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I am not joking it went everywhere.....it was a large pot full of hot dirty liquid beeswax. I ended up redoing the kitchen walls as the oil from it had left stains on the paint work that I couldnt get off. That was three years ago and there is still small traces of it in places if you look closely.

If I was to attempt that then it would be as clarasuds and hazel wrote. Thanks for posting the pic, I am now looking for molds to try it :D Phew....... hav'ent found any yet!

I have used paprika and only ever got pinks, never had any problem with it or reported proplems from F&Fs. Up till now I have only used natural colours but I am now waiting some mircas etc.

Ohh nooooo..... Now I have to go out and buy myself a box of chocolates :D Great tip BTW!!!!

LOL same here, I would be sooo broke!

:) Been there.. done that

:D Hi and welcome from Slovenia

Hello and welcome from Slovenia

Hello and welcome from Slovenia :D

:D Welcome, great advise from Hazel, i would say read read read! Any questions you have just post on here and people are only to happy to help :)

Hello and welcome from Slovenia :D

Welcome from Slovenia :D

:D Hello and welcome from Slovenia

Love your posts :D A tip on cleaning beeswax; Dont knock over a hot pot of melting beeswax all over your kitchen :oops: :oops: :oops:

Does it have a best before date on it? If not I would do what others have suggested. I always now check the BBD and store in a cool place.

Thats what I use. When I'm using a lot of soft oils I use the lowest % of water, when using harder oils I use a higher %, it was recommended to me a long time ago but I cant remmember why :oops: If I am unsure about a recipe, first attempt is made with the highest % of water.

:) Maybe she tests it and if its lye heavy neautralizers it? I can only hope and assume that anyone who sells their soaps does a ph test on each batch and adjusts accordingly! @Fohoarder If it where me I would contact her again, I am sure you are not the only one who bought the book and has...

Castor oil acts like a humectant by attracting and retaining moisture to the skin. Small amounts are recommended as it produces as soft soap. The first cold pressing is used medicinally and second for soapmaking and I can only get the first pressing here (which is very expensive) is the sap...

Hello and welcome, nothing better than living the dream, all the best with it :D

Hi and d welcome :D