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Aha! Oleic acid! Thank you @AliOop and @DeeAnna. I am so glad you know what I was describing. Ok, back to the soap calculator. :hippo::hippo::hippo:

I'm down the rabbit hole on this soapy stuff. I have made some nice soaps but the more I make, the fussier I become (some might say nit-picky🤣). I have taught myself to use the fatty acid profiles to get the qualities I'm looking for. I don't use animal fats and I'm on the fence about palm oil...

So sorry to hear this @cmzaha.

Yes @Mobjack Bay, the gloves are nice! As a woman of...ahem...a certain age, my sweaty hands can't stand the vinyl or rubber gloves when I have my...ahem... power surges ;)

Oh, I get it now, @Zing. Your inventory guy looks a lot like you, right? Ha Ha! Sounds like my housecleaner.

I went bonkers and spent my social security check on soapy stuff. Ha Ha Ha Ha...crazy laugh! I bought this: Soap Router Edger Beveler Tool Fast and Easy 5" | mysite And this: Pull Through Soap Kit Technique side mounting discs | mysite And this...

The guy at the endo of the bar is racing across open green fields with the wind in his fur chasing rabbits...no he is not. He is old and arthritic and fast asleep on the rug. But I know he is doing this in his dreams because his legs are flapping, and he is making soft "woof woof" sounds. He has...

Yup! That's the one from Ace Hardware I use too. Had no problems with it and get it for free :nodding:. Hubby gets his pool and garden supplies there and they send out coupons for $5-$15 off. He knows that every time he gets $$$off coupons to automatically get lye with it. Good guy!

Yes please, I would like to know too :)

All is well. :dance:The derailed box arrived today, pretty banged up but everything inside was intact. Yeah!

OOPS, you all know I meant purple mica, right? After all, I claim to make vegan soap 🤣

@Zany_in_CO Today my ZNSB is two weeks old. Happy 2 week birthday soaps, now I can play with you. It was hard to keep my hands off them, but I resisted. I LOOOOOVE this soap. 😍Mild, bubbly, easy to make, simple recipe, 2 week cure😍 What's not to love there? Thank you Zany :dance: I added a tad...

Hi @Marsi I'm on it already, LOL 🤣 The pad juice is much more scant and thin. The fruit is thick and viscus. I had a go at a pad and the prickles are bigger and stronger...ouch! You also have to cut them off with a serrated knife, a BIG, LONG knife. On the other hand, the fruits just fall off...

Hi @cmzaha , I have discovered a few tricks through trial and error with the prickly pear fruits. I'm sure this has been done before by somebody somewhere. Every time I think of a new soapy idea I find it has already been done. Ahh, but that doesn't stop me from experimenting for myself 😁. I get...

Hi @earlene yes, that's what I'm after :) and it is indeed a lot of fun! I paid $12 recently for a prickly pear margarita, only one of course at that price. Here in the southwestern states prickly pear this and thats are very popular in touristy places for rip off prices. My brother visited and...

Yes, I only looked, then I caved. Bought over $100 worth, (that's not saying much 'cos it's easy to do). Today I had an email from WSP saying my order will be delayed due to a train derailment. :smallshrug:

100 Senses Bar! How about 100 Nonsenses Bar?

@Relle no hard feelings, just making sure of what we are talking about. Beautiful bunny by the way. ETA We are a very international group :nodding:

That's what I thought, @AliOop, but her badge doesn't say for certain. What I was thinking is someone might get upset by the comment and I wanted to nip it in the bud before they did. I'm guessing Medicare is some sort of welfare in Australia?

@Relle just want to clarify what you said. You are not talking about Medicare in the USA, right? Before people get riled up let me explain: Medicare here is paid for by a legally mandated deduction from our pay checks. I was paying it for 50 years. We cannot use it till retirement age, so we...