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I often think, if I made soap from 100% rose absolute (rose essential) oil, who would buy a $1000 two ounce bar of soap? If it was flecked with gold leaf, would I be able to charge $2000 for a two ounce soap bar? And then I think, who has that kind of money? Definitely not me! I stick to...

Measured my homemade giant soap mold and did some calculating. Geez. 15x21.5x4 - that 4 is if it’s filled to the tippy top. When I first used it, I ended up doing 15ish lbs of oil, and it covered the bottom decently for a slab top down cut. That made about 50ish bars of soap and some small...

I have a really old and working perculator coffee pot, like the ones you find in old churches. I want to use it to melt soy wax. It seems like it would be perfect... heats stuff up, has a spigot.... of course this would be a one trick pony from here on out, no more coffee, only wax. Melt...

Yes, I have a container with my master batch, I started that this last year after realizing that it’s just easier to have a few gallons of lye solution laying around, in a safe, secure place and labeled, instead of being impatient. (I’m slow on the uptake) I have actually done some swirls with...

I actually like the ‘ham’ soap. If there was a spam or ham scent....

Well, nutz. I was ‘hoping’ that a white on white swirl would count, but apparently I need to be more adventurous. ;) I have done two versions of this so far. Both in a gift box lined with Saran Wrap. The lid was done with a black and light tan color scheme and a woodsy scent. It’s also...

Soap on a stick, quick trace and volcano, for me, all happen when my mixture is way too warm. I soap cold, room temp or slightly warm, about 90deg. Lye mixture has to be room temp, I hate waiting an hour or two for the lye mixture to decrease, and so, I have fun things to deal with, all temp...

Yes. 9:1 The first attempt was 4:1 and I tried to salvage my seized soap: This was the 9:1 reattempt

I ended up making this, both were disasters. One ended up looking like throw up.... and the other had a 9:1 water:lye ratio to combat the seizing that happened earlier. It’s still shrinking and warping. It was slightly successful out of the mold, like a combination of jello and velveeta and cut...

1. AMD - Yet another challenge for my fast moving recipe 2. dibbles - Hoping I can do this without slopping batter everywhere! 3. Misschief - This is a technique I want to try again and I MIGHT have time this month..... might. 4. MarnieSoapien - I love spin swirls!! You spin me right round...

Saturation pulls out colors in photos. Similar to the processing done in photos for listings for houses. Notice that she didn’t show the actual slicing, just the finished product, in still photos. Before you see the end cut product, look at the layers in the loaf, she didn’t color process her...

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sodium-dodecyl-sulfate

Yay for your daughter! :) Yes, not all syndets use lyes, some use other harsher chemicals to create them. SLS is show to have toxicity at .5 grams. Which is why you aren’t supposed to swallow toothpaste and why you are supposed to not get shampoo in your eyes. This is all readily available in...

No argument here, just discussion. If you understand the chemistry behind soap and how NaOH and KOH react with H2O in an environment, a properly cured bar of soap will be fine for just about any persons skin, even one that was made with excessive lye. Plus, all soap, including syndets are made...

How to properly conduct a zap test!

I can’t tell you, it’s too perfect.

There are two ‘b’s in Babassu. B(1)ab(2)assu.

Or go without pronouns and talk about the soap: This soap is made by seasoned hands. Peppered by long hours and finished with some sea salt. Choice oils, such as olive, cacao, and emu were specifically chosen for the wonderful properties they bring. Don’t be afraid to buy an acre of this soap...

I feel like I’m staring at cheesecake. It looks delicious. ————————— I purchased a soap cutter. Hopefully, I can grab it from the ups guy before anyone notices that I bought something.

Hey there! Deanna is super knowledgeable, like a chemist, and knows the chemical names for common ingredients. Not everyone on here is an expert, but I would consider Deanna more than an expert, sort of a soap genius. If the soap you were using before was a clear soap, the company would...