Recent content by Oregon Goat Momma

Thanks, all! I don't know why my soap browned - I just assumed that must be what happens with using the goat's milk. My micas are from Brambleberry. I'll give them a try. And I love the idea of the carrot tissue oil!

Super quick question - will adding micas to my goat's milk be successful once the bars cure? I've made just one batch of goat's milk soap, and now that it has been sitting for two months, it's become a light tan brown color. I don't want to waste my micas if they're known to just turn brown...

I did it! And I love that ugly soap ball! Maybe a little off-topic here, but I found and was reading your Beginner's Learn to Soap Online post, and was looking through all the recipes at the Miller's Homemade Soap page. I was reading the notes about oils at whatever temp, and lye solution at...

Thanks! We are still awaiting the big day when we can test these out! These are the prettiest bars from the tiny batches I made. The recipe said to unmold and cut at 24 hours, but I think that was too early, as the first bars I tried to cut were a mess. I smooshed those together and made a big...

I finally made my first batch of soap. Ran everything through the Brambleberry Lye calculator. The amounts of ingredients I needed came out in the hundredths place: 8.96 ounces of coconut oil, 4.05 oz lye, 9.06 oz water, for example. I was really surprised to learn that my digital scale (that...

Thanks! Just what I needed to hear.

Thank you! This makes sense.

I know that I can use just about anything as a mold for soap - the beginner's recipe I am looking at uses a mailing box. I would like to get myself a more permanent mold or two as I get started, and am just wondering why someone would want to spend for a wooden mold and silicone liner, versus...

Cool! Thank you!

Thanks for all of the input. Obviously, there is so much to learn! I'll get some lard and Spectrum shortening while I'm out today. And if one of you would take just a moment, I'd love a quick deciphering of the abbreviations in your discussion - I think they're all in this post, below. I'd just...

Thank you!

Getting ready to make my first batch! I received some soaping things for Christmas to get me started. I'm not seeing beginner recipes with these items, and am wondering if it would be a mistake to make some substitutions this early. I have been playing around with the Brambleberry Lye...

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much, both of you, for all of your input! Szaza - the beads I found on Amazon are Essential Depot "Micro Beads." What are the bigger beads that you use? I may not be able to find them here, but at least I could compare. I would guess they probably take longer to dissolve. What is...

Hi all - my name is April. I'm glad to have found your forum! I've been reading soapmaking books and watching videos, and I think I'm about ready to dive in! I am interested in making cold process goat's milk soap. Is there any legitimate reason not to give that a try for my first batch? Also...