Recent content by MirandaH

I put everything I can in the container that I mixed the soap in and let is sit for two or three days in my glassed in patio, so it is not a mess in the house. But before I do that, I take the scraper and scrape as much of the batter out that I can and put it in small molds for samples or guest...

I just got some yesterday from NG. $6.75 for 4 ounces.

From what I have read, there is a chance that the FO will bleed into the other portion. I have only made one soap with an FO that had vanilla in it and I separated the batch (about 2/3) and did white swirls in dark brown batter with a white top. So far (It has been 5 weeks, I think) the white...

I looked, as I said I would and could not find anything concrete, certified from any independent source, however I did look at the rest of their site and they have an awful lot of certifications and information about a lot of their products. I have a hard time believing, with that much...

I have a whole thread about a lard soap that I made from a recipe that Hazel gave me. The recipe and Hazel's permission for anyone to use it is in the thread here http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=41495, as is my discussion about how much I love it. I was a little nervous to try...

You should probably post your recipe so that everyone can see what you did. Sounds like it will be lye heavy. How much did you SF? 30 grams is a lot to be over unless your recipe is HUGE. Also, you should always put anything even from books in a lye calculator before you make it. Trust nothing!

Can you link to the actual product that you are trying to find out about? I might be able to figure something out (no promises). I just got finished doing a ton of research for someone else on a product and my mind is still in that mode and there are a lot of times where navigating the...

I haven't been able to find the picture anywhere else, but I can tell you that despite giving the refund, they still have not changed the picture. While I understand not wanting to post pictures of that on their website, I cannot understand that they have not just pulled the listing altogether...

I am a long way from selling, if ever and I plan on doing a lot of testing before I make any decisions. I also hover over my little soap babies. I feel like this poor bar has been abused. :thumbdown:

Thank you! As the day went on and learned more and more about what my poor soap had been through...well, you know. And when I saw the mark on the end that looked just like the mark from the cigarette burn on my brand new white laptop 3 years ago, I really sort of hung it up. I am going to try to...

Okay, so here is it next to one of the bars off of my drying rack. The lighting sucks in my house and there is no sun out because of the storm, so this is the best I can do. The picture does not do the uncut one justice as to just how white it is. It is considerable whiter than the other bar...

It was the one I made the thread on that Hazel had given me that I loved so much. This was what she gave me, but I am pretty certain that I did it with a 7% SF instead of 5%. 5% lye discount - nice for the shower because it's mild with good lather. I have dry skin and I've even used this soap...

:clap::-D I just spit coffee all over the place. Thank you, I really needed that. I called him a few minutes ago and explained to him why I need to get to the bottom of this and he said that he would bring it over and told me that it rained on it through the open window. Who knows what...

You make a good point and I probably won't be going anywhere today or soaping today, but I am freaking out because this was really unexpected. :crazy: I have been using my bar with no problems, but it is washing a layer off of what I have been using every day and the ones that are here are all...

I will try adding some vitamin E to my next batch. Also, does this mean, if it is because of the way that he is storing it that all of it will go this way if stored as he has or will keeping it properly stored for the 6 weeks going to help prevent that? Sorry for so many questions, I just know...