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if you want 5% superfat, the calculator only adds enough lie to saponify 95% of the oil in your recipe. if you want 7% it only gives you a lye amount to saponify 93% of the oils.

I just made myself a curing rack today, I only have two loafs curing at the moment but they were on the counter taking up space, and I plan to make a ton more. Someone on here posted a link to a diy orchard rack so I built it. http://www.ana-white.com/2012/06/pla...-storage-shelf it has a...

yes i read to not use vinegar after the fact, i meant to change the post. thank you susie.

Thank you everyone, I agree im not gonna buy a bunch of bulk up front, but It is nice to see some lists, because there are some common themes to what people like.

smh yeah i am. lolol, there was a design i really liked im gonna try. two colors this time, hopefully it works (fingers crossed) ill post pics. i may be getting over my head with this one. lolol

I am new to soap making and I have made a couple cold process loafs that have turned out well (and now im really liking that process). I also have about 50lbs of MP arriving on wed. my question is what EOs and FOs for that matter are your staples and would recommend to any new soap maker to...

thank you, it came out better that i expected for my first time using color.

Thank you Teresa I have a notepad I've been keeping notes on. One thing I did with my second loaf was input it into soapcalc and add my notes to that then printed.

So here are the cuts.

sorry about the landscaped pic, idk why it uploaded like that.

I just got two of these double boilers today. They are bonjour all in one double boilers. I woundt recommend keeping mp hot over direct heat you will burn the bottom.

OK I used a soap calc this time but didn't have freezer paper to line mold I had already started assuming I had some. I wanted to try to create my own recipie so I could get the hang of the soap calc. I also used lab color, oatmeal, FO, and EO. I didn't get to overzealous I just wanted to...

ok so the freezer trick worked to get the loaf out of the mold nicely. So here are the cuts, nothing special, but we will see how it does after curing.

Ok so I currently have no micas for coloring cp because my plan was to only do mp, so my question is what is the correct way to use my lab colors in cp?

Just wear gloves and eye protection you will be fine. i can tell you i was cleaning up and one granule of lye flipped up into the corner of my eye when i was not wearing safety glasses, and it burns and is super irritating so dont let that happen. if you have ever used paint stripper that is...

Thanks all. I did weight everything Susie. And navigator once I was finished I tried to gel it by putting a cardboard teepee over it. I just put my tongue on it and it's not zappy at all so I'm guessing it gelled. I will remember to run every recipie through soap calc. I have to be honest...

I justmade my first cold press and I used lye that I bought at Lowe's. As long as it's 100% lye it will work.

Thank you for the kind words and tips. I used the basic formula from the everything soap making book. I measured everything in ounces. I forgot about the freezer paper I wasn't sure it was needed in a non wood mold. But if I have an issue I'll use the freezer. How long do you leave it in the...

Hello all and glad to make my first post. Ive known a couple people over the course of a few years that have tried their hand at making soap. Most recently my neighbor. He gave me a couple bars to try and they were way better than store bought soap. So now I have the itch to make my own soap...