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I got my goodies in the mail monday!!! I have beveled, cut , cooked.....I'm sooo happy. the workmanship is worth the wait!!

I have tried many different oils and combs. I personally like mine with lard. my objective when I first started, was to remove lard from all my recipes and sub out with something else, after it was all said and done..I like lard in my soap.

I started out using fresh GM. Then I used the powder, you cna buy it at walmart and mix it with a small part of your water, I add before trace. like when you would add the oatmeal ect. I have also taken part of my water requirement and sub it for aloe juice and mixed that with the GM...

This is great!!! you must be doing something really good. what a great compliment.

Pauls walmart soap recipe is what I did just becuse I just wanted to try to make soap, and I could run to walmart anytime. I think we are all looking for the perfect bar!!as I became used to the process I felt more comfortable changing the oils. with walmart no shipping fees!! and the oils are...

I have to agree with cathy on the fact you should do one thing at a time! Im also new to soapmaking, and I know I drove everyone crazy with questions (eveyone shaking their head yes). but I did get good advice and learned to use a proven base and then start to add or change and only do a 1or 2lb...

I dont know if this tip will help or not, I mix my lye and aloe juice in advance (maybe a day or night before) then when Im ready to make soap I just mix oils (i only slightly heat the soild fats/oils) then add liquid oils with out heating them. (they dont have to be cooked) then add GM room...

I have a 15" laptop and everything looks beautiful. very easy to shop...adorable baby!!! im guessing she's not for sale??? :lol:

that sounds like it will be beautiful soap....ps Im giving santa your name!!so he can do my shopping with you :lol: :lol:

ok!! its woodi!!! sorry :oops: great program

sorry Ashley, I think that it is tabitha??

AshleyR, welcome to the soap forum....I said the same thing you said, 3 months ago and about 50 lbs of soap :lol: :lol: the soap cal will be your best friend. there is another program which i understand is good also, you might want to ask woody about it. kathleen

widcat...you are to funny. it does seem like there is alot of info out there and i am always striving for the "perfect" combo of oils...I have thrown away "perfect" bars because i am just not happy with the feel or softness. it is hard to come up the the magic number. I have used a recipe of...

thanks Irish, that was good. I m trying to learn as much as I can about the make up of the oils. my goal is to make a good hard bar of soap that is good for your skin. there are so many factors that go into the oils....ive been out of school for a looooong time :oops: kathleen btw do you sell...

Thanks for the tip thats good info, Im at work and just had to peek!! Ill read it better when im not on the clock :lol: kathleen

I keep hearing about shelf life and of course I do not want to use any oils that are not long lasting. just how and what factors determine the shelf life of the soap?

wow, thanks!! still learning. thanks for the good info. I did make the soap late last night. today I will use all olive oil. I had made a high % of olive oil before and it seemed soft. maybe I just did not give it enough time to dry. thanks kathleen

Hi all sorry I haven't bee around lately.. but Im back with more questions!! ( a little one was sick, but all better now)I have a recipe for a olive oil and Im trying to sub. half out with soybean oil and soapcalc tells me the qualities of the oils are very close. but when I divide the oo in...

coconut oil well I played around some....I only did a superfat at 10% (Idont know why) and it was a bit dry. I used 50% coconut oil 10% castor 15 lard, 25 olive. the bubbles were GREAT!! and creamy also. but in the end after you rinse it left my hand dry. Im going to try to do 15% and use...

are you using the stearic acid with your oils, or are you adding them at trace? Im still not sure about it??