Recent content by Tiqwa

For a soap cutter I use a 10" drywall knife: http://www.homedepot.ca/product/10-ergo-grip-drywall-knife/968720 Works real well and is a stainless steel blade. I'm sure you could find something like that anywhere in the world.

Have you tried a vegetable peeler?

The surface texture is one that I will get on heavy olive oil soaps that have been cut a little early. Olive oil soaps can take much more time to set, so your best bet would be to wait 48 hours before cutting if you soaps are mostly olive oil.

I started this for my own use, being new to soapmaking, and decided to share. Please comment and I will update this list as necessary. I hope some of you find this useful. B&B = bath and body CB = cocoa butter CO = coconut oil CPHP = crock pot hot process CPOP = cold process oven...

The stick blender was also suggested by the people where I get my oils today. I'll check the soap until I can cut it, then after 4 to 6 weeks I'll check the ph and see if it is usable. I think I'll try another batch this weekend.

I finally tried my hand at a batch of soap. I took a recipe that I had for a 12 pound batch and reduced it, and went ahead and started. First problem was that I didn't have enough coconut oil (I didn't double check what I had before I went ahead), and I only realized once I started to mix it...

Hi, I have been thinking about making my own soap for quite a while now. I've read some stuff online about CP, and picked up and read The Natural Soap Book and today I bought some oils and lye. I still need to get some other things together before I make my first batch, but one step at a time...