Recent content by Loran

Oh crap you too?? I’ve gotten compliments from the best of the best on this site already and now you come along! I’ve taken many notes from you Dawni. Plus your like from Europe so I love reading your messages in an English accent in my brain it’s so fun! Thank you for the encouraging words, and...

Well I’ll be...... ive never used that before! I’ve heard of it but haven’t checked it out. What a cool tool that I must use more often. Yes you are correct. 5% for strongest. I’m guessing each oil is different so I won’t assume I can use 5% with each EO

The bottom left one I tilted mold and alternated pours to half way, then rolled mold to other side and did the same thing. Inspired by y’all skinny shimmy because that’s the only pour technique video I’ve watched so far lol. Ya I need to get with the program and learn more of these professional...

Right?! I don’t see how mistakes can be duplicated either. Just got to enjoy them while ya have them I reckon. Hanger swirl?? What’s that? I didn’t use any tools on them, other then a skewer stick on the puke green one to poke it some lol

Eugenol? Hmmmm. I don’t think that’s written on any of the EO bottles?? Oh dear so there’s a few EOs that accelerate... yikes!!!!

One pot wonder technique? Lol I don’t even know what that is! I literally don’t know any of the different techniques other then tall skinny shimmy. I just tilted the mold and alternated colors with a really runny trace. I need to look up that technique you mentioned!

So the sweet succulent wifey of mine wants me to make her a personal loaf of soap with lavender EO. She wants me to add more EO then the recommended 3% because she thinks that amount isn’t enough and makes a weak scented bar of soap. I personally agree with certain scents this is true, but...

Here are some of my favorite soaps I’ve been making. I’m sure all of you can tell how I poured, nothing fancy, just trying to get down the different trace, and pours and color experimentation. The blue and white one(sky soap) is my favorite actually, I only put .1 oz of clove EO and it seized...

I don’t feel toooooooooo horribly bad being it’s all my intermediate family and I did tell them to make sure it cures for a couple weeks after unwrapping and the longer the better. For sure though this is the only and last time I’ll be sending out soap that’s not fully cured. I’ve learned...

Ok that’s good to know. They will be in package until opened on Christmas morning and then per instructions taken out and set on a shelf for decoration until finished curing. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s CP

It’s Christmas time! So I’m getting soaps ready to send to family and friends. The soap I am sending was made a couple weeks ago and some only a week ago. I’m leaving notes with the bars that they need to be decoration for a few weeks before use. I’m wondering if shrink wrapping them for...

Thank you all for the input!!! I think I’ll work on a whole new formula to work with Shea and I will definitely change the CO. I remember reading 20% is the most to go with CO. So that does make sense I’m working on a batch now. Doing a small 20oz mold, no scent, no colors, all natural! going...

I forgot to ask if Shea butter even makes much of a difference. I been using it by itself on my cracked skin from the cold weather and am hoping it makes a better bar for my skin

Howdy y’all!!! Haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve been actively making soap! I have several beautiful bars now I have the mix and pour down finally! I am wanting to start using Shea butter in my recipe but can’t decide which ingredient to subtract to add it. Here’s the recipe as of now: 50%lard...