Recent content by Spunky

haha. But think of all the soap supplies you could buy in the next couple years with that rent money! ;)

I normally keep my soaping stuff away from my kitchen stuff, but I am trying to sneak in a few batches for an upcoming wedding, so I didn't take the time to completely clean my kitchen up before soaping. I was unloading the dishwasher between soaping things and somehow set them on counter...

A FB coop im in currently has an preorder going that includes Illipe. I never thought of using it in soap. (I am getting Tacuma, Murumuru, and Buriti to use in other products!) Another FB co op I'm in always has it in stock (or aims to anyway). What price per pound is a good price?

Just sent a request to edit so I can add some reviews. :)

I ended up not soaping again until this past month. I'm behind on my timeline to order scents! I finally got around to using cactus and sea salt and I do not like it. At all. Soaped with it last night and it still smells the same as OOB. It also accelerated. I knew it would, but because I had...

I still don't have a planer and these need cleaning up, but here it is. The blues don't look much different but they don't look ombre either. I had the same amount of blue in them and just added AC or TD, but some of them look more green than others. (mixed my own oxides and ultramarines) I'm...

I accidentally used all my kitchen rubber scrapers on my soap. I guess I'm going shopping this weekend!

I attempted my layered seashell soap. Soooo many simple mistakes. Did I put the salt in this layer? Why did I just pour the FO into the lye water? Why is my sugar not dissolving and sticking to the outside of my blender? Why does my sand layer look so ugly? I ended up doing 2 less layers because...

I currently have been only using oxides and natural colorants but have been making my mica list! I have a long list from TKB (need bath bomb colorants and micas for makeup) which hopefully will be my mothers day gift. I've been working on Nurture list and Really Red is #1 on the list! The...

I've not made a layered soap before and decided to do it in an ocean theme for the wedding gift I mentioned upthread. I am making each layer on its own and hoping that 38% lard can counter the acceleration of the sea FO.... because I want 13 layers :think: yeah, probably not my brightest idea...

I snorted. ha. So would that be a soap rock? :razz: Would you be making your own mold like dixiedragon's coal or maybe free form it like Humblebee and Me's lumps of coal? Incidentally, my boys (5&6) watched this video today and they are all set to help me make coal. dixiedragon, that is a great...

I'm binge watching Christmas soaping videos for ideas. :) I also ordered some seashell silicone molds. I have a friend getting married soon and I found out today that she has a running joke with her fiancé about how she is going to move in and redo the bathroom to a ocean theme and put seashells...

So what is everyone planning to do? Repeats of last year? Some new ones?

The first castile I made was HP and had a short cure time because I was so excited to use it. I put it in a soap sack and loved it! Not super bubbly, but it did not seem slimy. I did not have a lot to compare it to at the time since it was my first soap and the only other bars I have used hotel...

That means I need to make more LS, right? haha. I can also try a 100% CO and see how that does with my hands. Definitely not making a 1000g batch either!