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  1. earlene

    Underarm irritation

    I have always removed my rings when I come home. They live on a ring holder when I am not wearing them. However, as I got older and my fingers got skinnier, my wedding rings started falling off, so I don't wear them anymore at all. Actually I stopped wearing the engagement ring a long time ago...
  2. earlene

    Coffee soap drama

    What kinds of reviews are written about that particular FO from that particular vendor? If they don't have any on their website, you can look it up on other sources and see if their are reviews elsewhere. A couple of other places to look if the website isn't forthcoming...
  3. earlene

    Feedback recipes, please?

    Beeswax is a solid, has a high melting point; because of the high melting point, it is treated like a hard oil. Here's an Amazon.uk search for beeswax so you can see what it may look like & how it may come. You can purchase from soap suppliers as well. Why such a small percetage for beeswax...
  4. earlene

    Allergy to Dragon’s Blood from Nurture Soap

    I suggest you research the components within that particular formula for Dragon's Blood (they are not all the same from every vendor) and then look up each component for warnings about it/them in the IFRA database. It seems probably that a component in that particular formula is going to be on...
  5. earlene

    “popular” soap makers/brands

    I believe it depends on your source. I have some very course Black Lava salt that I would not put into soap for fear of scratchiness. Plus it was really too expensive for use in soap anyway. I bought while visiting Iceland 2 or 3 years ago and probably paid far more than it was worth, but it...
  6. earlene

    Recipe help please?

    So true! I hope you are recovering now and have no residual complications.
  7. earlene

    Hello!

    Welcome to the forum.
  8. earlene

    Underarm irritation

    I empathize. During my youth I went through periods of bralessness and periods of extreme support, plus periods of excessively restrictive or overly racy lingerie. But with advanced age, I have found that I don't really like 'foundation' garments at all! I prefer the much more...
  9. earlene

    “popular” soap makers/brands

    I don't sell soap; I am a hobbyist. I only give it to family, friends, and sometimes to service providers (nursing home staff, husband's former co-workers while he was still working, doctor office staff, etc.) Since I rarely buy soap from other soapmakers unless I walk into their brick &...
  10. earlene

    Feedback recipes, please?

    Of the recipes you used so far, which ones feel good on your skin? Are they similar to or the same as any of these? How long have they cured? Cure time can alter how the soap feels on your skin, so take that into account before determining if a soap formula was good to your skin or not as...
  11. earlene

    Soap is not good for your skin

    Well at the age of 73, I can tell you that I've been using lye-based soap for most of my life. I don't really know if my mom used it before I can remember, but she probably did because back in the 40's & 50's I don't think pediatricians had a problem with lye soap for babies. And I seem to...
  12. earlene

    Pinetar sloooww...to trace???

    Gorgeously smooth looking pinetar soap, @Ford. Judging by your experience and @AliOop's experience, it looks like hand stirring is one clue but IMO not the only one. I also have made pine tar soap without a stick blender, and did not have the same experience as either or you. So there are...
  13. earlene

    Close call with lye

    For you, Mr Vulnerable: Thank you for your willingness to share. I am glad the gloves were the only casualty, and they did their job well, right? So, not sure, but I assume you are either using a sink to contain accidental over-boils or another container-within-a larger vessel system, yes...
  14. earlene

    Effect of more water?

    I tend to think in terms of Lye Concentration and not Water as % of Oils, but I will attempt to address this in a way that I can understand and hope it works for you too. I have a hard time translating Water as % of Oils to Lye Concentration, but a trusty calculator tells me you are altering...
  15. earlene

    Double feelings

    Good advice from all. @Putzii, you also mention nursing. Are you also now a nurse or in training to become a nurse? I ask of course because I am a retired nurse and there are several soapmakers here at SMF who also happen to be nurses. It is a lovely and vital profession, but one which...
  16. Makers Vlog 4 | POWER TOOLS? | MO River Soap

    Makers Vlog 4 | POWER TOOLS? | MO River Soap

    Holly @ Missouri River Soaps demonstrates power tools adapted to soap making. I particularly like the Cocoa Butter cutting demonstration.
  17. earlene

    How to get solid oil out of container

    Cool. Don't know that I will buy it, but it's not all that expensive & I gave Hubby an air compressor for his birthday a few years back, so that's not problem, other than I'd have to move to the garage to use it. Still it's cool to watch it in action! Here's it at the 9:30 mark (in case...
  18. earlene

    Making a soap with butterfly pea flower powder and purple sweet potato?

    I have not tried it myself, but I did some googling after reading a thread on the subject here at SMF and found these links below: Found not to stay blue: Soap dough and late superfat/colour/FO addition Using tea & not the actual powder also found to be unstable in CP soap: Butterfly Pea...
  19. earlene

    September 2022 SMF Soap Challenge – Hybrid soaps, pouring CP and MP together

    Please copy & paste the list into a new post, then add your name along with the next appropriate number. Sign up list: 1. The Phoenix - This will be a fun experiment! 2. earlene - a project for my roadtrip! Thank you 3.
  20. earlene

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    I am not sure I will sign up for that one, but I do look forward to seeing your submission, @mx5inpenn. However, I am interested in the November & December SCC plans, so I'll probably sign up for the 3 month one in October. Plus now I want to watch Cowboys & Aliens again (the October SCC...
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