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Welcome to the forum, Kathy! Several people here make bath bombs and such, so I'm sure you will easily find help over the little hurdle you are experiencing. ;) And hey, if not -- there's nothing wrong with just offering soap to your customers. It doesn't need to destroy you or your...

Agree -- eat it. I had to use organic Leaf lard the other day because I got sent the wrong product, and that itself was enough waste for the two of us !

It's not? Several people have said so, and Zany confirmed. ... Unless it has been reopened, idk.

Well, my way too-interesting HP batch last night ended up pretty much okay, I think. The bars are a bit greasy on the outside but most of my last minute fragrance and superfat did absorb, whew! I HPOPd it because the batter was acting so wonky that I'm not sure I got a 'full cook' on it, and...

Made soap last night. Starting a new thread about it because I have some questions. ;)

It's almost all absorbed this morning. It was added much past trace. It was added in half a panic to lumpy HP batter that I was anxious to get in the moulds. ;) I did not have my best soaping experience, yesterday! !

Oh gracious!! LOL "This, too, shall pass."

Oh no! If it makes you feel any better, my soap yesterday didn't go so smoothly , either. ; ( I accidentally let my HP get up to 210F and it wanted to rice at one point and then tried to separate, from what it appeared, in my limited experience. My silicone mould pic looks nearly...

Found someone here asking about it in 2011: https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/about-naticide-preservative.21975/#post-208098 https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/about-naticide-preservative.21975/#post-208144 Most of the info/sales of it is coming from the UK. It may be less...

Oh for crying out loud! All I can say is, he's now free of the "fear of the first scratch (or dent)", though... right? :cool:

I haven't gone over 51 on Oleics and so far haven't gotten any slime/snot/oleic gel. Some folks have gotten slime with Zany's recipe, whereas she made it for years and didn't. Soaping can be pretty mysterious, it seems. o_O

I LOVED your rock soaps, Marnie!!! (and voted for them) Not a fail at all, dear.

Sorry for the very quick hijack, but Zany, I think this just happened to my batch. I added 3 EOs to my colored and uncolored batter & probably stirred too briefly. My first oil slick!! Will it reabsorb after a while?

Hold the phone: This preservative discussion is all well and fine for lotions and non-soap products containing water, but isn't it the scientific consensus that the pH of Lye soaps is too high for molds and bacteria?? This includes LS. ETA: oh hahahaha @Zany_in_CO just brought up the same...

Yes, stearic acid :) I'm new to using it. It has only been in my last 2 soaps, which had nearly identical Oleics -- 50 and 51. Ironically, they also are both 31:69 sat:unsat and both firming up the most slowly. Good to know about FO viz. SF.

@earlene Your felted landscape (before adding the soap) is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I adore wool, and am excited to see all the cute and fun things that members will come up with!

Hello ~ I bumped because I posted the thread around midnight and it wasn't showing on either of the posts lists when I got up, so I figured that no one would even know it was there. Didn't mean to be rude or pushy. ;) I'm with you on thinking that castille/bastille just isn't a topic of great...

Very pretty swirls! I love the color combination and how your design really pops against the white background. Very well done!

A thread whose time has Not come... :smallshrug:

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