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i do have a kitchenaid, never thought about using that! thanks, i think i'm going to get the artisan bread book. yum, bread!

thanks, i'll check that out!

does anyone make beer? i've made 2 batches from kits and i'm ready to move on to something a bit more challenging. suggestions?

jumpin' in a little last on this, but can you use a bread machine to make the dough? i LUV homemade bread but i am not into all the kneading and stuff, yeah i know it's pathetic but that's the way it is. :wink:

maybe try a health food store or a trader joe type place. good luck! rtcp is really cool.

if your original recipe called for 10oz dry lye, your rtcp recipe would call for 20oz of 50/50 lye solution. that's becuase that 20oz solution would contain 10oz lye and 10oz water. if you only used 10oz of a 50/50 lye solution you would essentially have 5oz lye. does that help? it was...

i had trouble with the lye amounts too. you are on the right track, soapmaker man, please verify. what i gather is this, you have to double the solution in order to get the full amount of lye as if you were using lye in the 'old' way. and by that i mean measuring 10 oz dry lye, for example...

thanks wax munky! you'd single wick on a 4" jar? it's not an 8oz mason, sorry if i wasnt' clear. may not have had enough coffee at that point! thanks for the tips, will give them a try.

this candle stuff is driving me nuts, and it's not a far drive!!! i am just about ready to pitch it all out my third floor window! i was using ecosoya cb pure soy and then the price shot up. i switched to cargill c3. i found a source within an hour from me for the c3 which makes it that...

they didn't want it labeled. and i also took my regular size bar and cut it down into 'single serviing' pieces. so that's what i was saying about no ties back to me. and then i found out that they were reusing the pieces!!! they would dip them in alcohol. yuk. this is a $300 nite b&b...

hi tabitha, i just found this thread and checked out your blog and i just love it! i got some great ideas for my blog which isn't nearly as interesting as yours! i do have a question, how did you get your background image, the green with the frog, that is really nice! i have some images i use...

i was selling to a b&b. i made what they used in their rooms. i stopped for a few reasons. the owner was a witch with a b, there was no promotion for me as far none of my cards were out or no mention of my company as supplier and i had EXTREME trouble getting paid. so make sure that you are...

i'm jumpin in a little late, but i just tried using honey in a soap and it didn't go so good. i only used 1tbl for a 4lb batch. i did use goat milk, and rtcp, sort of, my lye was a room temp, i had to heat the oils because i didn't have it pre-mixed. the soap that was on the bottom of the...

hi there and welcome! i learned about the rtcp in the tutorials section. it was very helpful, check that out. and don't worry you'll find or create a great recipe that is all your own. i've made lots of bad soap over the years but now have some great recipe's that i've create and i know you...

aw, thanks, digit! i really appreciate that! i really needed that! :D

thanks for the input, i'll post some pics when i do. :lol:

hi all, been doing the rtcp and love it! got some fresh goat milk and wanted to know if i could use as is or do i have to pasturize. i think i read in 'milk based soaps' that you need to pasturize it. any thought? thanks!

hi everyone, just wanted to formally introduce myself, my name is jen and i am a soap nut. been soaping for over 15 yrs, when soap wasn't cool and when i told people that i made soap their eyes glazed over. i live in southeastern pa, have a dh, lots of fur kids, no 2 legged kids. :lol...

if you want a bar, you got it! seriously, i'll send you one. let me know where to send to. i'll warn you, it doesn't lather worth a hoot!

salt soap my first batch of salt soap was a disaster too. i made it at least 6 mo. ago and it is STILL sweating! what is up with that? i can't wait to try again with this 80-80 rulel altho i didn' t have any trouble getting into my mold. when you use salt soap, does it leave a coating...