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  1. PrincessMommy

    Using Plastic bucket to make soap

    Thanks! It has HDPE #2 on it.
  2. PrincessMommy

    Using Plastic bucket to make soap

    I have a 1 gallon plastic bucket from Wholesale Supplies Plus that previously had palm oil in it. It's just the right size for mixing my oil/lye mixture and bringing it to trace. It's sides are nice a high and it's not too big for my small batches (>2lbs). It seems like the perfect match but...
  3. PrincessMommy

    Just finished my first CP batch in 12 years!

    I understand your excitement too. I started soaping again after a very very long break too. Welcome back.
  4. PrincessMommy

    How do you take notes?

    I'm another one that prints out my recipes from Soapcalc and then writes notes. Sadly, this wasn't working too well, since there isn't much room for multiple uses of any given recipe. However, just this week I started putting them in a 3-ring binder. After each recipe I printed out a page...
  5. PrincessMommy

    White swirls in my soap- - just checking

    Yes, that's probably what it is. I hadn't thought of that. But looking back, I have the same effect on the batch I made last week. Thanks!
  6. PrincessMommy

    White swirls in my soap- - just checking

    I made a batch of soap yesterday and just *love* the color I got. I used Ultra Blue from Snowdrift farms. At first when mixing the color in it was very ugly and hardly noticeable - so I added nearly 1.5 tsp. to a 28oz batch. But, the blue is lovely now. But, it has some white swirling to...
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    woooohoooo!! i got my molds!

    I haven't posted here in a while since I took a little break from soaping. But, Last year I broke down and bought my first mold with a silicone insert (I had made one myself and used wax paper). I am so, so happy with my log mold. To figure out your amounts go to the stick that says "How...
  8. PrincessMommy

    What's In Your Soap Pot This Week-End? (24th-25th Oct)

    I don't tend to make soap over the weekend but I de-molded a fragrant Plumeria soap made with Olive, coconut, palm and Shea butter yesterday. I swirled lightly with a lilac color but that didn't turn out too strongly. Besides the darn thing started to seize up on me when I added the plumeria...
  9. PrincessMommy

    Another round of "Why is my soap crumbly?"

    I know this conversation is a few weeks old, but I had a similar experience last year. I made laundry soap using just beef tallow & coconut oils. Here's my recipe: Tallow: 396.9 gr (20%) Coconut: 99.2 gr (80%) lye: 71. gr water 118.52 gr. It looks fairly similar to yours but...
  10. PrincessMommy

    using plumeria by itself

    Thanks so much IrishLass. I got it from Snowdrift Farm.
  11. PrincessMommy

    using plumeria by itself

    I'm back after a nearly year-long hiatus and busy making several batches. I love the smell of plumeria, but I'm worried it won't hold up alone. Is that true.
  12. PrincessMommy

    Anchoring EOs

    When is Orris Root added to the soap and how much?
  13. PrincessMommy

    Beef Tallow

    I think the water keeps the fat from burning when cooking on a stove top.
  14. PrincessMommy

    stamping your soaps

    Wow! Those are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for explaining about the different types of stamps.
  15. PrincessMommy

    New soaps...

    Those look lovely.
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