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If you find a tiny bell-shaped stick/immersion blender, let us know! I have a tiny battery operated frother, that was $7.67 in 2017. The black one is now $8.99: Bodum Schiuma Battery Operated Milk Frother, 8.5 Inches https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V5VGHU It works fine in small containers, on...

I've been slacking, spending time on our new used truck, but did wash soap dishes today and am going to set up supplies to make a batch tomorrow.

For outbuildings: Smear peanut butter in a horizontal stripe (about 1 inch wide) inside a 5-gallon bucket, about 4 inches down from the rim. Put a chunk of wood or something about 6 inches high next to the outside base of the bucket. Fill the bucket about half-full of water. Dump the bodies...

Not quite what you're asking: I once used chicken tallow as sort of an emu oil replacement in a hand cream. It was a nice cream but the chicken tallow scent was undesirable so I added some EOs to it. Figured chickens and emus are both birds and might have similar properties.

Not the same. The Soap Dish Forum is no more. Some from the old "Soap Dish Forum" have set up a private Facebook group. Answer the questions and you're in.

We shop monthly so have a stash of food and tp. If getting food becomes a problem, we may get skinny. Medically fragile and old family members are the bigger concern right now. If we cannot get more tp, we can use many old washcloths, although it would be like washing diapers again. I routinely...

Nice to have you here; you'll find plenty of enablers :-)

I made a test batch of CP soap with lanolin in it. This soap is intended for my mom, who purchased a bar that she liked for dry skin some time (years?) ago from someone at a farmer's market. She thinks it had lanolin in it.

Straight olive oil on my non-acne prone skin seems to result in breakouts. Coconut oil does not. The CO salt bars at 20% SF don't strip my skin or cause break outs.

Although the craft foam is discussed in past years, I got my information more recently here: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/the-joy-of-soap-mold-lining-not.72878/page-3#post-737892

I still use the plastic mats for the smaller molds, have not got around to making for the longer mold. Tape is inexpensive and the mats don't wrinkle. I did use a foam pad in the longer mold last week, a foam like another member mentioned recently in another thread. (Memory like a sieve today)...

I did this but scored too deeply and after a few uses the sides separated. So I patched the back with painters tape or clear packing tapetape, which worked well.

Earlene, the ceramic dish is pretty.

I use an inexpensive sponge, cut to size if it's used in a dish. Easy to clean and repurpose if desired.

Left coast here and find BB shipping is timely.