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I mentioned this back in my introduction thread. My name is Stephen, and anyone with this name has said, "Stephen with a PH," countless times. As I was meandering through the internet one day, I ran across this image and it tickled my fancy. The caption read, my friend was asked for his name at...

Ah. Well dang it. It is still in the mold. I checked it yesterday and it was a little soft yet. I wad going to check it again today. You're exactly right. I used that setting in the soapcalc website. I appreciate the feedback. I'll let it set in the mold for a bit and see what happens...

Quick update on this. I finally got some lard so I could try a new recipe. I made the following this morning: 3.6 oz Coconut Oil 5.4 oz Mango Seed Butter 14.4 oz EVOO 12.6 oz Lard Total: 36 oz I used 4.8 oz Lye with 13.75 oz water. I also added some additional water mixed with 3 TBS of...

Thanks. Sounds good. How long would this take to cure?

Ok. First, I hope the formatting is okay. It looks a lot better in the editing window, but the html is removing tabs and extra spaces. Based on the feedback, I have a couple of variations. Using the 40/10/50 idea, I came up with the following: # √ Oil/Fat % 1 Coconut...

Not sure. I know she’s very sensitive to wool / lanolin. I am pretty sure that coconut oil will be bad, based on what I read, but I’m hoping that at 10% it will not trigger a reaction. Right now, she uses a dove bar of some kind. I don’t believe she’s ever tried hand made soaps. I’ve...

Thanks. I’m definitely not going for slimy and I would like soap before next Christmas. I’ll try lard.

All, my wife has very sensitive skin, and I’d like to make her some soap. I want to get it right, because she will be very unhappy if her skin gets dry, itchy or rashy. I can’t imagine why. :) So, I’m going to make a CP soap and have been playing around on soapcalc.net. Please let me...

After reading more and thinking, I would like to try making a soap that is black and white. It’s just for me and my family, so it doesn’t need to be perfect. I was thinking of using activated charcoal to help wit the black, and arrowroot for the white. Does this sound like it would work...

To the guys who have beards, how do you clean your beards? Do you use soap or shampoo? Conditioner? A good beard oil is only part of the formula.

That is a great article. I use beard oil every day, but have never considered making my own. I’m definitely going to try a few of these recipes. These beard oils are very expensive. Edit: reading the article through again, I got a kick out of the typo in the header for the recipes...

Lol. I’m glad. Apparently, I only fret about whether I appear to be fretting. :think: So, just a quick note. If I like the amount of smell I get in a hp recipe, I’ll need to use more EO in the equivalent CP recipe. Is that correct?

Good to know! What is DOS? I presume you aren’t talking about a disk operating system.

I just read an article on this another poster shared. Really interesting, and I’m very curious how my initial batches improve with age. I am also going to try these same recipes as a cold process, just to see how they look. Pretty soap isn’t my primary goal, but if I can make it look...

Easy now. I didn’t say I required instant gratification. And I’m not sure how I might have given the impression I’m fretting about anything. I really hope that’s not how I’m coming across. Certainly not my intention. I appreciate your insights and really like the idea of small batches.

Okay. Here are my #2 and #3 batches. Bear in mind I’m just making stuff up, so it may not make a lot of sense. I didn’t work from any pre established recipes. Instead, I just messed around with the soap calculator to get the mix of oils and amount of lye, then sort of winged the rest...

This is actually pretty exciting for me, because I've been using the soap I've made for weeks now, and to learn that it will just get better after a few more weeks is pretty awesome. I don't know much, but I do know that it is usable after a day or so. This is not to say that it is fully...

I don't *think* I know a Kim Anderson, but if you would give me a little bit of context, I can tell you for sure (PM if you like). My user name is one I just really like. My real name is Stephen... aka "Stephen with a PH." I've said this phrase so many times in my life, along with every...

You guys think cold process is easier? Huh. I did NOT expect that. I get that the hot process takes a little longer. The last batch I made took about 3 hours start to finish. But the process is so straightforward, I guess the CP seems more complicated. I mean, you have to worry about...

Okay, I have lurked and read a few threads, and I think I have a pretty good handle on the functional differences between HP and CP. I am only a few batches into my soap making, and all three so far have been hot process. I chose hot process for a few reasons: it seems simpler, it speeds...