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  1. JazzKitten

    Pondering Promotion of Products: A Brainstorm of Sorts

    I'd like to emphasize the importance of competitive analysis. Just as we learn from our mistakes, we should learn from others' success. Therefore, I recommend using this AdSpy tool to research what successful businesses are doing right in their ads on various platforms. It shows what's working...
  2. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Hi Zing thanks for your message - I think you're right, I just left it too long. I have ordered a proper loaf mould now and will try again. I don't think the milk carton idea helped. I will try and add some other oil, or maybe a wax to batch 2. I think this soap I've made will be usable even...
  3. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    I did indeed use a knife - a bread knife actually. The block was so brittle though, I wonder if anything would have gone through without it shattering. Perhaps it's just because I left it to get too hard, mistakenly believing it was still squidgy because the end was tacky and yielding, or...
  4. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Thank you Kcryss! I'll try that out.... I took one of the moulded soaps out this afternoon as the ends looked set. While the block is set, when I tried to cut it, here's what happened.... What have I done wrong? :-(
  5. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Thank you Eleanor - I think I might have to add some other oils then. I'll be patient with this as I thought using the cooking oil would be a great way of recycling it but I am happy to eke it out, and it will get used eventually! Regarding the clean up, I really like the idea of using rags...
  6. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Hi folks. No I didn't use a lye calculator because I didn't know it existed. So, thank you for pointing me in that direction. I just ran my quantities through the lye calculator and they came out the same as the quantities that I used, half NaOH to water at 400g liquid, 200g water and 1700g...
  7. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Hi @Zing thanks for this. I just used the same quantities of oil/lye/water that Uncle Jon used on his YouTube video although I converted to metric, I checked several times to make sure I'd got the conversion right! Although I used rapeseed oil which is what generally gets called vegetable oil...
  8. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Thank you everyone! Some great suggestions there and I will try them out next time I make some soap. Really hoping this batch sets and I can turn them out of their moulds/cut into pieces and let cure. Glad it wasn't just me dealing with a tidal wave of grease!!!! 🌊
  9. JazzKitten

    Cleaning up after first successful attempt at soapmaking

    Hi folks I made a batch of cold process lye based soap last night with used cooking oil following quantities from a couple of recipes I found here on the internet. It seemed to turn out OK - still not set but it has lightened in colour and I hope with time it will fully set. My question - the...
  10. JazzKitten

    I didn't add enough oil

    Thank you for the advice, I'll give it a go!
  11. JazzKitten

    I didn't add enough oil

    Thank you Isg - is the hot method the only way to go with this? Thanks again in advance! W
  12. JazzKitten

    I didn't add enough oil

    Hi folks I had my first go at lye-based soap last night and I realised after I'd poured it into the moulds that I hadn't added enough oil. The soap is stinging as I touch it so there is too much lye. Is it possible to re-do the soap and add more oil? Thanks in advance
  13. JazzKitten

    How to figure how much oil for mold.

    It will be to do with the density of oil. For instance, 1 cubic metre of water weighs one tonne, 1 litre of water weighs one kilogramme. So the volume calculation that Paul has given has the volume of the mould multiplied by 0.4 because I oil is heavier than water - also it's given in inches so...
  14. JazzKitten

    Newbie soap maker query: Melt and pour vs lye based

    Hi everyone I'm fairly new here, after posting in the massage bars section of this forum I've decided to make some soap. I'm completely new to making soap but I must admit the idea of adding caustic soda to oils, well just the actual existence of caustic soda in my home, seems a bit scary. I...
  15. JazzKitten

    Making a massage bar in memory of my Dad

    Hi Ilona yes I got all excited and put some things in my shopping cart, then balked at the shipping cost!!!! I'll see how I get on with the MMI ingredients first. More soon! W
  16. JazzKitten

    Making a massage bar in memory of my Dad

    Ooh thanks Ilona! I'll have a look at that now. I found a website here Mineral Makeup Ingredients which do a sparklier mica than the ones I have which is more pearly...I'm going to experiment! I remelted the Mind bars and added some extra essential oils and I'm now happy with the scent. Just...
  17. JazzKitten

    Making a massage bar in memory of my Dad

    Hi lovely folks. I made a test moulding of my Mind bar last night. I don't have the forget me not mould yet so I used a bee mould I had just for testing purposes. I added some gold mica and gold bio-glitter, and I'm not sure I like the effect of the glitter. It didn't seem to mix and has sunk...
  18. JazzKitten

    Making a massage bar in memory of my Dad

    Here is Bob's Balms - "Heart" in its packaging, unlabelled as of yet, and with more attention to detail needed on the raffia tying!!!! Any tips on that would be gratefully received. I'm planning on making a label with my label punch and attaching it to the raffia with info about my Dad and the...
  19. JazzKitten

    Making a massage bar in memory of my Dad

    thank you for this - I can find out how to get CPSR but what type of insurance would I need if I were to sell commercially? I might just do the freebie for donation offer, but just in case, I'd like to weigh up both options. Thanks again for your help! Wendy
  20. JazzKitten

    Making a massage bar in memory of my Dad

    Thanks for this - that would be a fab idea if I hadn't given away the original bars to friends and family testers!!!! Still, I'm on the case with batch no. 2 and if they don't turn out right with the proportions suggested I will definitely try this. Cheerio W
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