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I have bear tallow too I am rendering down some bear fat.. I started it yesterday .. it's a bunch.. and let it simmer all night on the stove.. it still isn't finished but it doesn't have a bad smell at all like someone mentions that theirs did.. it smells good..makes me hungry every time I go...

Thanks! Can't wait to go back to the goodwill now... gonna give this a try. :D

I may have to give it a try... I want to try the tupperware style molds as you can buy them at the goodwill really cheap. Thanks for the info.

I have a question for all you great soap makers out there. I have been soaping for some time now but have a question about molds... Is there some trick to making the tupperware and plastic pans useable for Cold Process Soap so that the soap don't stick? These would be great for making bundt...

Thank You! The Fragrance brand is from Nature's Garden. It does smell good. Yes, it traced very quickly. Would the quicker trace have anything to do with the zap not leaving after baking it?

Thank You! I know I could just wait but I get excited...lol... and I was just wondering if there might have been some reason that the zap didn't leave this batch like my other batches have been doing...

Okay, I've been making my cold process soap and baking it a few hours and letting it set in the oven overnight to cure and it's ready to use the next day. I made some honeysuckle soap and I baked it as usual and it's still got zap.. I baked it again for a few hours and let it sit all night a...

I have a question... I made my own infused oil by picking fresh rose petals and covering them with vegetable oil and would like to know when making my soap do I count this as rose oil when calculating my recipe or do I just add it at trace like an essential oil?

Well, that is just cool as can be.... I baked it and didn't even realize it...lol... I washed my hands with it and it's works great..has a good lather too. It was just made with crisco, lye and water and I added some lemon fragrance oil at trace... I thought I would just shred it up for laundry...

Okay, I have a question, the soap that i just made was left on top of my small gas propane refrigerator all night curing wrapped in a big quilt..when I picked the soap up and it was still warm...the fridge puts out some warmth and the batch of soap probably stayed at least 100 degrees all...

Just made my first batch the other day and I had ordered a hamilton beach stick blender from ebay....the listing said it had only been used a few times and it looked like new..Half way through my soap it quit working... the very first time I've ever use it... I had bought it sometime before...

Oh, Thank You all so much! I can't wait to do this... I'm so excited... :D

Hello, I am pretty new to the soap making world and I have a friend that makes a lot of soap.. I was telling her about how I hated to wait for it to cure so long and she said that you can put your soap in the oven after you let is set and harden overnight and before you cut it to put it in the...

Thank You all for the warm welcome. I love this place. :D

Well, I ended up ordering my lye from Essential Depot . It was the cheapest I found at 10 for 35.99 plus free shipping. Then I got my coconut oil, palm oil, etc. from Brambleberry and it surprisingly arrived very quickly. I am gonna try and make my first batch tomorrow. I think I will do a...

Great! Thank You! :D

I am new to soap making and would like to know if I could use a different liquid instead of water in a recipe for example...say it calls for 4 cups water could I use 4 cups of water that I had steeped violets, mint, oregano etc in it's place?

Thanks... he absolutely hates water but has been drinking it anyway.. I appreciate the info.

I am wanting to order some supplies and the site that I have found so far is brambleberry.com They seem to have very reasonable prices...Just wondering where everyone else get their supplies. Thanks Kim :D

Thank You for the info... I thought about just making my first batch plain as well... Since it will be my first batch.