Recent content by diynewbie

Wow! I didn’t know this. Checking it out now. THANK YOU! :) Thank you! I will check this out.

Hello Friends! I’m sure most of you are familiar with Nature’s Fragrance and are aware that they went out of business a few months ago. I ordered about 85% of my fragrances from them and while I’ve been fortunate enough to find them thru other suppliers, there is one particular fragrance that I...

Hello all! I have a recipe for liquid laundry detergent but of course it thins out when fragrance is added to it. I've been experimenting with using salt to thicken it but no luck there. So I want to try using guar gum as I know it's a great thickener and I read on another site where a user...

Hey everyone! I made a batch of soap on yesterday and poured it in the mold around 6p. I unmolded it today about 30 mins ago (around 8:15p) and noticed that it’s still a bit soft at the bottom but pretty solid near the top. I think I poured at light trace so that could be the issue or it could...

Understandable! And I’ll go check out some of her videos now. Thanks again for your input. I really appreciate it! 🤗

Thanks! I haven’t had issues with volcanos and/or false trace. I just feel like my fragrances aren’t coming thru strong enough even when using at 6% when allowed. I know some fragrances tend to fade but these are fragrances that were recommended to me (or based on outstanding reviews) to have a...

Thanks lsg. I actually have that article from soap queen bookmarked and I’ve read it countless of times lol. That’s how I knew about the 120-130 range but was just curious to hear from other experienced advanced soap makers as I came across another article where they stated temperature is more...

Hey Guys! It’s me again 👋🏾. I’ve been experimenting with cold process soap making off and on for a little over a year now and I’m slowly getting better at it. But I’m wondering just how important is temperature as it relates to the lye and oils. I’ve read where you should soap around 120-130...

Hey Dibbles! I am superfating at 5% so I guess it wouldn’t matter huh? Thanks for responding! Thanks DeeAnna! Greatly appreciate the response.

Hey guys! I'm fairly new to soapmaking but I've gotten a lot better at it than I was before. YAY ME! However, I recently changed up my recipe using Soap Calc and I've got a question about my lye measurements. My scale (I actually have three different scales) only weighs in .05 increments in...

Awesome! Thanks so much.

Got it. Thanks again!

Thanks Zing! Would this happen to be the brand you purchase from Ace with great success? I’ve read thru the reviews and others have mentioned using it for CPS but I wanted to be sure.

Awesome! There’s actually a Ace Hardware about 20 mins from me. Thank you! ☺️

Hello fellow soap makers! Has anyone ever used the below brand of Olive Oil (see photo) from Sam’s Club? Also, any recommendations and/or suggestions on where to purchase lye from last minute/locally in terms of national chain stores? I typically order my oils and lye from BB or WSP and just...