Recent content by cmzaha

You can certainly use them sooner but they will become milder and lather longer with a long cure time. I had to use long cure times because I liked to use 100% salt sometimes even more. Also, remember to use x-fine or fine salt and no Himalayan salt. Himalayan tends to have clay in it that will...

I have made salt bars every since I started soaping, This is my recipe 45% CO 40% PKO or 85% CO 10% Castor 5% SAO 18% Superfat EDTA & SG for a total of 1% batch weight Sorbitol 1.1% batch weight Oatmeal 100% Salt per oil weight Sometimes I add in charcoal, age min of 6 months, I prefer 8-12...

Thank you, Melissa, where I am moving there are mosquitos and I am very sensitive to them. I will be unpacking the one box I have left of essential oils so I will definitely try this. Oh, and I am taking up my large potted Aloe plant with me.

That is interesting, I made Lemon and Lime as a regular in my stock and never had it go soap on a stick. My Lime was Brazilian lime/Key Lime from NDA, I do not think they have it anymore, and May Chang from either NDA or Sun Pure Botanicals. Sometimes I purchased the Mexican Lime and the Litsea...

I pour when I barely get a stable emulsion and all is fine as long as my batter does not overheat. I soap with a 30-33% Lye Concentration depending on which formula I am using. For one of my formulas, I hit it with the SB a couple of seconds separate for my colors, quickly stir in my fragrance...

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We are praying two more days of plasma treatments gets her going the right direction.

Thank you everyone. She just cannot seem to win against this. 😭 😭

I would guess it overheated and caused the separation. I would soap that at a lower temp myself. I tend to soap as cool as 75º especially when using honey and/or GM, especially if I am using a fragrance I know can heat up. You can actually have more problems with emulsions holding together using...

Well, she is back in the hospital. This is a nightmare... 😭 😭 My fright of running out of money to care for her is quickly coming to reality. On a slight positive side we got the flooring installed in our new house and take up our first load next week. Sadly, no garage in the near future. 😭 😭

That is so nerve-wracking. My granddaughter just got her driving permit. It makes me so nervous with all the high-speed roads in Northern NV

I always SB GM powder into my oils and I always use Gm powder versus liquid GM. I find it so much easier to use. Plus the fact I soap with vinegar so milk powders are easier to use.

I am so glad I retired from selling back during Covid, it is just about impossible to make money any more and I was selling to make money not a hobby. I noticed that 50 lbs of lard is now $63.99 and I used to pay $36.00. Tallow shortening was around $96 the last time I saw it there, I used to...

Those uncolored lumps are most likely where the color did not mix. After cure her soap will be fine. Anytime soap batter goes soap on a stick just cover the container walk away for a while and wait for it to start saponification (gel phase) it will thin enough to stir quickly and pour into your...

Jasmine and Ylang Ylang are both notorious for overheating, accelerating, and ricing. In other words, they are all notorious problem EO and Fragrance oils. You can rebatch in the oven in a stainless steel pan, which is my preferred way to rebatch, or an old enamel Dutch oven. I say old because...