Recent content by peterswoj

By the response it seems the exfoliating bars aren't used much for the body. I have never made nor used a salt bar but maybe now is the time. Probably will make loofa bars too. After all that I will just make a bunch of garden soaps and experiment with exfoliants.

Hello everyone. I need help choosing an exfoliant. I have used poppy seeds but I was told its a bit rough on the lady bits. I also use tumeric, not so much as an exfoliant but for color, although I do like the texture. So, my real question is, what is a good in between? I was thinking...

I cant tell from the picture, but i would recommend at least an 1/8 - 3/16" of play with the acrylic inside the wood box. As that acrylic heats up it will expands. A lot. If it is tight it has nowhere to expand too, so it just bows.

Thank you everyone for the help and advice.

Please help me understand gelling. Is it necessary? Does it affect quality? Some people gel their soap, some don't but cant find info on why I should or should not. If it doesnt affect quality what is the point of the extra step to do so? THA

The FO was patchouli and sandalwood fro NG. Also, I wrapped the the loaf in towels for 24 hours. I don’t mind the look so much as just knowing why and what to do in the future if I did do something wrong. When do you know wether you should wrap it or not? That probably just comes with experience.

So, Im very new to this. The first 3 batches of soap i made came out perfect. They were nothing fancy, no colorants just EOs. I made a few more batches after that and I really crapped the bed with those. I know what happened with those. I was just to tired after working a few night shifts but...