Recent content by jamandjellypicnic

Well I was actually thinking that I would be adding in more oils since the bases I am wanting to use (ones available locally to bypass incredible shipping costs to Canada) are very very basic, and I feel like the different oils and additives I use may be able to help set my soaps apart to be...

I would LOVE to be able to regularly make soap completely from scratch, but my situation has started making me lean more towards the comfort and safety of M&P soaps. I'm sure if I ever go into business they won't sell nearly as well and will probably end up costing me more to produce, but that...

Does anyone here do this? I don't mind soaps that don't lather as much, so my last batch I ended up using a little more than the typical 1 tbsp oil/1 lb soap base. They were a tad on the oily side, yes. So I thought, what about adding a small amount of hardener/emulsifier like Stearic Acid? That...

Thank you so much for the replies everyone! Fragola: Sorry about the complicated sounding post. I guess i should have limited my questions and thought about seperating out what I wanted to know into two seperate posts. That is good to know it is possible to do layering for soaps with CP. I was...

Hi everyone, This may sound a bit strange, but hear me out. I have made soap before. Think very basic, lye from the grocery store and oil/lard soap. It was easy enough and I remember my soaps (although very rough looking for a first attempt) came out rather nice and easy to use. I loved doing...

Hi everyone, I just want to send a shout out and say hello to all the fellow soapmaking lovers/enthusiast's out there! I'm 25 and have been recently itching to find a fun and different hobby, so long story short, here I am! I've only just made my first VERY basic lard/oil and lye soap...