Recent content by Paulainsc

Thanks for the great info! I’ll be working on a rice batch soon.

How cool! Do you also use rice bran oil? I’ll have to try adding rice pudding for hardness in my HP soaps. I’ve found most all of my soaps are so soft even when I use 40% or more hard oils. I’m in a really humid area and I do 38%. What % water do you usually use in your HP soaps? I’ve been...

The Chill Pills are there for effect or did you have to chase some down w the beer as your soap was seizing?

I made my first silicone mold a few days ago, fooling around for Halloween season. Today I made a batch of hot process mango butter and coconut oil, 2% SF and an additional 4%coconut and 4%mango after the cook (based on a recipe by ultimate guide to HP, her book is great) did a swirl in the pot...

OR is she using melt and pour? I’ve never done melt and pour so I’m not sure but it’s already soap too. That was my thought that it was melt and pour.

L Lovely, and I think I love the socks too, but they’re a bit blurry, lol

Could you explain the use of vinegar in your recipe? Thanks 😊

That’s lovely!! The colors In our bodies when we have an empty cavity it fills itself up with fluid or whatever, so why wouldn’t we tend to fill empty spaces on the outside too? Lol

Hi. I’m going into the Soaps in History phase as we speak. I bought some Aleppo and have been working on my Castile. Let us know how you like the book. I may have to hunt it down and get it. I’m currently wading through Scientific Soapmaking which is like being in HS chemistry again, lol. It...