I just cut my Oatmeal milk and honey soap. It was my first one to partially jell. Weird since it had so much sugar in the honey and goats milk, I expected a full jell. I did not insulate but the side of the mold when I checked it was very very warm. Oh well I will tell my Christmas Victims that...
I just finished a batch of Oatmeal milk and honey soap. Smells sooo good. Replaced the water with goats milk, honey and aloe vera. FO oatmeal milk and honey. By the time it was done with trace the color had turned an orangeish because of adding in the honey. I fully expected it and it actually...
The one I have and use is one my mom had and she passed away in 1999. I works great. The crock does not remove. I did not like it for food because if i was supposed to store leftovers I went to a whole new bowl to put in fridge. It makes me think of her and feels good to be using it again. It is...
If you are on a very tight budget, lard here in east Texas runs about 1.44 for a 1 lb package. You do not have to use extra virgin olive oil. I use the pure and I can get a small bottle of it about 17 oz for 3.88. I then add in my coconut oil which does get expensive if you are just picking up...
I got my first and second batch of soap ingredients strait off the net. I then learned about soap calculators and have been making my own since then. There are some dangerous recipes out there! I am a newbie to soaping as well. When I started learning about soaping I watched youtube videos but...
As you can tell by the cuts, and the fact I ran out of parchment paper and had to use a plastic bag, I am no professional. LOL Newbie is as newbie does :-P