Recent content by Laurie

Hi Debbs...It looks like a great bar, but I have never HP'd. I cannot see how much lye you are using. And I think if I understand right, you are going to add an extra 5% shea after in addition to what you already have listed for ingred. Give it a try. And let us know how it goes. Nothing...

This is what the Soap Calculator shows: http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/ViewRecipe.asp I am not sure if this is going to work. The water shows 15.96 oz and the lye was 6.008 oz which pretty much rounds off to 6oz. I used Beef Tallow for the Tallow. This is with a 5% superfat. Also...

Not sure if you can just print the one post but I just copy and paste the parts I want to Word. Laurie

You are correct about everything. Since you are using 16oz masterbatch which is 8 oz lye plus 8 oz liquid, you then just subtract 8oz liquid from your liquids used. You said you use about 18 oz so then you just subtract the 8 oz from that which gives you about 10 oz. Hope that's clear...

What I would do is wait one more day and keep stirring as per the recipe. Maybe by tomorrow it will set up. Keep in mind though that if it does you would have to add more to each load to compensate for the extra water. But with that much extra water I doubt it will set up. You may have to...

Wonderful...those are all ingred. I really like. Thanks...Laurie

Welcome to the forum. And yes the soap calculator is your best friend. I would never make soap without it. Having said that I didn't even know it existed the first few years I was making soap and maybe it didn't way back then. Read this forum and what Dagmar wrote and you will learn why...

Thanks for sharing pics. And I do sympathize with you. I have been soaping for 8 years and I had my very first soap on a stick this week, so now I know what everyone is talking about. My soap is even uglier than yours. The two fragrances I mixed together were both New Directions - Ocean...

I'm a big believer in communication even if it is negative or really hard. I hope you don't mind me asking this question. I know you talked around all the options about having sex and all it's consequences. But did you talk about the option of not having sex and all it's consequences...

By Everclear do you mean vodka or is this something you buy at the drugstore? I've got all the other ingred. but just not sure about that one. Thanks for sharing your experiment. I've got 100% CO soap with a 0% superfat that has been curing forever. I have only made one batch of the...

I usually leave mine in for about 2 hours and then into the fridge overnight. Laurie

Those are gorgeous soaps! Laurie

I have the Pelouze from Staples as well, been using it for about 6 to 7 yrs. I think I have changed the battery once and I use it for weighing kitchen stuff as well. Laurie

I use the freezer for a few hours to avoid gel. Then it goes into the fridge overnight. Wooden molds probably encourage gel. You may try plastic rubbermaid or tupperware, etc. When I first started out that was all I used. It was almost impossible for me to get my soap to gel even when I...

This is what I do: 0% superfat 100% CO I would grate it while it is still soft. You can also use 100% lard if you can get that cheaper. I can't. I also really like this version. http://soapmakingforum.com/forum/viewto ... +shredding