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My best advice for safe handling of lye is to mix your lye and water in a container set down in the sink. It is far less likely to get knocked over, and if it does, just congratulate yourself on a really clean set of pipes there. Then start over. Also, for the first 6 or so batches, learn to...

Why are you making such large batches on an untried/untested recipe to you? Neither the pH nor clarity test will tell you if your soap is lye heavy. So, if you are doing that in the name of safety, stop.

So, you take a pitcher of tea and rest it against the rim of a glass. Assuming that the person drinking from the glass originally was not careful to be sure their lips touched precisely the same spot each time, and assuming again that the waitress made absolutely sure to avoid that spot touching...

I am further going to say that even healthy people get very ill from food borne pathogens. My neighbor spent almost a month in the hospital and over a week in ICU from a lovely bit of restaurant carelessness. He ended up with over $1M worth of hospital bills. The health dept closed them down for...

That is why I started with the manager. The fact that he did not have a problem with it is what alarmed me. Our state/county health dept here is ... not very effective or efficient ... at taking care of some truly egregious violations in our area. I am not going to elaborate as to why I think...

But if you use it early, you will learn why soap needs to cure 4-6 weeks minimum. Never feel too bad about making bad soap. We've all been there and done that. I think that is what drives us to come to a forum like this and ask questions and learn better. My favorite soap calculator is...

I live in Texas, and let's just say my opinion about masks and social distancing are not in line with our esteemed governor. And you don't even want to know my reaction when the "guidance" about what vaccinated people could or could not do came out. Let's just say that I have NOT stopped wearing...

Looks perfect!!! Congratulations!!!

However, how many of them were hospitalized? None. THAT is the point of the vaccine. It is not to prevent anyone from getting sick (with an RNA virus, it mutates so fast that people will get sick from variants too quickly to develop vaccines for every last variant), it is to keep people out of...

Do a test batch. Food based colorants color differently than micas. Some need far less, some need more.

If people have an ethical issue with lard, and don't have an ethical issue with palm oil, they are not as informed as they should be. Just saying.

Also check that your scale is still reading accurately.

Yes, but I knew what they meant. And I can go as high as 0.6% without any issues. But I am also a methodical test, change one tiny bit, and test, change one tiny bit, and test soaper. So, I know my safe limitations. I also don't see any need to go higher than 0.6%, as clove bud EO is potent. I...

I probably would have done the same thing.

I routinely use more clove oil in soap than that. It is perfectly safe for skin. And I have sensitive skin. When I make my Spice blend, I soap very cold, plan only a single color, and as soon as I see emulsion, I get it into the mold. I also use cinnamon bark EO, Nutmeg EO, Ginger EO, Allspice...

I am so sorry you had such a bad reaction to the vaccine! I carry my card with me for only one reason, if you catch co-vid, or have a bad reaction to the second dose, the doctors will need to know which manufacturer and lot # you have. That's it. I have never been asked for mine, nor have I...

If you are afraid of the little part that touched the tin, just cut it off. It should be fine either way.

1. I would let your soap sit overnight at this point before adding more. 2. Liquid soap can easily handle 3% SF if you aren't adding a lot of FO/EO. If you are, cut down to 1-2%. If you just want to keep a high SF + FO/EO, then invest in some PS80 that will emulsify your extra SF. 3. Why so much...

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@Zany_in_CO and I are destined to disagree on some things. Sequestering is one of those things. The mandatory appearance of certain pastes are another. I have seen my paste look like that before when I mixed too much air in. Once you get the hang of making soap, yours will start looking...