you know your addicted to making soap when.....

[marghewitt]

When your DH says "I know, you need me to build you another soap mold" when you say out loud.... You know what I need?

 

[siobhan1011]

and it makes your nails grow stronger! :razz:

you know I have just noticed this I have always had weak nails and now they are indeed getting stronger
<- stands up and announces to the room "my name is Siobhan and I am a soaping addict"

 

[DWinMadison]

....you wish you could think of a way to cancel Friday dinner with friends, open a bottle of good wine, turn on some jazz, and make soap

 

[DWinMadison]

"Hi. My name is Daryl, and I'm a soap addict. It's been 3 days since my last swirl."

 

[AngelMomma]

When you show your daughter a pic of bacon looking soap here on SMF and she says, "Mom, you should make soap that looks like that and put fragrance in it that smells like bacon too. Then you could call it MEATY MAN" Oh Lordy, the addiction may just be contaigous!!! LOL

 

[AlchemyandAshes]

If you get the cold sweats when you run out of Coconut Oil...shaky hands when the lye inventory is low...racing heart when your color morphs during gel phase...the vapors when there's a delay in your Essential Oil shipment...tears over a partial gel....if the cocoa powder and coconut milk in your pantry is marked "For Soap Only"...if you suffer from PSS (Pre-Soaping Syndrome) while waiting for supplies or PSSD (Post Soaping Stress Disorder) after your supplies are gone...if you're willing to pawn your husband's prized 72" flat screen for more soap supplies...if you think you DO NOT have a soaping addiction when meeting all the described symptoms...YOU MAY HAVE A SERIOUS ADDICTION KNOWN AS "SOAPING".

 

[2lilboots]

Coffee Beans, Oatmeal, Cocoa Powder, Coconut Milk, Goats Milk, and Sugar marked for soap making only.....lol@A&A!

 

[CaliChan]

I was actually thinking today that my linen closet would be a good place for soap.... I don't need a place for towels there, do I?

As long as it has a vent you should be fine. I used to keep soap in my towel closet till I realized it was causing DOS in my soaps cause it didn't have a vent x.x so now its just full of molds and everything I need for soaping.

 

[2lilboots]

As long as it has a vent you should be fine. I used to keep soap in my towel closet till I realized it was causing DOS in my soaps cause it didn't have a vent x.x so now its just full of molds and everything I need for soaping.

I bought 3 cheap plastic shelving units that I keep in the spare bedroom I have all my soaps sitting out on the shelves. Lined up like little soldiers. I used to store my soaping equipment on the shelves as well, but my soaps took over that space. I just go in there....take a deep breath......and enjoy the fragrances. Some days I notice some fragrances seem stronger than others. And yes the soaping equipment went into the closet.

 

[houseofwool]

I'm desperately trying to figure out what sewing and knitting supplies to sell to come up with the bank to support my habit and to make room on the shelves for all the pretty soaps.

 

[DWinMadison]

...you sneak down to the "seedy" part of town because you heard about a guy who's trying to move a large shipment high grade Columbian lye on the cheap. (psst...go to the back of the hardware store and ask for Larry...tell him you're looking to meet "The Red Devil." Don't ask too many questions, and don't make any sudden movements.)

 

[houseofwool]

...you sneak down to the "seedy" part of town because you heard about a guy who's trying to move a large shipment high grade Columbian lye on the cheap. (psst...go to the back of the hardware store and ask for Larry...tell him you're looking to meet "The Red Devil." Don't ask too many questions, and don't make any sudden movements.)

You crack me up!

 

[RocknRoll]

....you wish you could think of a way to cancel Friday dinner with friends, open a bottle of good wine, turn on some jazz, and make soap

Ditto!!! and i would feel so guilty lol!

 

[RocknRoll]

if you get the cold sweats when you run out of coconut oil...shaky hands when the lye inventory is low...racing heart when your color morphs during gel phase...the vapors when there's a delay in your essential oil shipment...tears over a partial gel....if the cocoa powder and coconut milk in your pantry is marked "for soap only"...if you suffer from pss (pre-soaping syndrome) while waiting for supplies or pssd (post soaping stress disorder) after your supplies are gone...if you're willing to pawn your husband's prized 72" flat screen for more soap supplies...if you think you do not have a soaping addiction when meeting all the described symptoms...you may have a serious addiction known as "soaping".

lmao!!!

 

[Mommysoaper]

Reading this post makes me feel a little more "normal"! Thought I was starting to lose it when I realized I was having trouble sleeping because my mind was racing with soap ideas and many other "crazy soap lady" things. My husband has gotten to the point where he just shakes his head quietly when he sees me whipping out my stash of supplies or huffing a bar of awesome scented soap!

 

[RocknRoll]

Reading this post makes me feel a little more "normal"! Thought I was starting to lose it when I realized I was having trouble sleeping because my mind was racing with soap ideas and many other "crazy soap lady" things. My husband has gotten to the point where he just shakes his head quietly when he sees me whipping out my stash of supplies or huffing a bar of awesome scented soap!

LOL, reading this just made me laugh.... I thought *I* was the only one who huffed soap :mrgreen:

 

[RocknRoll]

When you nearly cut your finger ...because that soap supply box you've been stalking for days finally shows up and you cant get the blessed thing open fast enough!

 

[Shannon_m]

...because that soap supply box you've been stalking for days

Speaking of which...

When you find yourself navigating to the USPS/Fed Ex/UPS site to track your packages... even though you know it won't be coming for days just hoping it might get there earlier.

 

[RocknRoll]

Speaking of which...

When you find yourself navigating to the USPS/Fed Ex/UPS site to track your packages... even though you know it won't be coming for days just hoping it might get there earlier.

haha! Im so guilty of that!!!

 

[Ruthie]

You know you are addicted to soaping when your feet hurt too much at the end of the day to cook dinner or wash dishes, but you'll stand there by the scales and measure your oils....

(true story!)