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  1. bookreader451

    Giving my first soap making lesson soon.

    I have had both my shots so I am ready to let people in my house. I have been asked to teach someone how to make soap and I am thinking a very simple recipe with inexpensive grocery store oils, pringles or milk carton mold and natural colorants. I want to try to make this as inexpensive as I...
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    Holidays in the time of Covid

    I am wondering how many of you are planning traditional holiday celebrations and who is altering plans this year. I usually host Thanksgiving and it can be 25 people. I am not doing it this year and everyone seems so disappointed. I feel guilty but I am afraid of exposing some of us older...
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    My new log splitter

    I sent my friend Dean Wilson’s you tube video and he made me a log splitter!
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    face masks

    So I have to wear masks daily and I did order surgical masks but I wanted something pretty. I hate anything up on my face and spent a ridiculous amount of money on a mask with a rendering of Starry Night. I hate it. I decided I needed lighter fabric because in fabric masks I feel like I...
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    Using the first bar of soap I ever made

    It has been a year since I started my soaping evolution and I began using the first bar I ever made in the shower. I have to say I like the recipes I make now better. I am not a fan of high OO soap and this was 30% OO and 15% AO. The bar feels okay, too creamy for me but, the scent retention...
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    What is your worst acceleration story

    I am asking because I just had a "non" accelerating FO go from 0 to 60 in a minute. I made my go-to swirl recipe and I was trying the one pot wonder and plop, plop, plop, arrggghhh! I read the FO reviews and none said it accelerated so not sure why it did for me. It really doesn't matter a...
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    Has anyone purchased half a cow?

    We have purchased half a cow and haven't made a decision on our cuts yet. If anyone has experience with this I am looking for recommendations on the best use of the meat and what to do with options. I am not a huge steak fan but a good steak is definitely worth it once in a while. I also have...
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    Let's play "What is in Your Freezer"

    I am sure I am not alone in taking stock of the supplies on hand. I did the deep freeze dive and the strangest thing I found was frozen fish I labeled "Make Lox". Then I checked the upstairs fridge freezer and threw out all the WTH did I waste a container on this stuff. On the upside I have...
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    CPOP cavity molds

    A while back there was a discussion about getting cavity molds to gel using CPOP. I thought the picture below might help some of the newer soapers to see the difference in what the soap looks like when gelled vs not gelled. I made shaving pucks using 1# of oils. I used beer as my liquid with...
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    Supporting our Vendors

    I just placed an order today and I am wondering if people are hesitant in ordering due to what is going on. I figured many of our vendors are small businesses and if they are still packing orders the least I could do is order something. Besides if I am only working 4 hours a day I have...
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    A need for levity

    Okay we all need a good belly laugh right about now. How about we all find a cute joke and post it? I'll start and it's a groaner!! I asked my daughter if she’d seen my newspaper. She told me that newspapers are old school. She said that people use tablets nowadays and handed me her iPad...
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    A study in brown

    I seem to love discoloring FO so I have been experimenting with embrace the brown. For the soap below I used this FO https://www.naturesfragrance.com/let-them-eat-cake-type-fragrance-oil/. It smells so good so I decided to try a hidden teardrop using the brown. These are my results after the...
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    Vanilla powder in soap

    I saw a video on YouTube where the soap maker used vanilla powder in soap. I have some in the pantry and would love to try it. My question is will it discolor like vanillin?
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    First Overheating Issue

    I tried a new thing today, buttermilk powder. I didn't dilute and use it for the lye solution I added it to the oils SB until mixed in, waited for some hydration and then SBed more. Used an aloe lye solution and all seemed well, until I added the FO. It accelerated like crazy but I got it in...
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    So excited about my Clyde swirl

    I love Clyde from Vibrant and watch him on you tube all the time. He had this pour where you do a circular drop swirl in the pot and it was fabulous. So I decided to give it a try. I was shocked at how nice the soap came out. this is fountain of youth
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    What scents are you drawn to?

    Although I haven't been soaping for that long and I am already a FO hoarder I am wonder what class of scents people are drawn to, and why. I love spice scents. My favorite scent is Darkness by Nature's Fragrance. It has that spice scent but it is more complex than a pumpkin pie, or cinnamon...
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    Donating Soap

    I have a lot of soap, this includes the MP I made before I started CP/HP and I was wondering if I can donate it to a local shelter without labeling it. I was thinking of buying a bunch of wash clothes and putting a bar of soap and a washcloth in a ziplock and donating it that way.
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    You know you have soapy brain when......

    .....you're stirring a bechamel sauce and think, I need it at a light trace.
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    Coconut water and aloe juice

    I want to try both coconut water and aloe juice in soap. I saw organic pure coconut water at the store today and it was pink. Is that the color it is supposed to be? Also can you use aloe juice from the store? I saw some and I was going to try it but I wasn't sure if it has to be made or...
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    WSP prices went through the roof!

    Am I crazy or did their prices go sky high on FO? Most are running over $10.00 for 4oz.
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