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I think I made a mistake with the prep. I'm using 794g oils and decided to use citric acid @ about 2 percent (16g being used). I also decided to make faux salt water for this and used 10g salt and 9g baking soda. Out of about 119g lye, I used about 110g to mix this because I forgot that I was...

So I'm practicing Hexagonal flower motifs with a cluster stitch because I wanna try and make this blanket, sort of. But the pattern doesn't seem to make any stitch of sense to me as written and I'm not sure if it's my brain just not registering this or what. I Does the pattern look right? I...

I just recently took a plunge and ordered a 2lb slab of M&P but when I opened the box earlier, I found a small dead larvae inside the package of the soap. I don't feel like trying to make a phone, especially of I don't need to but The soap should be fine if i wipe it off, right? I don't need to...

I'm sure some of you have seen the DYIs for them but I can't sew and I most certainly do not have fabric on hand to sew. So that leaves me with one other resource- yarn. I've been practicing crocheting for the sole purpose of making a mask with pockets for 4 people at least while I am waiting...

Is Susan Bates a decent company? I have a 4.50mm hook that is just awful. I forgot how long I had this hook but regret that I own it. Sorry I only have one shot of this thing now.

I saw this video by chance on my youtube feed and I just had to share it. This is insane, to me at least. Edit- I hate aphasia. lol.

I say that literally- it has irritated my throat, my grandma's throat and even my sister's throat. At first, I thought it was the KOH lye fumes but that normally dissipates and has never irritated me on this level before. But once I bought the finished soap paste out and tested its zappiness...

I made a recipe, checked it a few times, worked as slowly as possible, soaped as coolly as possible and where does it get me? This: Avocado oil- 100g Castor oil- 25g Cocoa butter- 100 Coconut oil- 75g Olive oil- 100g Masterbatched lye- 146g Citric acid- 5g mixed in 40g distilled water I...

I've been looking into the arcrylic dividers for a bit but I do not like the idea of paying $30+ for a for a set that might not even fit my loaf mold properly (thanks, amazon). So, being the reasonable penny-pincher I am, I want to know if it is feasible to attempt to make my own dividers, as...

I actually don't know if this is the appropriate forum for this but, I just watched this and man, Kenny did his THING. Quite an inspiring video, I might add, though I can't purchase a soap like this.

Has anyone used this as a colorant? I'd love to know if it works. I know how it works as a tea ingredient (blue tea, y'all). but can it withstand the test of the lye monster?

But I want to try my hand at making some. I'm a little bored right now, I've not made soap for a few months and I'm still trying to assess all the info that I can process about it. One of the main things I failed to find is how to preserve your soap, if you use a preservative. I'm also...

A little bit more about me: I'm not a beginning tea drinker. I have drank enough tea over the last 30 years of me knowing I was drinking tea. That said, I really would love to rant about TEAki matcha- it tastes like sencha. Those of you who drink tea and/or may have a higher preference for...

But I have one issue- carpal tunnel. It's part of the reason I've been on and off here as of late. It started really flaring up a month or two after I started my job and I've had to get myself all kinds of crap just to ease the pain enough to keep working. But I've been wanting to make soap for...

How bad of an idea is it to use a high butter recipe for a high water lotion? I'm a little apprehensive when it comes to using my resources like that but I'd also like to know if it would yield something nice. Has anyone made a high butter-high water lotion?

Are they closed for business. I haven't really been to the site for a while and thought I'd check up on them. Note- I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong area.

So I am making two batches of lard soap. The first one came out great with the exception of a faster trace than I expected (33% lye solution will do it) But instead of using .2 oz of SL, which was already an unplanned mistake I would have rolled with, I actually used .2oz of PS80 instead. I have...

It was completely by accident and since I didn't want to waste coffee, I'm drinking it as we speak. So far, I think I taste more of the cinnamon I also added to the grounds. Have any of you ever added spices to your coffee when brewing it? Have any of you ever made mistakes like what I've...

It's called Samurai Gourmet. It's too doggone short! I can't allow myself to bing watch this whole thing in one fell swoop. It's too funny and refreshing. What are y'all binge watching on your spare time, if you even get to?

On the 6th of this month, I made a small batch of lotion using avocado, rice bran, and olive oils. The recipe used was for 200g 138g water 40g total oils 12g e-wax 6g stearic acid 2g preservative (phenonip was used) 2g FO (Nurture's Persephone's Kiss used and is amazing IMO) I found...