This weekend I made your creamy cocoa/Shea GLS - my first ever LS. And it came out wonderfully! I'm very happy you provided such a detailed tutorial. One question- this is the first time I've ever used cocoa butter and the half of the GLS that I left unscented has a very slight cocoa butter...
After months of not seeming to have time to see what's happening in the soapy world I'm taking some time to view some things I've missed. These soaps are so great. My favorite is the soft green and blue!
I was just checking out some soapmaking books that an email from Amazon was promoting today and thought "I need to check SMF to see what they say about these books" and found this new thread! I think I'll save my money and continue to read the forum and watch YouTube!
Tell me about it - my ac also broke this week. Made a couple small batches last weekend and still haven't been able to unmold them yet (individual bar molds). Think putting them in the refrigerator would help?
Wish I lived in TX - I'd come get them! As a beginner in soaping I have almost zero fragrances and would love to have a readily accessible inventory to choose from.
Thank you all for your input! This will help in knowing what to expect, in general. Does anyone know where I could find a chart that shows which category the different fragrances would belong to (top, middle or base)?
I was watching a Soapmaking101 video the other evening and the lady mentioned 'anchoring her FO' (maybe an EO?) with starch. I think that is all she said - didn't give an amount or other instructions. Does anybody have more to share on this topic? Does it work? How is it done? I'm in the...
Well, I can see there are a lot more videos to watch! Have seen many of Soapmaking101, but am so new to soaping haven't gotten to others yet. Lots more fun to have . . .
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A great friend (and current member) started soaping this past year and invited me to join her on a few occasions. What a neat thing to do! It had never occurred to me before to explore this activity, but I'm into it now. After reading and studying many of the techniques and things posted...