It's always fun to read what others are doing, and I think everybody will agree that reading what others are doing builds enthusiasm.
Cathy, I guess your "no palm no coconut" means not only no PO but also no PKO... Working up a recipe for PO/CO allergy sufferers?
I've been dillydallying most of the week for what reason I dunno, but I have no other plans for the weekend and just picked up 2# of CO, 2# of PO and 1# of castor (all my mainstays) and plenty of other base oils still in stock. I've still got several FOs I recently bought from WSP and SoapSupplies.net, so I've gotta test some of them.
I've been making single oil test batches: AKO, avocado, canola, CO, OO, PO, PKO and sweet almond. I think I might make soybean and lard and call it quits at an even 10, and then start comparing them. However, I think I'll reserve my 1# mini-molds for testing some of those FOs this weekend.
Inspired by Sonja and her magic pipe swirl I've made a pipe swirling tool and hope to try it out today or tomorrow.
I might try my second GM batch. The first time I used the divided liquid method where you use both fresh and powdered GM to make 200% concentrated GM, and then also make double strength lye mixture. However I've heard that you can add lye very slowly to the fresh GM and avoid the orange and avoid the ammonia smell, so I may try that. The idea is that you add your lye a little bit at a time over 30-60 minutes, never allowing the liquid to rise over 80-90 degrees. It sounds like it should work.
I have a feeling my weekend needs one more item.
