Recent content by stephswan

eep - i hope the vanilla pokes through some more once it cures more. looks sort of like mold to me right now.

Thanks @Zing - I used a cardboard for the center line and tried to just eyeball the horizontal line. The batter was probably SB'ed too much so it was a little goopy as I poured it in. Next time, I'll try to pour at a lighter trace for straighter lines lol. Glad to know that 3% SF has been good...

this is so pretty!!!

Hi All, I've been happily making soap these past few weeks with no issues - until I used a FO with vanilla (8%) in it. I knew it would turn brown but I thought if I used enough TD (I actually thought I would see glycerin rivers bc I thought I used too much TD), it would still be a pretty color...

I would agree with this. I, unfortunately am one of the kids who fell into the rabbit hole of purchasing A LOT of different colors, but i couldn't help myself with nurture's $1.50/sample bag (might be expensive to some, but I'm only using 1/2 tsp at a time as I like my colors to my softer) and...

I love your selection - excited to hear if you like them!

Thanks for the feedback and their scents may not be "keepers". I'm looking forward in reporting back on how the fragrances react/retain in CP soap. I seem to be more particular with scents compared to my friends, so really hoping my testers give honest feedback for my future assortment. Sad...

Tonka and Vetiver looks amazing! i'm going to have to add it to my list. I might have gone a little overboard yesterday and bought 20...Excited to try all these but I think I may need to take a break on buying anymore things lol Green Tea Fresh Ginger Lime White Tea Lemon Sage Ginger Lemon...

Hi All, I got so excited when I saw WSP 25% off fragrance oils this morning as I'm still trying to figure out what my favorite scents are. What are you all stocking up on? I have only tried green tea with lemongrass and I LOVE it.

LOL - I literally was telling my therapist today, "honestly, since I've taken up soaping...i'm fine now. I don't know what to talk to you about..." Thank you all for being SO KIND and helping new soapers like me! @SoapDaddy70 yay with another NY'er! (although I feel a little like a fraud as...

Congrats on your 2nd batch! new soaper myself here and I am addicted. Made my first batch last week (started small too bc of this community - 16oz) and i have honestly made a new batch every day this week. Looking forward to more of your scent creations! (i'm just buying premade FO's now and...

I turned soap on a stick into confetti soap! I knew I was going to experience soap on a stick, just didn't think it was going to be my 3rd try, but glad it happened. Lesson learned, don't soap at high temperatures when you also have an accelerating fragrance. first pic is the soap when I tried...

Thanks! yeah, I think i would just like to see the swirls a little more. Wow - i love the stearic spot soap. It's quite beautiful actually, glad to know they don't always have to be ugly lol. Yeah, I'm at a loss too, i was thinking bc it had such a high percentage of shea. I'm hoping it's not my...

WOW. wow. I am SO IMPRESSED with the knowledge this community has. YES YES YES, i believe i poured while the batter was fairly thin (since it was my first time, I was scared of fast trace lol and didn't even use a stick blender). None of my soaps (only 2 so far) have been gelled in the moulds...

Thanks for the link - I will check it out. I also just cut my bar in half, and you're right, it seems like the spots are throughout the volume. I'm may need to retry this recipe at a higher temp to test it again. These individual moulds didn't even heat up when after i poured it in (the temp was...