Recent content by Janis James

Can someone help me? Can you see the faint white spots on my goat milk soaps see pic. Do you know what is causing this?

That's great. Thanks.

Sorry. They're not silicone. They're the regular plastic pvc milky way soap molds. But, I've not had many problems with cracking in fact, I've had some I've been using for 20 years. So, no I don't gel or CPOP. I'm pretty sure my problem was they were too hot and too much fragrance oil which...

The first picture is better when you click on it. Actually, the soaps themselves are quite dark. Yes, silicone molds ( milky way tray molds) now, I'm going to sound really stupid...what's CPOP? I leave them at room temp to saponify. I've never covered them or blanketed them. Do you think...

Hello again friends. You would think I'd know what I'm doing since I've been making cold process goat milk soaps for over 20 years but every once in a while a problem rears its ugly head. Picture 1 = Mistake. Picture 2= what they usually look like. The soaps in the first pic are quite dark...

I do a 3 lb batch at a time.

I mean all goat milk as liquid. No water added to goat milk. Some goat milk soap recipes have goat milk and water

Hello! I have a couple of questions regarding stick blenders. At what speed do you generally blend your soaps...medium or fast? Also about how long does it take for you to achieve light trace? I make cold processed goat milk soap no added water and pour into Milky Way individual molds and...