Recent content by RobertBarnett

The best thing you can do is use a bar at 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, and so on. This will let you see the dramatic impact a good cure can have on your soap. It is a real learning experience and a bit fun. Robert

Essential Depot wire cutter and 12 drying racks. Robert

How do you make one? Robert

My soap room has carpet on the floor, I am terrified of when I drop some oil or other substance on it and can't get it cleaned up. I have been soaping for little over a year and the only thing I have spilled on the floor was a bottle of fragrance oil. I got it clean up ok. You are only human...

I soap at 110 degrees f and have no problem with the beeswax. I make sure it all melts and then stick blend it in before adding the lye. Robert

I recycle it. Never had a problem. Robert

Does anyone have a list of the different swirls and such with description of the technique I can get. Things like the Clyde Slide, etc. Thanks, Robert

I put two teaspoons of beeswax in my soaps and never get ash. Works a treat. Robert

Ice cream scoop, check your local dollar store, that is where I got mine. Robert

If you really want to use it (I would as it is a good selling point) you could always have it tested. I can get things tested here in California for around $30.00. I think it would be a good investment. People like local and natural. Robert

Do you have a vacuum sealer? Try that. Robert

Tina Moenck's Soap Making Handbook Volume 1 http://www.naturalsudsnmore.com/#!ebooks/cvnt $29.95 and worth every printable penny. This is the best book on soap making available and I have most of them. Robert

My vote is lard. It just makes the most awesome of soap. Robert

It turned out really nice. I am going to try other veggie waters next year. Carrot, tomatoes ( green & red), beet and some others. I can use my vitamin to turn just about any veggie in to water. What do you think is best raw or cooked? Robert

I was canning cucumber relish this last weekend and noticed a large amount of juice coming out of the ground cucumbers so I made soap with the juice. I used 100% cucumber juice in place of water, the lye turned it orange but it worked great. I now have a nice batch of lightly orange cucumber...