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This sounds more like the fear of working with the lye has caused you to have mild panic attacks. You have conquered the major hurdle...making your first batch. If you can remember this each time and repeat that to yourself, you will find that that these symptoms should start diminishing. I...

Simple Green concentrate sprayed on the dead bugs will help desolve them so that they will wipe off very easily. So, be sure and get a spray bottle of Simple Green to take with you. I fully understand where you are coming from in your excitement, yet in your hesitation, as I, too, was the same...

I think asking more questions about her soaping experience was a great idea. Meth is such a huge problem in many areas of the US and as soap makers, we have to be careful about selling lye to people who we don't know that well. I also live in a city that has both a major opioid and meth issue...

One must remember that soap is a "wash off" product and not intended to stick around and linger on the skin. I do have so masculine scents, though, that just hang on forever. My husband doesn't even need cologne now that he has switched over to one of my masculine scented soaps. I am still in...

Also thanks for advice about soaping fragrance, what are some variables you can tweak is a candle is not throwing and you're at or near maximum saturation? Your wick size could be off, so you need to test different wicks. Also, some FO's do not have good cold throw or hot throw. Each FO will...

Congrats on your new cutter! Some of my most cherished items are those that are made by hand for me with love. I can definitely see why you wanted Bob to make this for you. You will cherish it always and each bar of soap will have an extra ounce of love in it now.

I know I don't qualify, but I am all for giving this a tey

James, if you have an Ace Hardware store near you, they carry the bottles of lye over in the plumbing department. I am not certain where in Oklahoma you are located, so I don't know what all is near you, but check out your local hardware stores. There are also several online soap suppliers that...