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Hooky day from work - no, I didn't get in trouble (yet...)!

I believe I'm partial to the bottom two! Love it!

@KiwiMoose - I hope you love yours as much as I love mine! lol @MGM - Yes to all that you said! lol

@penelopejane - That's a GREAT idea! nice and big and pour-able, too!

@MGM - Thanks! I'm trying to teach myself how to take better pictures - ones NOT on my cutting board. This one was easy! lol And yes, it DOES smell great!

So yesterday I had soap on a stick with a 5 color patchouli/citrus scent. The best thing about soap on a stick? Cut early the next morning! lol

@earlene - Yes! Yay! I'm on to masterbatching! Thank you, everyone - especially @atiz for helping me understand it so thoroughly! :dance:

Ahhh - at least she has them sitting in/on pretty containers! She treasures them!

So, now that I'm convinced that I *can* masterbatch - what can I store it in? I bought a 1 gallon pitcher yesterday, made of PP #5. Will that be okay? The DH is worried that it's not HDPE...

@atiz - omgosh! I GOT it, though! Thank you! See, now I feel fully confident that I could do the 50/50 thing and do it right! lol Thanks for that VERY thorough explanation - and thank you MORE for not making me feel stupid! :thumbs:

Okay, I think I may be ready to try masterbatching, so I'm reaching out to the all knowing ones on the forum! When I masterbatch, so I just add enough of my lye water (I'm thinking of just doing it at my regular 2:1 mixture to store) as the amount of water in the recipe, correct? Sorry I'm so...

@Misschief - it rather looks like green Rice Krispie treats! lol

@GlenS - The longer you wait for the cure to happen, the longer your soap will last also (since that's one of the qualities that you are looking for). For instance, the Olive/saltwater bar will do best with a cure of 6 weeks to 6 months! I love that soap, but found that the longer I wait to...

@Zany_in_CO - You made me spit out my coffee at work! LOL That is just too funny! I think we should just use this as a "True Confession" type of thread! My true confession is: Even though I make my own soap, I still buy other people's soap - just to see if I like it better/as well as what I...

Thanks! I didn't think they turned out too badly! They're definitely rough on the bottom - some roughness on the top, too! lol

@amd - I'll be happy to send you some! I made some and they are just ready. They are not as beautiful as @Misschief makes, but you can check them out! I'm not sure that I will make them again, honestly. It wasn't hard, and I had everything that I needed to make them, but I will probably...

@LilianNoir - I just put your % into soapcalc and your bars should actually be pretty hard - a solid 47! Sounds like a nice balanced bar for the first one! I like how you didn't use fragrance or color - it's gonna be just great soap! It may be ready in 24 hours, but as @SeattleMartin said -...

@RottenRunt - Hello and welcome!

@DWinMadison - I LOVE Dr. Squatch marketing! They are hilarious! I bought some pine tar soap from them for my brother for Christmas - and then got up the gumption to try my own - the brother likes mine so much better...! (Yeah, me!) But - they still have great marketing!

@Tracy von Elling - Me too! I have to try everything at once! LOL It's okay, you'll work it out!