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No, it's not confetti soap! I am sure it is stearic spots, just need a confirmation. I have never had this before, but I kinda feel I deserve it! I push the envelope sometimes, just have to see stuff for myself. I consider these experiences a rite of passage. If something is good how much more...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315466-why-is-there-a-sunflower-oil-shortage-and-what-can-i-use-instead/ Thanks @Sara Smith -- good information! I pasted the link to that article above. I have to remember that the rapeseed oil they refer to is know as canola oil here.🙂

Absolutely gorgeous! Inspires me.

Fellow Soapers, I stumbled upon this article from 2020 and thought it might interest some of us. I don't use palm oil myself, but it seems all oils will be affected in some way. This was written before the war in Ukraine where most of the sunflower oil is produced. I can't find high oleic...

@earlene I left it outside all afternoon and night. I planned to bring it in before I went to bed but I forgot about it. We have coatimundis, skunks, racoons, and bob cats here (Tuscon foot hills)so I didn't want a creature to get nosy with it. I think it was beginner's luck that nothing bad...

AH HA! Neons! Thanks @KiwiMoose. I had just bought a micro sample pack from Crafters Choice. Looking forward to trying them. Fingers crossed about the DOS @AliOop. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I learned some good info with this escapade. Yes, the sweetest, most loving, most obedient, easy...

HA HA HA! The horse picture @Zany_in_CO! Too funny! I love animals. Here is one of my dogs learning to wear booties for when we moved to Arizona. Started with 2 booties and worked up to 4. @TheGecko you are right! The pavement can burn! I am surprised my soap didn't burn.

Well, it looks like I got away with it. Still, I will not be using the glass dome again! Thanks for the warnings @TheGecko and @AliOop . For certain I will take advantage of the natural heat here in Arizona, but not like yesterday. I thought CPOP was intended to bake the soap a bit, now I see it...

Well @AliOop and @TheGecko, I can't pretend I know what I'm doing, just a beginner with flights of fancy. Just something I had to try. I think you are right @TheGecko, the crystal dome was chancy. I considered the dome itself to be the insulation because it is thick, no added insulation. If this...

The last 2 weeks I have had a great time dabbling and testing my recipes with mixed results, but mostly good and learning by experience. I used a 1lb mold (1/2 Kilo maybe) and some milk cartons to test small batches :--) Today there is an excessive heat warning for Arizona. It is supposed to...

@TheGecko, I master batched my lye for the first time this week, it worked out very well. I will probably do this from now on. I used a very well rinsed laundry detergent bottle. The convenience was great! Congratulations on your son's wedding :--)

@MommaSoaper, I have actually boiled my M and Pour--by accident of course. I set it aside for my own use and just to see what would happen. Nothing happened. It is just fine. I kept it in my bathroom for a few weeks then started using it. I don't recommend doing this of course, but just pointing...

@Megan, thanks for the compliment, they are fun and relaxing to make. @TheGecko, my first melt and pours were not successful, but I stuck with it because people had me terrified of lye. Now I enjoy both. @KiwiMoose, I don't think I could do those intricate colors in the floral molds...but might...

That is outrageous! SLIGHT CHANGE!

@SoapSisters thank you for that info. Yes indeed, your ungelled soap looks like my funny stuff. I recognize the look. So I will make sure my next batch gells. I don't have a heating pad handy but I will get one. In the meantime it is not much trouble to CPOP because my kitchen has one full sized...

Thank you @KiwiMoose. You are right. The bigger block looks like it gelled and seems more respectable than the other smaller molded bars. I am starting to think that block could be kept for personal use. I will decide once it is cured and add it to my huge stash of "Not Good Enough For Gifting...

So @AliOop I used Mistic Mountain Sage's Soy Wax. I believe it is a soy oil that is 100% hydrogenated. They have a good reputation so I am sure the error is mine. I added it to my recipe because I thought it would increase the longevity in softened water. OOOH! I can't imagine having to mix all...

Wow! Thanks for responding AliOop. Gosh, I DID put that much ROE into my oils. What was I thinking? I did it from memory 'cos I was distracted. Should have been 0.05% and I thought 0.5 tsp. So I did goof there. Could that cause all this trouble? I beat all the "sugar crust" back into solution...

I had a miserable soap making session this week. I should have come here first...I know, I know, don't scold me. I'm so sorry, believe me! Trying to make my own signature soap. It needs to be very mild because I live in a very dry desert climate, needs to last because our water is so hard and...

The tag... it's just a strip of pink paper, a black marking pen, and 1/8 inch black ribbon. I'm trying to stay away from plastic as much as possible. I discovered that people LOVE things that are personalized. I am really enjoying this forum, the comradeship with great interesting people who...