Lovely. I bought this same Shea butter from Amazon last year and just now made soap with it. I used 20% and found that my package of 7.5 oz had lost some moisture and I had to dip into another container to get my 7.2 oz for my recipe so good thing I just didn't eyeball it or dump in the whole...
Today I finally cracked the seal of my 50lb tub of sodium hydroxide I purchased on 9/16/20 and transferred it to more manageable containers. I had stopped soaping for a couple years but recently caught the bug and have been making a batch or two with my son on the weekend. I finally used all...
Thanks for sharing your soap experience. I purchased the same Shea butter with every intention of using it for soap. I found a great deal on it and couldn't pass it by. I assumed it would turn my soap a dark color but you give me hope that I will have a lovely soap with it.
My favorite soap scent is Coconut Lime Verbena. I also bought something called Christmas cabin that smells very "spicy" and the colors gold, silver and white came out beautifully. My friends and family love the Black Cherry. I also made a pine fragrance soap that I like much more than I...
Congratulations, the stick blending will get easier. Fragrances will make a difference in your blending. I always try to look for fragrance that behaves nicely in soap from other reviewers so I will know what I am in for.
I use lavender mint from Natures garden and really like it. The mint does seem stronger than the lavender but I prefer it to the lavender soap. I use a light green, lavender and white and make a beautiful design.
I do love this fragrance review spreadsheet. I need to be better about adding my input because I sure do appreciate the input of others. I like to buy my fragrances in larger bottles but sometimes...without testing that is a mistake.
So happy to see this thread. I was gifted some lovely bear fat yesterday and wondered about the Sap value....took me two seconds to find it! Now to render the fat.
When I made coconut milk soap it got really hot, definitely went through gel phase and I felt like my Micas bled a little because of it. I froze my coconut milk before adding the lye. Now when I make milk soap, I stick it in the freezer for the first couple hours in the mold to keep the...
I always soap at room temp. You may be interested in checking out CPOP that is cold process, oven process. I have not yet tried it but it looks like people get more vibrant colors because their soap goes through a "gel" phase.
I see someone already mentioned but your lye does not need to be warm. I often make my lye water in the morning or the night before I soap. I mix my oils too...then when its time to soap its just the fun part left. You did so much for your first soap, embed and a stamp. I don't know how to...