Recent content by Desederata

Personally, I like it. I love the colors. It looks like a modern art painting.

I love your fur babies! They're gorgeous dogs. Wow, you sure reacted quickly to the mishap and your soap turned out great! Thanks for sharing this. I would be totally freaking out myself and probably would have ended up making even more of a mess. I panic during a disaster! LOL

Never heard of them but I will check them out. THANK YOU!

95 dollars! I guess I can't complain too much. Unfortunately I don't have any friends in Michigan who leave near the border. That's great that your friend was able to bring your stuff home for you.

thanks Dixiedragon...........I'm in Canada so I have ordered a bunch from a dealer in British Columbia. 20 dollars for shipping! yikes! I spent about 125 bucks. My early Xmas present. :thumbs:

I have also tried some colorants that were unsuccessful. I probably won't use my cake colorants after reading the replies. Thank you Earlene. I appreciate your input.

I will check those out. Thank you! okay, good to know. Thanks so much!

Just wondering if anyone has tried these to color CP soap? https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0000CFMU7/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

okay, thank your for your advice

could you give a few examples please? and how does it change the soap? I'm just learing how to make soap and am trying to learn as much as I can.

okay, thanks Lin

I have a question. You mentioned using pre-batch lye. How do you heat this mixture before using? Doesn't it have to be warm to mix with the oils in CP soap making? Can you put it in the microwave. The reason I ask this is because when making my last batch I heated my oils way too much and had to...

I made some really nice lemon CP soap recently and used three different EOs. It smelled great but now there isn't a trace of scent left. Why don't the citrus oils hold their scent? Maybe I didn't use enough?

I did it this way (added after reaching trace) on my last batch and used a spatula to mix it in and it worked out fine. On my second batch of soap I added it after I had reached trace, used the stick blender to mix it in and my soap became way too thick. I could hardly pour it. So I will try...

Wow........I'm amazed at the wealth of knowledge on this board. So much to learn. I did not realize that the temperature of the heated oils was so important. I know I have overheated my palm oil a couple of times only because I forgot about it on the stove. I need to be more vigilant when...