Recent content by Prairie Princess

I was afraid of that. :( Oh well! So it goes... in the future, though, what causes this to happen? How can I prevent it?

I went to slice my bars the day after unmolding, and there were small pockets of water throughout the loaf. The largest was probably a nickel-size pocket. The water was caustic... I zap tested a bit, but there weren't any other signs of the soap being lye heavy. Now it's been two weeks, and...

This is a wonderful opportunity! I'm going to pack up a box... I have quite a collection of soap scraps and dented bars.... since I hate rebatching so much, lol. :P

The Soaptopia bar is a gorgeous blue! 'Plant infusions', hmm? A highly guarded proprietary secret, I'm sure! :) Lindy, are these soaps you've made? So pretty!

That's really close to what I use... Anne Marie's soap is about the same yellow I start with. Good point about the FO, though... I would have gotten totally carried away, and blamed the colorant if something went awry! :oops:

Melstan775 - Your Indonesian Teakwood soap is beautiful...gorgeous teal! Thanks for the feedback. :) I'll have to play around with the amount of titanium dioxide, then, and see if I can get a good canvas. Seifenblasen - On the note of titanium dioxide and yellow-ish soap, would perhaps the...

What colorant would you recommend for a vibrant/royal blue in CP? I've heard most discolor purple or green, or grey out. I tried a forum search, and found a few results that suggest adding TD to give the blue a 'base'. Wouldn't TD lighten the results? It's my experience the white is very...

Hey there! Glad to have found this forum! I've been making soap for about a year, and I'm in love with it. :D Can't wait to 'meet' you all, and have some wonderful sudsy conversations! :) ~Jodi