Recent content by djk17

Depending on quantity you need, perhaps check the laundry aisle as it’s used for ironing, at least here (Austria)

I recently made a dish bar with 95% CO and 5% castor. I like it and don’t find it especially drying on my hands. I normally use a dish brush. Caveat: almost everything goes into the dishwasher so I usually only use it for the occasional pot or colander and my cutting board, so, daily use but...

I am in awe… I seldom play with design and now I am hunting the house for anything I think might work...day off today, but on lockdown so have to find something inside the flat...

I have lived in 475 sq ft with my late husband and cat—now just me and a cat. i make 3 lb batches normally, but regularly. I cure them on trays on the top of tall Ikea Billy bookcases in the hallway which comprise my pantry. it’s totally possible being a soap maker in a small space. If you...

I very often stickblend to emulsification then do a few quick pulses and stirs to incorporate e.o. and other additives. Make sure you are indeed getting to emulsification though.

I have mostly lost interest in design, except to clap and coo “oooohhhhh pretty!” at other people’s soap. At the moment (e.g. the past 5 years) I have gone back to my original idea for making soap—calming down my special rainbow unicorn annoying skin. Turns out that lots of other people in my...

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I started making soap when my sister said she had read an article in a newspaper that you could make it at home. She sent me the article and I made soap. Then I went to the library and got out every soapmaking book I could find and started reading and making notes. Later, the internet...

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could it be stearic acid causing the dots? I have had that happen. nonetheless, your soap is beautiful!!!

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My loofah comes round so I don't need it to regain its natural shape, as it is there already. Seriously, have never ever had a problem cutting it with a kitchen knife after the Pringles moulds. I usually cut it between 16-24 hours.

In the past I have just plopped a loofah into a pringles can and poured my soap at light trace over the whole thing. Slices up just fine IME. Is there a reason to soak it first? might have to try it next time to see if there is a difference. Sadly, I have collected many Pringles cans...

I melt the cocoa butter block, pour it into ice cube trays, pop out my little cubes, and store them in a ziplock