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This is not the news that I was hoping to see. All my thoughts and prayers will be there for you and your family. Take care of yourself.

Soapee was my go to site, too. I have always printed off my recipes as I go and saved them in a notebook. Obviously I am not as prolific as others here so don't have to print them off...and today is too late anyway. I'm not much of a fan of SoapCalc but thanks for the other site as an...

I have no problem with olive or coconut oil on my skin. or ingested..but cannot tolerate it in soap. As they say, everyone's skin is different just as everyone reacts different with scents. I'm glad I found my sweet spot with soap and lotions

Love your swirls but don't think the soap would like me...olive oil and anything higher than 5-10% coconut oil in soaps give me horrible itches. I have no allergies to the ingredients but in soap they do not treat my skin well at all...even with a long cure. I do wash all of my fabrics prior to...

Not sure I'd call myself a purist, but I do like simplicity. I seldom use EO's, love most scents that turn my soap darker...and it stays that way. I've tried a couple of swirls in my early soaping years and it was okay, love the way the soaps come out from the pull tool but not enough to buy...

I have to laugh at your enthusiasm! I went down plenty of rabbit holes when I first got into soaping which was about 15 years ago. Now I am into KISS....even though it might seem like a great recipe or fun to make tomato soap...I keep it 3-4 ingredients or less. But then I'm also 15 years older...

Getting the first cure is the hardest. It helps if you continue to make soaps on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. That way, when the first batch is cured (I'd give it 4 weeks) and you start to use it, the other batches will be curing and probably by the time you get into the 2nd or 3rd batches you...

I live in an old house and worry about clogging pipes. I use 2% SF in all of my recipes. And I noticed a big reduction in soap scum as soon as I reduced the SF. At least it is a simple recipe with easy to find oils. The older I get, the more I reduce the number of ingredients in my soap. I did...

Well, I have old, thin skin! In my quest for a soap that didn't make my skin itch, I tried everything commercial...Dove, Ivory, Olay, you name it. It wasn't until someone gifted me a bar of actual soap that I could get through a day without slathering lotion over my body. That's when my soaping...

I use store bought lard....Walmart or others...and at 5% the soap scum is pretty bad, but we have hard water. I settled on 2% with all my lard recipes and see no problem when using store bought lard. It doesn't seem to make a difference if I use anywhere from 40% to 80% lard. If I go higher on...

I'm not near my recipe book, but know my soaps are on the low cleansing side, probably 10-14 at the most. Long ago I dropped my SF to 2% due to the soap scum AND advice here from several who said the old pipes in my house would love less soap scum too. So most of my soaping life has been with...

I simply cannot imagine what you are going through. For sure we will be praying for you. I thought situations like this were no longer going to happen after Obama care passed legislation. But a friend in Arizona went through similar problems when his company merged with some Canadian company...I...

That is great news! Maybe this will be the turning of the corner, so to speak. I hope that you can rest a bit easier now, too. Take care of yourself, too

I might have to try that. I really liked the shape of the small bowls as they were rounded and had no "crease" that I had to make sure I cleaned out. For that they were wonderful. I'm sure I have a couple of those somewhere in the house. LOL Thanks for the idea

I bought some small silicone bowls to measure out my EO/FO's and mix some of the other things like sodium gluconate or sugars, salts and other additives. I've klutzed some of them and had to clean up the mess and with the EO/FO's, they retain the smells. I finally tossed them all and will have...

Congratulations on your new wee one...and your hobby. We were always told by both of our girls that they were "never gonna have any kids", but now we have three delightful grandchildren. I made my first quilt in 1972 and have never looked back. It has helped me through some rough patches. I...

I haven't used it in years, but there was a listing for Crisco and New Crisco in the soap calc. I think I used the New listing and my soap turned out fine....meaning it was soap. But my body didn't like it, so I only made it that once. I think it was the soap making Friend's soap calc, but I...

US Foods® CHEF’STORE® Warehouse Store - Nampa, ID This one is right near me, but in Googling it (I had forgotten the name) I found 3 other supply places that popped up in both Nampa and Caldwell. I have no idea if RBO is found in any of them.

I can tell you that I have made RBO soaps anywhere from 40% to 80% without any DOS. Usually make mine with lard, a butter and castor oil in various percentage. I love it for my old skin. I do live in the high desert region so very low humidity. I currently have some on my shelves that are 16...

I am so so sorry to hear this. My prayers for your whole family to get through this.