Recent content by mistepp23

I haven't done it, and I have no plans to, but the problem occurred to me. Is it enough to give credit where credit is due? Thanks, Michael

Ok, thanks. I'll leave it a few more weeks before I give it away to anyone. -Michael

Follow-up: It's been curing for only 3 days, but there was no "zap" at all when I put my tongue to it (I'm familiar with the 9V feeling), it just tasted like soap. is it possible that it's ready, already? Thanks, Michael

Thanks for the great reply, IrishLass! You explained it very well. I never would have thought to lick the soap to test its readiness, but I'm glad someone did. I'm gonna look into the book you mentioned, because I like to understand why I'm doing something, instead of just following a list of...

First of all, hello, this is my first time making soap. Now that that's out of the way, I have a couple of soap chemistry questions that I've been curious about. 1. The recipe I used had the following ingredients: -Coconut oil -Olive oil -NaOH/H2O -Lavender essential oil -Oatmeal...