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Here is a pic of my newest soap. I used beeswax at 1%. I kept on lifting the lid on my mold to check for overheating and as you can see, I got ash on the edges where I think the bubble wrap did not quite cover. http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8610 ... oapmed.jpg

I have not been able to soap for almost three weeks now because I had my 93 year old MIL staying with me. When she would take her nap, I would quick run to my computer to see what you all were doing! She has left and today I got out my soap pot and made a soap I have been wanting to make for a...

This is a supplier that some of you may be familiar with. She offers some very well made wooden molds. They need to be lined, however. I bought one from her last summer. I ordered from her again (not for a mold) on Monday, July 6th. I received a confirmation of my order on July 7 with an...

Does anyone know what has happened with them? They have been out of so many FO's now for nine months and yet they have not taken them off their website. It just says "out of stock." They should either re-order or eliminate them. I am beyond frustrated waiting for some of these scents to come...

I have been using a plastic pitcher to mix my lye in. I got this pitcher at a restaurant supply store and it is the type of pitcher we see all the time in restaurants when they come around to fill the water or ice tea glasses. It is smooth on the inside but the outside has a kind of corregated...

My pumpkin powder did not work out so well....turned the soap a nasty poop color, but my mylar lining was a success. I ordered a sheet of the .007 weight mylar, made a template out of paper for my little wood mold (not the TOG, but this one has one side that comes off) and then cut the mylar to...

Well, I was in a pet store boutique looking for some toys for my little guy...he rips most toys apart and at the check out counter....I encountered "my soap." Really, soap for sale in a basket....I looked at the ingredients: PO, CO,OO, Castor oil, lye and EO. Wow! Just what I use and the EO...

I have just wasted a precious hour of my soaping time cleaning up from yet another mold leak and I am rethinking the SoapHutch molds. I know there is a long lead time on ordering and getting one, but what stops me is not knowing how hard it is to get gel or if you can get gel at all. Also, is...

I want to share this with everyone. I am sure I did not rediscover the wheel here...and maybe I am the last one to figure this out...anyway, here goes: I have a ton of MilkyWay type molds from my M&P days. I still do make M&P on occasion, but I have been wanting to use these molds for CP...

I just got some honey powder in with my new batch of supplies and I have not used it in this form before. Do I dissolve it in water or oil before adding it to the soap batter and do I add it at trace? thanks for any help you can give me.

I just received an order of FOs from CandleScience. I checked on Scent Review before I ordered but CandleScience itself does not give any info on how well their FOs perform in soap. I am very pleased with how they smell OOB so I will be curious to see if they hold up well without morphing in...

I am fairly new to using essential oils in my soaps. I have a small collection...mostly from New Directions, Whole Foods, and a few other of the FO suppliers who also sell some EO's. I have mostly used lavender in soaps, although recently I made a rosemarry-tea tree oil soap for DD. I want to...

I have never had a bad experience getting my order from Soapsilly. In fact, I have only had good experiences, but I know that others have had delays and non-response to inquiries. I just found out from the Scent review that Daystar will be carrying these FOs soon. That is great news for those...

Well, here it is: TA DA! My very first batch of GM, made with fresh milk, OO.CO,PO,silk and castor. No scent, no color. I did this all at RT and I did not gel. It came out very white. Oh, forgot, also added colloidal oatmeal to a bit of the oils while they were still warm and then added...

I just made goat milk soap! And, it looks pretty good!! I have been wanting to make it for a year now, but I was scared!! (I know, I know, Paul....). I bought some fresh gm at the market and I just went and did it. It was not scary at all. I made a 2lb batch with OO,CO,PO, silk and a...

I have a little tub of shaealoe butter. I don't know what the ratio is. Can I use this in soap? If so, how did I figure it into soapcalc? thanks rita

I wrote a review of this FO in Fragrances yesterday under my "More SoapSupplies.net" post. Here it is today, unmolded and being cut. This was the first batch I made with tallow. It is extremely white with an ever so slight yellow cast to it. I don't think the pics show this well enough. I...

I have been attempting swirls recently..with less than stellar success. The white soap with the pink blob on top was the first one I tried. The whole thing seized on me big time and everything just got hoisted into the mold. I did try to get the pink to go into the white, but alas.... The...

I know that jojoba is technically a wax but when figuring out a recipe, should it be in the soft oil or hard oil category...or just considered an additive ?

I'm a little frustrated at this point!! I soaped my first sucessful swirl yesterday morning. At least, I thought I did. It was a simple OO,CO,lard recipe that I have made 2 dozen times at least. The lard was from a new bucket but it smelled nice and fresh and was a good white color. I used...