing, it is a character flaw :)! I have made "sample" bars for myself out of each set to test down the road, and so far I am very glad that I did. Sorry for the long posts! 3 weeks ago I did my 1st CP...

Thanks all :)!!!

Hey hey! I have been soaping for a solid 2 weeks now, so lets just say I am new to it lol. So far both batches have gone great, but each have had their own character lets just put it that way. Anyways just saying hello! I am sure Ill be bugging everyone soon enough hehe.