Recent content by MonicaT73

Hello and welcome! ❤️

That’s the cutest thing I have seen today! And I work in a veterinary clinic, so I see plenty of cuteness!

Like some other members here, I enjoy making different things (I have been making jewelry for years, and mosaics...and experimented with concrete, ceramic, drawing/painting, sewing, candle-making) and considered myself very visual. However my sense of smell is what allured me into soap-making...

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That sounds fascinating! Do you travel by yourself? I have been day-dreaming about having a tiny house somewhere, be debt/mortgage free and go traveling with a small RV and sell soaps along the way!!

Oh, I am so dumb...I didn’t realize that. Thank you!

I made my third batch of CP using VCS and, for the third time in a row, the scent is gone (my percentage for fragrance is always around 3%). I understand it may come back after curing but even my first batch (made a few weeks ago) is not smelling any better. Is there any other way to avoid...

I was going to ask the same question: I used a “vanilla color stabilizer” for CO from Wholesale Supplies Plus for two different batches (the first fragrance was “Birthday Cake” from Crafter’s Choice and in the other batch I used “Oatmeal Milk and Honey” by BB) and both fragrances were completely...

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Can FO for candles be used in CP soap?

I totally understand your disappointment: I also had a fair amount of luck with my first 4-5 batches and today, upon unmolding and cutting my latest soap, I discovered that the heavenly “birthday cake fragrance” I used was gone! Like, completely!! The soap actually had a weird not so pleasant...

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Ahhh! Gosh, so much to learn!! Thank you so much!

Thank you! Soap longevity means it won’t go rancid?

I am also experimenting with recipes in order to achieve a good soap without palm oil and animal fat. I don’t have them with me right now, but why is it important to have a high palmitic value? BTW, does anyone have an opinion on the book “Simple Natural Soap Making” by Jan Berry? In the...