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Yes I did. Most of the time I just give them a quick glance and delete them. Not this time. The email announced that Mango Butter was in stock and only cost a million dollars a pound while it lasts. Hurry! That's not completely accurate but something tells me you understand. So, I decided...

Being a beginner is great! Everything is new and exciting and you quickly realize that I CAN DO THIS! And for that first batch you've got to have a mold. My very first batch long ago was made in a square stainless baking pan I tried to keep out of sight of the lovely wife. Rounded corners...

As a long time soaping beginner who likes flying by the seat of his pants there have been many successes and something short of full blown failures in my soapmaking adventures. Many have been preceded by the thought "I wonder if it's true if..." or "I wonder what will happen if..." and even "I...

While waiting for some supplies to arrive I've jumped back into one of my other obsession. Yes, besides making soap I'm a weaver. I have a couple of rigid heddle looms but lately the 7 foot triangle loom has been getting a lot of attention. Shawls are usually given away to nursing homes...

First and foremost, THANK YOU BAMAGIRL for freely posting your recipe. Everything went fine with a small batch. With so much lard I knew trace would be a while so I used the SB until it finally began to thicken up then switched to a spoon when I added the pumice. I like cpop and usually keep...

I just could not get the ugly 1000 caves of horror pine tar soap out of my head. The entire process haunted me. It's still soap and will be used but I had to have another go. This time I made a smaller batch but still had to deal with the can of sticky pine tar. Instead of trying to scoop...

Some know that New England Confectionery Company has shut down and there will be no more Necco Wafers or candy hearts for Valentine Day. Some don't care and some don't know what Necco Wafers are. They are a chalky sugary delight I have loved for many many years. Luck was with me when I walked...

There are still about 15 bars of the original pine tar soap with frankincense & myrrh FO from long ago. I love it. It is still a favorite. So why would I get this wild hair to make a batch of pine tar soap when there is plenty in the Soap Security Area (KEEP OUT!) For those hobbyists not yet...

Searching for pumice for a mechanic's soap using Bamagirl's recipe. Never having used pumice before I hesitate to order without more info. I've found several but the recipe calls for fine and I wonder if that is 4F or 3F? 4F to me seems to be extra fine and I haven't found a 3F designation...

This is a story of sorts. It should give hesitant noobs and others great hope in their soaping endeavors. The pros here not so much. They might get a chuckle here and there and remember doing similar things when beginning but are more serious now that making money is involved. My first...

My Escali scale has become less than consistent lately. I've used it for 8 years off and on and it has not been abused, rather it lives comfortably in its original foam home when not in use and is handled with care. The warranty was 5 years. It went south on me when weighing up oils for my...

I love first attempts! There is a wonderful mix (for me) of mystery, anticipation, anxiety and excitement. Do I know what I'm doing? Well, maybe a little bit. Sort of mostly. And so it was with my first beer soap. The search feature was used and led me to several threads talking about it...

It's true. I know, I know many use silicone molds and love them. I, Dennis, even bought one to see if I would like it. Admittedly it is a cheap one in the wooden surround that probably won't last long as the silicone is thin, thin, thin. Haven't used it yet but intend to. My molds have...

I'm a CPOPer and want to make a batch of bastille with coconut 20%/olive 75%/castor 5%. Soap calc water to oil ratio default is 38%. Question 1 - Can I safely change the ratio to 30% to speed up hardening? The coconut oil being used is from WalMart because I don't want to wait for shipping...

Greetings all. I'm new again. After being here, then not being here for a long time it's good to be back. So, a introduction is in order. I'm almost old as dirt, live in Florida, had kids late and they've finished school and are about to move out. On top of that, there are too many hobbies...

Dennis, the oil from Ohio you used to order was probably Soaper's Choice aka Columbus Foods. They moved out of Ohio to Des Plaines, Illinois sometime last year I think (or maybe the year before). They still do offer in store pick-up but for me shipping is far cheaper than driving to Des...

Yes, I know I should do it myself and this is a part of my searches. It has been quite a while since my last foray into soap making and the landscape has changed some. I used to get most of my oil out of Ohio and lye here in Florida. Lye was getting a little tough to find thanks to all the...

Hello beginners, lurkers and wannabe soap maker visitors! I am pretty much new, having been gone for a number of years after a short run of wild soap making that supplied friends and neighbors and still left me with soap still stashed. In those years of absence I have used down my soap supply...

Hello Soap Persons! I have been gone for a while, quite a while actually. Years. I still have soap stashed under the bed but the supply is getting low. Thoughts of new soap to age makes me realize how much has been forgotten. So here I am, ready to refresh and start anew.

Are you a reader? Besides all of those soap books on your shelf, what was the last book you read and what are you reading now? Last - The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet Recommended or probably wouldn't have picked up. Glad I did. Current - Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum Novels) -...