Recent content by nalisarhodes

I'm not sure if it's because this was the first lather I've seen since moving here, or that I'm glad it turned out okay, but this is currently my favorite soap ever! Really nice feel to it and a hard bar that hasn't melted in the shower after curing for only a few days 👍 Considering doing a...

Thanks for all the insights, you guys are amazing! Regarding yogurt, I understand that it provides lactate in a way, but does this provide any specific qualities to the finished soap?

Gosh, I didn't even think about that, it seems to be some sort of metal, but with a ceramic coating. How will I know when the saponification is finished if I didn't do a full process? Will I have to wait 4-6 weeks like with the CP soap? I ended up cooking it for about 30min after the bubbling...

I just moved to an area with incredibly hard water and thought I'd quickly knock out a batch of HP soap so that I could try find a recipe suitable for hard water using Citric Acid. I also recently found a mini slow cooker that I want to dedicate to soap making and decided to try it out for the...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie soaper with one HP and one CP under my belt after dreaming about trying my hand at it for several years :P Hoping to gain some insight into this delightful hobby from everyone here