Recent content by TheaMay

Only stupid because it was my first batch of soap, i had no idea if the FO accelerated and no experience at detecting trace. This second batch I added the FO very last thing and will continue to do that until I have a lot more experience.

Im in Australia so its difficult to get FO with reviews. I had some FO for candles that I didnt like and thought I would practice with them. Im not sure if it accelerated, more so that I put the FO in before I seperated and added colours and I had no experience with how to detect trace and...

Thank you Orla, I know exactly what you mean re maths! Will be looking forward to hearing about your results

I have no idea cause I'm totally new to soap making but it will be interesting to see what the experts on here say. 1 full tablespoon in 200 grams and it did very little, only leaves me wondering just how much extra water some people may add and just how much this could contribute to rivers.

I've been reading about how to make soap for the past 3 months but was too afraid to make a batch unto recently. Thanks to all the expertise and very helpful soap makers on this forum and Youtube videos especially Soy and Shea and Wicked Lee Goods (I'm in Australia), I managed to make my second...

Thanks very much for clarifying that for me :)

Thanks for clarifying that. About how much 2:1 what you add ppo?

I have premixed TD in a squirt bottle TD 1:1 water. I read that it is recommended to use 1 teaspoons ppo but it seemed to do little to lighten the oils. I have ball bearings in the bottle so I'm sure it was mixed well. I'm a little confused if the 1 tsp ppo recommendation is for dry TD or for...

Thanks for responding, youv'e given me a lot of hope. I love the look of MP embeds on soap. I'll have to do a search on here and see if I can find pics of some of your designs. Do you force gel youre using CPOP ?

Its good to know you haven't had a problem gelling with embeds on top :)

Yes, I am curious to know if melt and pour will actually melt using this method of CPOP. Maybe it depends on the actual brand/ type of melt and pour, I have no idea.

I'm a little confused with what saponification process people use when combining MP embeds with CP soap. MP embeds are likely to melt if you CPOP your soap and it is not recommended to put MP in the fridge. It seems best to let the soap saponify at room temperature, but this is likely to result...

Yes Aussie soaps are Brambleberry which makes it much easier, unfortunately there also much more expensive