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All of you have been very friendly while I have spent time here on the soapmaking forum.

The bedroom that my soap bars are in is almost nauseating because of the mixed FO smells...

@TheGecko Reply here with the number on the soap bar that you have tested.

It's tax time for everyone and Cheryl "logs in" on to this forum almost everyday. What I need with her will only take 10 t0 15 minutes of her time.

@TheGecko Cheryl, You have a private message on here from me...

@TheGecko Cheryl, I'm still waiting for the soap test results. Are you ok? Do you have an issue that is preventing you following through?

@TheGecko @Prysm @AliOop Soon I'm going to make multiple batches of my tried-and-true LARD soap recipe. I need some suggestions for a gender-neutral FO for the next few runs. I might have used 12 bars of the 240 bars that I started making almost a year ago. I forum user here kindly gave some...

@TheGecko Cheryl, Please look at the batch numbers scratched on the bars and let me know which ones that I sent to you. I made ~ 16 batches but I didn't jot down the numbers of the 7 ? that I sent to you. As you test them, I will test the same. Thanks, Greg

@TheGecko I recently sent 7 bars to Cheryl to test for me. It has been a few months. What's up Cheryl?

I use 100% home rendered LARD. I save only bacon drippings. I use the Cold Process. I made 240 bars this past late spring. It was at least 2.5 years of bacon drippings. below is a link to my 2022 effort. KeepItSimpleSoap 2022 soap making effort Keep it simple.....

@TheGecko @Krysam Cheryl. I'm so glad to hear you say that. For the soaping that I did 2 and 3/4 years ago, I was always trying to reach trace before pouring into my soap bar molds. More recently, it took me until after about half of the batches that I made was, once the batter emulsified, get...

@TheGecko I haven't done anything soapy for a while. However earlier this week I mailed a package to Cheryl to check out a bar/s from my last 7 batches. I tracked my USPS package and she received it yesterday. Over the weeks I have sent her several messages though the private conversation...

The soapy things I have done lately. Update 6-15-22

Over the weekend, I got the box with batches 1 through 4 out and numbered each batch. Also I started using a bar from batch #2. I had used McCormick pure orange extract (food grade) as a FO. Either I didn't use enough or the FO evaporated. I t doesn't smell like anything. About 2 batches after...

@Dooleykins Go to post #1 of this thread and I go over how I boil and congeal the LARD 3 or 4 times depending on how many little bacon chips are in it. I made a handy tool to help hold the congealed LARD cake.