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Thanks glendam!! I’m glad you like it @glendam

Your bastile recipe looks nice! Mildly cleansing, bubbly and super conditioning. I’ll definitely make your no slime Castile recipe as my next Castile so I can compare it to my slimy Castile 😆 Thanks!

I agree with your sentiments COMPLETELY! In my experience with making fireworks, measuring by weight is superior in every way for consistency in making replicable recipes. I also understand why aspects like coloring is more of a “feel” based art and doesn’t require the same precision as...

I have no idea why I desire to understand things that can’t be understood, but I’ll be damned if I don’t try! 😆 It’s a compulsive mystery to me. The only thing I can say is that my deep desire to understand is what makes me good at what I’m good at, and annoying in all the ways that I annoy my...

Here’s a link to some original music I wrote when I was 16 yo. I wanted to share because you all have shared so much with me. I hope you enjoy ❤️ https://tierneybinanay.bandcamp.com/album/still-rise

@dibbles We don’t even know each other, but SOMEHOW you’ve already gathered that I love spending time in rabbit holes! 😂 It’s true, you’ve got me pegged.

Your “ugly” soap looks beautiful!! The amount of knowledge contained in this forum and in the minds of the members is mind blowing and people are willing to help you just for the sake of helping a noob like you and I. I’m sure you already know this from browsing the forum, but now that you’re a...

Interesting 🤔 I believe the crisco may be lined with a metallic foil, probably aluminum. That makes me wonder, if aluminum is interacting with the crisco enough to react with the lye, then I probably shouldn’t be eating crisco 😆 Then again I wipe aluminum under my armpits every day via...

@AliOop I was worried that waiting on soap to cure would be difficult for me, but it’s enjoyable in its own way. Every day that passes I know my soap is improving and it brings me a little dose of joy each day. I think I’m going to hold off on giving my lard bars to family and friends until...

Hey soapy friends! I’m going to make my third batch of soap tomorrow. My first batch was a bubbly crisco/CO recipe that is still curing. My second batch was a lard/CO/OO recipe... that is still curing 😆 I’ve tested both batches and they are both lovely as fresh bars. The lard bar is much harder...

You can’t see the individual leaves at night. It blurs into one big monochrome gesture 😆

I saw it too 😆 I love how it’s creeping in from the side, for some reason it multiplies the humor 😂 Across the field from our house is a tree that we call “the middle finger tree.” In the winter it’s imperceptible, but when the the spring leaves come, on a moonlit night it looks unmistakably...

I’m going to blind buy the litsea. I’m intrigued by this lemon-ish fragrance I’ve never heard of. And folded orange 🍊 is on the list too. Thanks dibbles!!

😆 It’s hard to explain to people who aren’t passionate about soap..

@Zing Yes, I’m definitely hooked! Soap making has captivated my imagination in the same way that fragrances captivated me years ago. The fact that both paths cross is like providence. Before I ever considered making my own soap I was buying lots of commercial soaps and categorizing them. One...

@DeeAnna I don’t think I’m alone when I say thank you for being so actively involved in this forum. As a beginner, I’m appreciative and eventually as an experienced soaper I’ll be appreciative. This is an excellent community to be a part of, thank you all for welcoming me.

I unmolded my second batch of soap today and it appears to be another success!! 🤗 I developed this recipe specifically for my girlfriend who has very sensitive skin (I mentioned my intentions to do this in another post) Her name is Jessica and she often teases me that when I say her name I rush...

@Mobjack Bay @DeeAnna Thank you both SO much for taking the time to give me such detailed and informative responses! Understanding how and why things work helps me with creativity. As a musician I was never satisfied with “I like this song.” I always wanted to know “Why do I like this song and...

Thanks! @DeeAnna I’ve noticed some talented soapers pay close attention to INS and others don’t. Lately I’ve been developing recipes with lard and my iodine and INS levels fall into range much easier than when I’m working with crisco and less expensive vegetable oils. I’ll take that as a good...