Recent content by Monique Serio Enete

. I have searched the forums and read many threads but not finding all my questions and answers. I enjoy your posts and trials. I’ll admit a lot of is is too technical for me to grasp but I always learn something.

DeeAnna I would love input on a couple different recipes.( I’m not at home atm) The bars were very easy to pour and hardened fast. Made them in June and they only seem to last a week in the shower. (Granted the bars are small). Can I send them to you or should I just post here? I’ve drifted...

Hahaha yes ma’am that was a potent pig. I think it’s me and oils. I always smell the oil. Even in The good batches. Like the coffee soap. That smells awful with lye. Everyone loves the soap but I still smell that nasty coffee/ lye smell. The biggest waste of FOs is not understanding how to...

Do you use it to anchor EO only or FO also?

I realize that it shouldn’t smell bad but it smelled like pig and not just to my nose. 50% olive oil 25% coconut oil 25% lard sweet pea fo and some micas. Soaped around 100

I’ve mentioned before of making lard soap that smelled fine the first month, but as months went on it just smelled stranger. The lard didn’t really smell when I used it, it was not rancid. Maybe I overheated it. After many months it smelled like straight up pork fat when used, not sweet pea fo...

I haven't used it yet. I’ve read mixed things on oakmoss absolute and the smell is strange. Think the amount suggested here was .7% ppo or 1/4 tsp ppo AFTER dilution. I still have to wait to use it because the dilution amount suggested was 1 oz to 9 oz of jojoba, and I only have 7 oz of oil...

Thank you for the quick reply! I’m going to try to use lard tonight. Fingers crossed. The one and only time I did was a complete smelly nasty but pretty soap. After much reading here I’ve combined the oakmoss absolute with jojoba oil to try that to help the odor. I’m still waiting on a...

There’s a reason I don’t try to soap on weekends when husband’s home and we are in and out. Sigh. I thought I would be “smart” and make a 50/50 master batch lye solution using aloe Vera juice to use tonight. As I was putting the aloe juice in the fridge I saw the ingredients were aloe juice...

Knowing when your soap batter has reached emulsion is one of the foundation skills that can benefit every soaper. It can be especially useful if you work with accelerating fragrances or recipes, and comes into it's own if you like working with complex designs and multiple colours. This link is...

Ive used gv shortening and palm in assorted trials. I do have a jar of duck fat I ordered when “ thinking” of doing an AIP diet. I quickly forgot about that. Lol thanks so much for the response and more food for thought!

I’m very new as a member but have lurked for about a year. I have a lot of supplies as well to use in the next few months. Each morning for the past month I get up with intentions of making a soap, get on here to read more advice, get confused, start doubting myself, and nothing gets made. Lol.

I hope it’s ok to post here. (I’m new). I made a lard soap last fall. 50 olive oil 25 coconut oil 25 lard FO- sweet pea At first it smelled ok. Then I noticed it smelled like used grease. It sat for months. I disliked it more and more. Finally used it at the kitchen sink and it smelled...

Is my ignorance and newness glowing? Lolol. I’ve read so much these past few days I’m dizzy with info.

I’ve read of adding sodium lactate after the cook in hp. I think I’ve tried it a time or two. What do you all suggest, in the lye water or after the cook?