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canola I've been usiing canola from almost the beginning of my soaping, whih is over 6 years. I have never gotten DOS and I use canola in every batch at 20%., of my basic batch, that is. I also do a 60 hard oils/40 soft oils blend and I like it. It seems to me that canola adds a silky feel...

Peeking I'm a peeker and sometimes, especially very recently, it saved a batch from overheating to the point of seperation. A small one pound batch with buttermilk and an FO that I think contributed, PLUS insulated it AND it was in a quart milk carton, which of course is tall and skinny and...

I've soaped: Goatmilk powder Buttermilk powder canned regular milk and canned Goatsmilk Heavy Cream, half n half baby carrots honey Teas Ground Lavendar Oats Oatmilk Agave Nectar Sugar Canned Pumpkin Yogurt Chamomile

Wow! I wanna do this! To clarify, did you use full water amount with frozen gm and add the lye and THEN add the powders and yogurt at trace?

Great job :D Yep, I agree about the marbled look, very nice! As far as air bubbles, when making CP soap, one thing is to keep your stick blender straight down flush against the bottom of the container, and try not to let it go to the side as it pushes air to the top and creates bubbles...

Great job!

HA HA Hazel, I used to always think along those lines too, any type of square container, box I saw around I would think "potential soap mold" lol

Hi Toni! Cool, glad to hear you make something similar! I am really getting interested again in soaping lately... I have 5 2 oz bottles of FO from Daystar that I need to soap.... I did you about 1/2 oz recently in another batch that I used chunks from previous batches in. Small scraps, that...

I get my Lye at Ace too. So happy not to have to order anymore. Found mine at the Tenleytown Metro Stop Ace Store... On my way home from work so it's great..

Hi! I am a newcomer here on this board too, but been soaping since 2004 and it has been a very relaxing, therapeutic and EXPENSIVE :oops: :shock: addiction-I mean "hobby" :lol: Excited for you to be taking the plunge! You're gonna love it! I can't speak very accurately to the best...

I tried using a spoon once and I had a very ruined, lye heavy batch (I also think I miss-measured, didn't use a lye calculator, :shock: ) so from then on, except one time, I use a stick blender. I used a whisk with a small one pound batch and about a 60 hard oils 40 soft oils ratio and it...

Hi Hazel! I will try and get a pic, I have a digital cam, but not sure how to do it yet, now that I have my lappie, I can upload (Hope I have the cables handy, lol) I have some nice individual molds, but I also have quite a few empty milk cartons so I just poured in a quart carton. I...

Great job Yay Soapandwine! Excellent sir!!! Welcome, welcome, and am brand new here too and live the DC area, see another from Baltimore too! This thread has beem great and some great info and advice.. Here's my two cents and hope it's helpful to you: For fragrance oils: Good...

Hello all of you lovely Bubbleheads out there in Bubbleland!9 :lol: :D :wink: I have just recently gotten back to my hobby a bit and just wanted to tell you all what I made today.. Had the house to myself, and I wanted to make two batches but could only get in one. Another high olive...

Hi there and welcome! I am brand new here too and look forward to interacting with you and others here! BTW, I went to College in Springfield, MO. I have family in KC as well. Come on back and glad you are enjoying making products. I am a soaper and took a break for a while but want to...

THanks for the welcomes! Yes, by BM I mean buttermilk. I have never used fresh BM, just powdered. I mix into a slurry with a bit of water and add usually at trace. I think I added 2 TBS PPO.. It was a one pound batch. It comes out well, I like it. To me, it "SEEMS" to add a bit more...

beautiful! The bottom ones look almost like tye dye!

Beautiful Soaps! Grreat job!

Hi Folks, New to this board.. Have freuented other boards and have found some to be nice to visit, some... not so much... Got tired of some of the 'snarkiness".. Anyhow, glad to find this board and I am pleased to meet everyone and to introduce myself. I am a hobbyist CP soaper (A little...