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Oh, oh, oh... it's terrible, isn't it. No matter how long we expect it, it hurts so badly when it's finally time. Good Journey, Sheba.

Too much batter. It's definitely not that. For some reason, the formula I used before, which I got from the 'oil for mold' thread, gave me 34.4 oz. for the Freshware mold. I've used that for several batches with the water amounts I get when I run the recipe through the Maple Springs...

Ok. Now I'm REALLY confused. I found an online calculator that says to multiply by .38 instead of .40. I used it with the dimensions of my mold and it says to use 47.29 oz. of oils, when I KNOW from having used it before that that's way too much. I have no idea why this is happening. I know it...

Ok. This is really baffling me. The first few times I used this formula it worked precisely. Now the numbers I'm getting are WAY off. The Freshware silicone loaf mold I use is a little over 12 inches by a little over 5 inches by 2.5 inches deep. The first time I used that formula, the answer I...

I vote yes. Show! Show! Show!

How funny. I finally just started GoT today, after many months of being worn down by my friends like water on a rock: splat, splat, splat. OKAY, FINE. And yes, just saw the Dothraki wedding. Yowza, that's a lively culture. Like horny Klingons.

I just entered the amount of each oil in ounces.

I used less than the Maple Springs soap calculator said to use; they said about 59 oz. to 21.something oz. of lye. I added 7 oz. of fragrance, as per Maple Springs. The sides of the mold are straight; the corners are curved. The mold itself is thin plastic, not much difference between the...

It's not a slab mold, really. It was just a tupperware thing she wanted to use. It's 3 inches tall, so I wanted to do a 2.5 in. pour. I have no idea what I did wrong. I did that equation over and over because it seemed like so much; I measured carefully. I had quite a bit left over.

I used a different mold than I'm used to, making soap with a friend. I'm not a happy mathematician, that's sure. I used the formula in the 'oil for mold' thread - length times width times height of pour times .40. The mold was 10 x 16 x a 2.5 inch pour. I got 160 ounces. That was WAY too much...

Wow, these are great. Really fabulous. Can I ask how you did the flames and the apples? Amazing. I'd like to do some fruits, and I've been wanting to do flames for a Dragon's Blood soap. Yours is very much what I've been picturing in my head: flames and darkness. Wonderful.

Oh, that's very lovely and serene.

Anybody done it? Been wondering about it.

Is the insurance different for teaching classes than the type that covers selling? When I start selling in another year I'd like to add that to my repertoire.

Oh, my gosh, that's lovely! :clap: And it reminded me that if Spring doesn't get here pretty soon I'm gonna come unstuck. :crazy:

I don't think I'd do it. Crystals are very sharp by nature. Even coffee or charcoal can be too scratchy. I think this could have the capacity to be very damaging to people's soft parts.

Interesting! I've been contemplating doing a chocolate orange one myself; those little candy sticks with the gooey orange jelly-stuff in them are my favorite.

Thank you! It is paprika and turmeric together, yes. I actually use unrefined shea, and have been surprised at how white it soaps in my recipe. And yes, it's charcoal. I'm shocked that it hasn't separated, since my sifter wasn't as fine as I would have liked and I ended up with something more...

I didn't, actually. It's 20% coconut, 60% olive, 5% shea, 10% cocoa butter and 5% castor. That usually makes a REALLY white bar, at least in my experience.

Grapefruit EO colored with Paprika and Turmeric Experimenting with layers, natural colorants and pencil lines. Coconut, olive, shea, cocoa butter and castor. Not unhappy with the results.