Recent content by leishs

I used coco powder in my jaffa soap and it came up very dark brown colour.. (for scent i used a coco therapy fragrance oil and wow what a punch that was - lovely) i loved the colour of it.. hope to make some more one day soon. good luck with your soap

(i did post this once today already but not sure where it went) what should the ph level be for soap?? i've been getting 10-11 is that right?? e

Hi just wondering what should i be aiming for with ph level in soap?? as my soap be coming out between 10-11 ph level (im in australia - not sure if that makes a difference??, if other countries read it differently??) is that normal? and how do i change it?? is it how long to cure the...

at the time of posting the soap was approx 2 weeks old.. i eventually threw it in the rubbish, and the fragrance oil - it smells exactly the same as the soap, and the scent was annoying me.. Im learning fast that not all fragrances can be used for both soap and candle making.. will in future buy...

interesting.. thanx.. i thought there may be a trick for it?? will order some colours for my soaps.. to colour m&p soap - do i just use oxides?

Hi please check out the link.. http://soap-queen.blogspot.com/2010/11/ ... isode.html can i make this soap using the clear mp soap and make my own white soap?? if so, what ingredients do i use to make up my own white soap, using cp process.. or is it best to just buy the mp mix?

Hi how do i add green/red tea into cp soap and still keep the green or red colour? i've tried making it with lye and it goes brown.. what is the trick??

WOW those prices are dear.. i wonder if our prices will also go up?? Palm kernal oil - hardens the soap? gives a white look to the soap??

oh that is great to hear that you have found something to help your ance and better still, something that is probably reasonable cheap too.. i hope it continues to help you.. I too are 34 yrs old, i only get mild ance and its mainly hormonal.. i never had it much when most ppl struggle with it...

what is lye discount mean??

Hi i've made two batches of rose geranium FO soap - (first batch thought it was the gm in it that stinks badly, so made a 2nd without gm), and well it stinks too - not sure what has gone wrong there - maybe because i just dont like rose geranium like i did a few weeks ago.. thinking (being...

i would think it was the olive oil? but im probably mistaken (only very new to making soap).. please someone answer this.. as im interested to learn also.. How did you add your chocolate to your soap, as i love to try that one one day! Will try cocoa powder first..

carebear.. unfortunely i cant get the link you suggest to work at my end.. i've tried looking it up on google, and still not working :cry: is there another one you recommend??

:oops: i guess too i was also sucked into thinking that beetroot would make my soap pink.. but im a bigger sucker - i tried doing 50% of the liquid as water with lye, and then added the rest of the liquid - rosehip tea (pink) to the trace, the soap liquid kind of went mauve colour .. but when i...

welcome.. im a newbie too. is suet = tallow?