Recent content by Shalora

I have been really impressed by how friendly and open people are here. I think I'm really going to like this forum. :-)

Where did you pick up the face shield? I worry about SB splashes, and I hate trying to get goggles over glasses, then I can't get my glasses adjusted right and it's all a giant pain. Maybe I'll be able to get back into contacts this year, fingers crossed, and then goggles would be fine, but as...

Probably. The website I saw was only talking about immediate results, not long term. Just saying not to trust it for orange. :-)

It turned brown pretty quickly. Which still looks great with my theme, but don't trust it for orange!

It suddenly occurred to me, after years of solitary soaping, that there must be a forum where soapers could come together and share. I know my friends are getting sick of my soaping stories, lol. So I did a quick search and here I am. I've been soaping for about 9 years, but only seriously for...

The EO gives color too? That's fun! Oh KristaMarie, I used like an ounce. Like I said, didn't think to reduce it even though I could smell how intense it was when I was pouring... I was all distracted and stuff (never a good state for soaping). And I think I assumed that saponification and...

Thanks! For a first attempt, I don't think it's too bad. :) I just blended the powder in. That's about a tablespoon in roughly 2/3 of a roughly 2 lb batch. ETA: Just having further thoughts... Nettle makes *such* a fine powder that I'm not too worried about it being scratchy. When I...

So, I got lucky and got to swap some excess soap I had curing (I had WAY more than I could possibly use, which is rare) for a ton of soapmaking supplies. Lots of oils, some loaf molds with cutting guide, lots of EOs, and tons of powdered herbs to use as natural colorants. So I got all inspired...

Hey newbie, what kind of oil blend do you recommend for swirling, at least for starters? I'm thinking I should ditch the palm oil, since it traces so fast... (My basic blend is olive, palm, coconut, and castor)

Thanks guys! A little sympathy helps. :) I discussed it with the gal in charge of the auction, and she's fine with it - says she is used to color variations in homemade soaps anyway. Of course, she hasn't *seen* it yet. ;) But we'll see how it looks in a few weeks. If worst comes to worst...

Made my first attempt at a swirl! It's probably going to come out awful, lol. I did it before I found Newbie's post with her videos, and I did everything wrong. But hey, this is how we learn. :)

Newbie, you rock! I just made my first attempt at swirling, and I suspect that the soap will be very ugly. Of course I find this thread about an hour and a half after I tuck the soap in. ;) But now I'll have so much more of a clue for next time! I got a ton of supplies in a swap just the...

I had someone request that I make some soap for a charity auction. I was so flattered to be asked! Yep, of course, since I needed this batch to be nice, I got only a partial gel and it's all funny-looking. *sigh* I never have gel issues, but of course it would happen with this batch! So...

I had completely forgotten about the dangers of infusing fresh herbs. I'm so glad I searched up this thread, though I wish I had done so *before* I cut the lavender and poured my oils. ;) I managed to find a setting on my stove that is holding the oil around 135 and I'm getting the bubbling...

I made my first attempt at milk soap today! I've read a few milk-based soap tutorials on Soap Queen recently and have been getting interested. Started thinking that it might be nice for my friends with major skin sensitivities, possibly with some lavender EO since that's so soothing to the...