Okay so I'm kinda excited and a little nervous, lol. Ive read books, ezines, watched videos, and looked at other peoples success and failure stories. I've collected all the ingredients, my last box of goodies is suppose to come by ups today. Is there anything that you wished you knew your first times out of the gate? Any tips or tricks that make the process easier for you? Or if the whole batch starts to head south how have you saved it?
So far here's what I've gathered from books:
Do a small batch recipe first, wastes less and easy to work with (I'm doing a 1.5lb recipe)
Use quality materials, especially your oils and dyes
Keep a journal of each batch to learn from later
Do the lye mixing outside, wearing gloves and goggles, etc
Keep lye and oils within 10 degrees of each other
Prepare your molds ahead of time incase batch traces quickly
I'm sure I'm gonna think of other stuff later. My hubby just wants me to make the soap already so I'll stop dreaming and talking about it. Been researching the topic and buying supplies piece meal for the last month. Anyway any and all thoughts are appreciated. Hope everyone has a great Friday, mine will hopefully be a soapy success!
Amanda in TN
So far here's what I've gathered from books:
Do a small batch recipe first, wastes less and easy to work with (I'm doing a 1.5lb recipe)
Use quality materials, especially your oils and dyes
Keep a journal of each batch to learn from later
Do the lye mixing outside, wearing gloves and goggles, etc
Keep lye and oils within 10 degrees of each other
Prepare your molds ahead of time incase batch traces quickly
I'm sure I'm gonna think of other stuff later. My hubby just wants me to make the soap already so I'll stop dreaming and talking about it. Been researching the topic and buying supplies piece meal for the last month. Anyway any and all thoughts are appreciated. Hope everyone has a great Friday, mine will hopefully be a soapy success!
Amanda in TN