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Thanks. I was wondering if the beaters were stronger than the whisk for that purpose. I guess the milkshake tool is the one with the...

Yes, in general the longer the cure the better the soap, as @Ekuzo mentioned some require a long cure to become nice. My salt bars are a...

I use a KitchenAid.

I have a kitchenaid mixer. They're expensive though. My husband got it for me a couple years ago for my birthday. I never thought I'd be...

That's all I have used in the past, is the double beater type, it was a cheap one from a $2 shop and worked fine. I don't have the money...

Thanks. I'm guessing the milkshake attachment is the whisk?

Thanks for the recommendation. I see that the mixer has the beaters as well as a whisk - which one would you use, the beaters??

I'm so glad to see you're back online and hope things aren't too bad down there. I have friends in Mint Hill, but I don't think they...

I've got some good recipes for a whipped body butter but have been using my old double beater portable hand mixer for whipping. I'm now...

I miss Zany as well. She was so nice and so helpful, I thought one of the most helpful people on the forum.

I agree, working with BW can sometimes lead to panic among inexperienced soapers. It's a matter of when you feel comfortable with...

At least a few of us here on SMF find that single-oil soaps, or soaps that are made primarily of a single oil (e.g., 70% or more) tend...

I found that 6-8 weeks cure made my lard soaps nice. But once I was able to wait longer, they became nicer. I think that generally it's...

Thanks. I let my Aleppo soap cure for at least 6 months and a year is better, but most other soaps I make are cured for about 8 weeks...

I think that if you are a beginning soap maker, I would not recommend using beeswax at all if you are doing cold process, until you are...