Recent content by lorinda

@Zany_in_CO Excellent, thank you! I will take my time and do the trinity soaps next week for my personal experiment and will take notes :) I knew there would be a way to make your own liquid Castile soap from shreds so best I make a batch so I can experiment with Castile creations in the near...

Hello there from Canada, I live in BC :) I am a new soaper for the second time. I started making soap before I had my kids and made around 6 batches after taking a soap class at the UOA. I have four kids ranging from ages 12-19 and now I'm taking another stab at it since my daughter has been...

Hello, I also just rendered my own tallow last week and I used the salt and water process three times. The tallow still has a faint beef scent and I am wondering if that is okay. I don't have any bits in the tallow as far as I can tell, it looks creamy and consistent. I filtered it through...

Okay! Excellent @TheGecko that is unreal that it needs a solid year to really solidify. Just wow! @violets2217 I was referring to both soaps in the stuff I was writing. I originally had a CP recipe for hair that was suggested online but admitted that it's high in PH so she uses the apple...

Gosh thank you everyone, I brought out my notebook and made so many notes from these responses! I appreciate all the advice and attention as I know you all have busy lives and just wanted to give a big warm thank you. Firstly, you are right, I jumped into adding scents and additives when I need...

Hello there! I am new to the community and I am loving the information and lye calculator and recipe builder. I made soaps in 1998 and I'm back at it. Some things have definitely changed like molds are mostly all silicone and recommendations for glass as viable mixing containers are no longer a...