Recent content by romangoat

The original photos are laser engraved, not stamped. I ran across this creator on Instagram a couple weeks back, and also became really interested in the idea. She tries to keep it a bit secretive now as to how she does her labels, it seems, but if you go back far enough and look at enough...

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Thank you for the reply. I'll definitely try tweaking my lye content. I have been having trouble with my soap accelerating, so perhaps that has been the main cause. I will probably leave my coconut oil amount alone for now though. I like how the soaps handle, and haven't heard any complaints...

I'm guessing I'm not waiting long enough to cut my soaps, but I would like a second (or third) opinion. Here's my recipe: 126 g Lye 283 g (Frozen) Goat Milk 232 g Refined Coconut Oil 166 g Shea Butter 463 g Olive Oil (the bottle says Refined and 15% Extra Virgin) 58 g Castor Oil My last batch...

Ok, cool, thank you. I'm going to give this a try tomorrow hopefully.

Thank y'all for the welcomes and the suggestions!

Thank you for the suggestion, I will definitely give that a try. Just curious, why use M&P instead of CP? Also, the rubbing alcohol seems pretty important; what does it do, and does it have to be a certain percentage (70% vs 99%)?

Hello all! I have finally turned to soap making as a means of income from my goat dairy. My mom learned how to make the soap a while back, and I just started learning from her, but I am excited about all the possibilities. It seems like a great way to combine my artistic skills with the milk...

I am new to soap making and perhaps tried to go "too big" too early, but I tried my first mica pencil line last week in cold process soap. Of course I used way too much mica, and the soap layers have separated at the line after I cut the bars (pictured below). I've been trying to decide what to...