Recent content by smittenheart

Im going to guess that it was the fo/eo that started to seize the soap and the colorant was left to cruise without being part of the soap party :( The only issue ive had with putting dry/powdered colorant directly into soap batter is that sometimes it can be speckled if not incorporated...

Dennis who??

EVERYTHING is going up! ugh!! just when I get happy gotsta readjust :) oh well..makes life exciting that way no?? luckily I bought a bunch of PKO-I ordered that instead of palm..go with the flow I guess ..hehe!!

exactly what I always say..at least my kids are clean and so are our clothes..I could have a worse addiction than soaping :)

how exciting right??!! congrats on your first soap adventure!! the ONLY time I have gotten crumbly soap like that was when I poured prior to any sort of trace..it crumbled like a Jenga game :( is the bar sparkly in the light..could mean that the lye didnt get incorporated well with the...

it also depends on the oils that you use and the room temp/environment.. the hot lye would melt some hard oils/butters..but if they are BIG chunks you may have an issue of the oils/butters staying solid and not melting especially if the room is cool.. I do room temp CP and I breakup my...

awesome soapies!! I live in Springfield,VA..how cool!! we live near each other :) cant wait to see more of your soapie babies/brownies !!

I LOVE TKB!! also try celestial colors.. http://www.celestialcolors.com/celestialcolors.html

I too wait til the VERY last minute to wrap them..theres still a chance and shrinkage but VERY minimal :)

I was going to mention CO ..but will also mention other oils..try playing around..I think it could be the culprit :)

I mention it all too.. distilled water(or whatever liquid that I use) and all the oils and butters as well as the sodium hydroxide and lastly fragrance and color(if I use them) I post them from greatest to least amounts..

ooh!! looks good..cant wait to see it cut :)

Just wondering why you want to make your own??

I cant wait for my soaping supplies get in so I can try some textured tops.. I havent soaped for 2 weeks now..grr!! I love love love your soap photos :)

I ditto those that madartist suggested but will also add Smart Soapmaking by Anne Watson