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  1. Jstar

    What soapy mistake have you made today?

    I actually think it looks pretty cool Snappy :)
  2. Jstar

    Bogota Soaping

    LOL Effy..being your reg awesome self today I see :lol:
  3. Jstar

    Bogota Soaping

    You may want to give us one of your tried recipes that get hard on you too fast for swirls so we can help you troubleshoot. How hot are you soaping?
  4. Jstar

    All your fault!!

    OOOOoooo I wanna see!
  5. Jstar

    Marketing "Pure" Soap

    Butttt..is it 'toxic'? I mean, can it be eaten even if its industrial? :think: :lol:
  6. Jstar

    How do you keep the soap batter thin enough to do a pattern?

    I have never used infused colorants, but I would def add it in on soapcalc since it is extra oil. As for when to add them, I would just do like I do and add your batter to the colorants if its not a large amount of oil.. Someone here may have used infused colorants so they may be better able...
  7. Jstar

    What soapy mistake have you made today?

    "Contort like a noodle"..I almost lost my Dr. Pepper on that one hahaha! Welcome to the wonderful world of soaping! :lol:
  8. Jstar

    How do you keep the soap batter thin enough to do a pattern?

    Yup, soaping cooler will help slow trace. I soap no hotter than 100, and actually cold if Im doing milk. Also, when adding colorants in oil, make sure you use the oil from your batch to mix them in, and not 'extra' oil since that will throw your calculations off. I usually take about a TBSP...
  9. Jstar

    WTH is wrong with this?

    If the lye is wet, it could lose its strength..not sure what the brown clumps are...might need to take it back and get some new. Are you certain it is 100 % lye? Also, that looks like separation to me..a hand mixer just doesn't spin fast enough to get those oils and lye to combine. Have you...
  10. Jstar

    Marketing "Pure" Soap

    What got me was the "Lard (food grade)" Is there a Lard out there that is toxic industrial? If so, then Im REALLY old :shock:
  11. Jstar

    Question about formulas

    *Jstar's head explodes* Ahem..Ill just stick to my full water lol Carry on :lol:
  12. Jstar

    Nurture Soap FO Sale

    Blast, Im out of money, and my kids are too old to sell :think:
  13. Jstar

    Homemade chocolate donuts, anyone?

    Yup, me too :) And I dont usually buy cookbooks {we have tons at my moms} but Im seriously thinking of buying hers..shes got tons of recipes on youtube, and my lappy is running out of room from downloading them hahaha
  14. Jstar

    Teens, The Elderly and Kaolin Clay

    Love the disclaimer :lol: And if its any consolation , this line "So, I go around the house ranting and raving about how "it appears that only my stuff 'grows legs and moves'."" Just letting you know that MY stuff also grows legs and walks :lol:
  15. Jstar

    No more Bubbles (not spam)

    Aww so sad to hear this :( My thoughts are with you *hugz*
  16. Jstar

    Facebook is the devil. Skynet/Genysis is going to win. (Not spam)

    Im a country girl. I hunt, I fish, I grow my own veggies. I slaughter and clean and eat what I kill or catch. If I had the room, I'd raise my own livestock and for the sole purpose of getting meat and milks and whatever I could make from the skins..and of course use the fat ;) I was raised like...
  17. Jstar

    Deal of the year

    Aww mannnnnn my youngest daughter would've died at that deal...39 c per pound..wowza!
  18. Jstar

    Homemade chocolate donuts, anyone?

    Ok, I'll see ya'lls Ebil, and raise you 2 Ebils http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/recipes/boston-cream-donuts-/ Btw, this woman loves to cook, and she has the recipes right below the videos..I have made the cinnamon rolls, and they are to DIE for..I now want to make the pumpkin cookies....well...
  19. Jstar

    Homemade chocolate donuts, anyone?

    LOL Yup, it's 'evil' ...think of a chipmunk saying it hahahaha
  20. Jstar

    Homemade chocolate donuts, anyone?

    Oh you EBIL, EBIL ppl! Nowwww I gotta do da donuts...ya'll just aint right..nope, nope, nope. @Susie: We still have a Shipley's..but it isn't what it used to be sadly :( The one I grew up with was a restaurant/donut shop..the guy that owned it was named 'Blue' and he made the most mouthwatering...
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