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I've just washed up my soaping gear after hiding it away for a few days to saponify. This is progress -- the first couple of soaping times I hid it too well and forgot until the day before my next soaping adventure... yikes. Lots of soft bubbles from this one!

Thank for joining in the conversation then, your experience will be really helpful! Yes, my partner described it as 'slimy' as well, and it feels like slime, but it wasn't to the extent that IrishLass showed. We learn every day!

Nice save! I've got this thread tagged to see what advice we get :)

Thanks for sharing that, Sharon! That's a good tip, I will try that the next time I use moulds like these. And welcome to SoapMakingForum! We'd love to hear about what you're doing, perhaps drop a line in the Introduction Forum :)

Thank you Dawn! Ahh yes, I did actually remember to burp the stick blender this time (I may have forgotten in a couple of recent times...), I wonder whether I folded some air in while mixing in the FOs (or whether it's the intricate moulds, but I think that's the workman blaming his tools...)...

The Enemies Are Raccoons PEAC

I experimented with Genny's Not-Shampoo Facial/Body Bar, with gelled vs ungelled, and a couple of FOs as well!

Hallo Earlene, I've been shopping from AliExpress recently and haven't had any problems so far. Granted, I set up a new account and haven't had to make any changes yet. Browsing the products, you'll find there are lots of different sellers selling the same product at different prices. You can...

Unmoulding Batch 5: Gelled vs Ungelled, with Fragrance! So today I unmoulded my batch of soaps based on Genny's Not-Shampoo Facial/Body Bar, and I was keen to see the difference between the gelled and ungelled soaps, and also the effect of the FOs. And here they are: Gelled set left, Ungelled...

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Esther Naughtily Texted Everyone TXTS

I'll echo the thanks to Andrew as well, you've helped shed light on this product we're continuing to learn about! And thanks to all contributing to the discussion, this sharing of knowledge helps us all.

Ahh, yes, my hand rubbing across the rinsed skin is, as you say, "squeaky clean". Thank you for helping me describe it! And you are correct, the soaps are still young; KiwiMoose's soy wax soap is still nice to use (when I asked my partner about the soaps, he really liked it and didn't even...

Report Back on My Earlier Soaps So, it is five weeks since my first soap, not long enough for any to be ready for full usage (patience seems a key virtue for the soaping game!) but each batch I cut some mini-bars for hand testing. Here is my report, all mistakes are my own, please help me...

I'd be interested in hearing about these results! For proper scientific comparison you could make another batch and CPOP only half of it, to compare against the other CP half (so all other variables are the same). Either way, looking forward to hearing your thoughts :)

Batch 5, Genny's Not-Shampoo Facial/Body Bar, with Fragrance! It was time for me to try a different recipe, especially as I haven't really got to try using any of these soaps yet (I've done some two-week tests, more on that when I have time). This was a recipe that caused quite a stir, and also...

Yeah, sorry about that, poor planning on my part ;) Everyone knows you're the better one! I'm using Soapee (and double check with SoapCalc.net to be sure no typos). In my experience so far, they all come up with the same result so use whichever you prefer. I think you'll find that both Soy...

Nigel's Kookaburra Lacked Grace PGRM

Yes, I've made two batches of @KiwiMoose's Soy Wax soap and I've started using a mini-bar of one which is two weeks old now, just for hand washing. It makes a really nice lather, lots of small bubbles, and feels nice but after rinsing it off I thought there was some residue or something that...

Hallo HH! You're still a young soaper so none of your soaps will be as old as hers yet and, as we keep hearing, soaps get better over time so don't write off your own soaps yet! That said, I'm keen to see how this recipe scrawled on paper by a kind benefactor pans out as well .. nothing like...