Recent content by leansoapqueen

I forgot about that one?? I have never done soap that way.

Will do- I'm going to try it tonight!

Oh ok- this makes sense now. Then I would say- and it's just an opinion- that your soap possibly is HP- if the oven gets hot like that. Sounds very rustic and cool by the way. :) Check your soap for zap and go from there. That will tell you if your lye is all cooked out which is what you do with...

Very pretty! :)

Oops I forgot to add- this is just one of the reasons I don't gel my soap often. :)

I always understood that the HP process was using an alternate heat source to heat the soap until it saponifies and goes through a gel phase. Is your oven on when your soap is on top of it? Sounds like it could be CPOP which is kinda like HP though there are some differences there too, I think...

Thanks so much- Lindy! Beautiful- I can't believe those are rebatches. :) I really appreciate the link! :mrgreen:

I know this is old but can I ask how long you whipped? I woulld love to try this. Thanks!!!

I bet that was it. The mixture got too hot with it. Beeswax can be difficult sometimes. Sounds like the lye was cooled down before it was used so it couldn't have been that. I hear you can get volcano's if your lye mixture wasn't cooled down before adding it to the oils. I haven't tried HP yet...

I would use whatever Lovena is using. I use Labcolours for my CP soap and will use it for my HP. I thought I would give it a whirl. Anyway, GREAT HP color tutorials Lovena. Thanks for sharing that info. :)

I think Irish Lass said it all. Great info. :) I have to say that you didn't make hot process- you didn't cook the lye out through a heating method such as a crockpot. You did make CP, it sounds like. I'm not a geller but it depends on my mood. I tend to like the look of ungelled soap...

Oooh- the oil soluable ones are tricky. I was having some prob's with those too. I superfat my soaps most of the time and I would just add them to my superfat oil which worked most of the time but I had plenty of bad batches before I tried that. Water soluable is the way to go with those or...

I like lab colors as well but they are pricy. I was getting frustrated with oxides too until I started infusing them into the water before I add the lye. They work awesome it seems every time doing it that way. The lye doesn't seem to eat the color either.

And pay big cash for it- :oops:

Bitter almond isn't sold widely right? I know that it's toxic and have never really seen it anywhere- just curious..