Recent content by vmakkers

General consensus is length wise 6" or 8" would be best. I showed the manufacturer the American Soap mold, and told him I basically want that but shorter. I told him that a thick lip around along with side ribs for reinforcing to prevent bowing is necessary. Hopefully this gives him a good idea...

Snappyllama mentioned that she would love it if American Soap Supplies came up with a smaller T&S mold and I agree. I contacted a local custom injection mold supplier and are discussing the possibility of having them make a smaller one for hobbyist and doing a large group/prebuy. I'm waiting on...

I agree. I use a 36oz recipe and fill it up to around 3.5" and haven't had any issues. The first time I used it, I tried 40 or 42ozs and that did have slight bowing but nothing compared to my WSP mold. I also have a 9 bar slab mold from workshop heritage. My CC had a special for 15% cash...

OMG! I would be in love if they had a smaller one. The mold is a bit big for a hobbyist but I just love the dimensions of this mold that I just end up with more soap than necessary. It would be perfect if it was like 8" or even 6".

If you are looking for a tall and skinny mold that doesn't require lining, and minimal bowing, this is the mold for you. I've tried WSP's and it bowed even with cardboard supports on the side. Most reviews on BB's is that there is significant bowing. I haven't had any bowing issues with...

The struggle is real!! I've been super good the past few months since I haven't been as active on the forum and didn't see all the recent sale posts. My BF is gonna be giving me that look when he sees this package come in......"I thought you said you were done after all those end of year sales!"...

25% Off all molds til Sunday. I just msged them on FB to see if I had missed a sale they promised in March and look what they just msged me back with: "I didnt but I just did put it on for you. It is for all of the molds 25% off, I would really appreciate you going on and trying it and let me...

There's a tall and skinny prebuy going on FB right now. Thought it might help some soapers out! She's reached the minimum requirement but you can still add on your order. "Official Pre-Buy- Tall Skinny Mold--- $10 each Have to get 300 orders before I can order. I have thought and thought about...

I have a metal cutter from Bud and a single wire and slab cutter from Workshop Heritage. My metal cutter is amazing and Bud is great to work with. You can even request custom colors for an additional fee. I think the type of cutter really depends on your preference. I love the time saving of...

Depending on where you are located, I have found Monterey Bay Spice Co to be the best prices per lb for me. I think their oz prices are quite reasonable also. I have everything from lavender to horsetail from there. I did find their henna powders to be less fine than I would expect for a powder...

What if bubbles aren't a factor at all? Would you throw the rest into OO or sub in a whole different oil? The highest I've gone for OO is 40% from Genny's shampoo bar recipe which I really love for a body bar, but this recipe has got me quite curious to go higher.

MP embeds. When I first started soaping, I really wanted to use all CP embeds but I realized it's just too time consuming. And I like how if I get the random urge to make a soap extra pretty, it only takes like 30 minutes to make a bunch of embeds.

What would you guys suggest subbing in if I wanted to drop the coconut by 5 or 10% on the recipe?

I read there was some acceleration with Sea Witch but I really didn't notice it with my salt bars. I even tried to do a clyde slide kinda swirl into a 9 bar slab mold and got decent mica swirls on top. I haven't decided on calling it Mermaid's Treasure or King Triton's Gold. I didn't do very...

I just did sea witch in a CP salt bar batch over xmas. I really like the scent so far. Probably one of my favorite oceany scents. I always like to "marinate" my sea salt with the fragrance oil before I use it in hopes that it will help the scent stick. I have Burgandy Rose from NG which I...