Recent content by One_Shining_Star

Great colors! :shock:

You are right. Buttermilk is the leftover liquid from churning cream into butter. It's like 1% milkfat, and tastes a little sour. It's isn't really more processed, maybe pasteurized again after it's drained off the butter. I work in a farmstead diary plant, and we just dump our buttermilk...

Thanks!

Thanks, I bookmarked those websites. And I'm now considering a loaf mold, that looks pretty easy to use.

I want to make my first batch of soap, and I'm wondering about molds. I want to use some kind of reusable tray and cut the bars of soap. How's about this one? http://www.goplanetearth.com/molds_slab_misc.html It's just a little down the page "18-bar Rectangle Grid Slab Tray $19.95 Item...

Thanks for the recipe!

Thanks for the link!

Honey comes in powdered form??? :shock: :D What else comes in powdered form?

Oooooh, yeah corks. I'll see if I can find them somewhere...

I was lucky enough to pick up some glass milk bottles today for FREE! :D I think they would make wonderful Christmas gifts if I filled them with milk bath ingredients. I was thinking, dry milk, sea salt, oatmeal, and some dried herbs. Any suggestions or warnings for this endeavor...

What about adding a preservative, like salt? Or vitamins C and E?

What do you mean, 'off'? How can soap go bad?

Has anyone used vanilla extract, like from the kitchen? Is that what turns brown?

Has anyone used just ordinary butter to make a soap?

I love your dancing kitty! :lol: