Recent content by McLasz

It seems as though a few things have changed since Debbie sold 1/2 of the company.

Thank you all for your thoughtful responses- I truly appreciate your sharing your experiences with me- It's a constantly evolving effort.

Hi and thank you for sharing your experience! Dropping the castor oil made a big difference for you? In what way? Curious. QUOTE="HowieRoll, post: 770063, member: 21015"]Your first recipe is similar to one I often use, which is: 30% olive oil 25% beef tallow 20-25% coconut oil 10-15% HO...

Hi!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond so kindly and thoroughly! To answer your questions, (I knew I'd forget a few things): Lye concentration: 33% I didn't subtract a water amount to account for the glycerin. I guess I should have? I premixed a bunch of micas...

Good Morning Soaping Friends! I have a few questions about a recipe and premixed micas, so here goes... I am a new-ish soaper with over 100 batches under my belt, which is still not enough! Don't get me wrong, I have had much success over the last few years(along with my fair share of failures...

Just a kind word of caution about having your wood cut to “size” at a Home Depot type place. I was making a slab mold with my uncle this past summer and went to Home Depot for the wood. I had everything drawn out with a list of exactly what I needed each piece to be in terms of measurements...

Thank you so very much!!! I was asking because I’ve been reading a ton on the internet and, as I said, I find conflicting information. Therefore I came to the forum to gather some advice from people that I respect as seasoned & experienced soapers as I thought that’s what the newbie threads are...

Hi there! I’m wondering about your additives in regards to when and where you add them? And does milk powder help to prevent the heating of the batter like liquid coconut milk or goat milk? One more question- do you have to use white Tussaud’s silk or can it be a color? I’m guessing white is...

Another soapmaking friend of mine also uses less water, she uses % which makes ZERO sense to me, so I'm not entirely sure how much water she is using. I'm having beers with her later this month and fully intend to ask her questions about it. Hi amd- Wondering if you ever had beers with your...

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After reading all of your thoughts and suggestions I am coming away with some mixed emotions. Thank you to those of you who have been supportive and understanding of the excitement that sometimes can take over and make a person want to do it all right out of the gate. Clearly that was me. I...

OOPS- I didn't mean to double it. I thought I took it out of the other thread. Sorry about that.

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just about gave up last night after I made my third batch of soap ever. However, this morning what I'm really hoping is that this is my beginner soaping story that I will be able to tell years...

Thank you for your responses and help. I just about gave up last night as I made my third batch using a 50/50 solution and adding the correct amount of extra water using the math that amd confirmed for me (learned it on soaping 101) and measuring my ingredients to the drop, it turned out to be a...