Recent content by Elle2014

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Nooooooooo! :shock: My beautiful soap is going to be tan? Well. They were free, and I guess I got what I paid for. I'm glad you mentioned that - I would have been horrified if that happened in a few months without warning.

I see what you mean - I hadn't noticed that. Maybe it's just the juniper or the dandelion changing colors. I (obviously) don't ever sell my soaps, but I'd like to some day. What would you all do if a batch ended up with the odd brown streak down the middle? Discount those bars? Try to...

I think so. I did my very standard 17.2 oz olive, 17.2 oz coconut, 17.2 oz palm, 2.1 oz castor recipe. I got a freebie bag from my recent order to Soap Making Resource, so I decided to experiment with the stuff included (which I had no prior experience with). The green color is from...

What would make the very top ridge of my cold process batch turn brown? I don't think this is DOS, because it was like this in the mold before I even cut it, and it's only on the highest ridge in the middle of a few of my bars. What did I do wrong :confused: ...and please excuse my soda ash...

Thanks :cry: What I didn't account for was the super-strong coffee and how very dark it made the soap, so the prepared amount of titanium dioxide wasn't enough to make it even a little lighter. I mixed up more, but not well enough, obviously. I think I may try to rebatch it anyway, just...

Hello all, For the first time, I'm considering rebatching some soap, but I want to be sure it will solve the problem before I do so. I made a batch of cold process coffee soap and was pretty happy - it actually smells like coffee and cocoa butter. Unfortunately, I not only didn't use...

It appears to have turned out "ok" in the end - it's cut and it's not zappy and it's pretty inside :D Thanks so much for reassuring me; I was pretty frantic.

Sounds like a plan! I run the air as well, but I'm in south Florida and we've had torrential rain for days; it's like a sauna even with the air. I should maybe have waited and soaped next week...but I'm an addict. :roll:

Do the bars continue to be softer throughout the curing process as well? I'm wondering if it would help to let them cure longer than the 4-6 weeks so they'll last longer when used. It occurred to me, also, that it's been super humid here lately. I wonder if the lack of dry air could have...

Thanks to both of your for your feedback :) I made two different batches last night, both swirls, both tried and true recipes but much, much cooler than I've ever soaped before. So far, both have hardened, but they're only slightly warm (even super insulated) and there's still no sign of a...

Hello again everyone :) I've been looking forward to trying a swirl for SO long, and I finally attempted it this evening. I got to a light trace (I'm relatively new at this, but I'm pretty sure), added my essential oils, separated into containers to add colorants, molded it up (5 lb wooden...

About how much arrowroot do you add compared to your oils? Are we in the "pinch" range, or more like the teaspoon range?

It's my understanding that salt bars make a super, lotion-like lather that's wonderful for shaving one's legs. The salt exfoliates and I've read that it makes your skin feel super soft. ....and they look cool.

Wow - thanks for the great information everyone! I am super excited to try them, and I feel so much better knowing some of you had similar experiences. My recipe was 80% coconut, 10% shea, 5% avocado, and 5% castor, so it sounds like it's not that far off from some tried and true ones you...

Hi everyone! I made my first salt bars yesterday, and I'm wondering about a few things. Do they go through gel phase? I didn't use a colorant, so they're pure white, and they never got that "gel phase" look that my regualar cold process soap gets. I know they get really hard really fast, so...