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Lenarenee, I NEVER can leave the kitchen when working because I WILL forget- lol! I see projects and before I know it I'm working on 5 different things throughout the house, milling from one room to the next when I get distracted :D I'm sure the smell of that lard was lovely for the next few...

I just melt my butters in a regular pot on the oven- never any issues. Hope it turns out better! Best, Anna Marie

I make a salt bar with 100% coconut oil at 20% super fat and almost 1:1 ratio salt to soap. It is amazing!!! The lather is so incredibly creamy rich, and the bar is rock solid. I'm finding it great for my skin. You might want to give it a try ;-) Best, Anna Marie

Thank you fellow soapers! I have seen the soaping 101 videos and will be sure to try those. I will also look at the recommended book and threads. I really appreciate the info:-) Best, Anna Marie

After a decade of cold process soapmaking I decided to plunge into liquid soap. I bought Catherine Failor's book as it is considered the Bible of liquid soap making, but I, personally, am finding it to be full of holes and in serious need of a revision. The info does not flow smoothly and it...

I do not stamp my salt soaps, but yes, I would stamp those when cut as they turn rock hard so quickly:-) Best, Anna Marie

You have a good point on the palm. When I first started making soap I didn't fully melt and mix Palm. Once I started doing that the aesthetic issues went away:-). Soaping too cool shouldn't create that issue, however. I soap very cool (80ish) to keep fragrances from misbehaving and to be able...

I agree with Grumpy Owl. I have a rather intricate business logo stamp that is detailed. I find it best to wait a couple days after cutting to stamp and yes, spraying the stamp with alcohol does give a much cleaner stamp (water doesn't work so well). I'm a little iffy with mica though because...

I agree with lpstephy85; we need to know what's in the soap. I do wonder if it overheated because of the crumbly issue on the sides. Best, Anna Marie

Lol Hmlove! Glad to help! My middle name is "Enable" :-) :-) That box looks almost exactly like mine and I'm pretty sure the measurements are the same. Go for it! Best, Anna Marie

I really appreciate BBs efforts to educate and inform. Thank you for the post, ISG. Best, Anna Marie

Thank you, Cindy!:-)

The other thing I forgot to mention that kind of made this even better is that the cavity dividers are removable allowing it to be used as a slab mold. :-) :-) Yes, with the farmers' market season coming up this will be super handy!

To answer questions... I have already made several loafs yielding a bar size of 2.5 x 3.5 which matches up to my old soap mold. It probably holds about 4 lbs in a single cavity based on what I'm making. It really was too perfect. Wasn't expecting to find a soap mold at a wine tasting (the wine...

I have found single cavity wine boxes in thrift stores, but I really liked this and that I can be more productive in a day :-)

Hello fellow soapers :-) Maybe some of you have done this already.... I was recently down in Napa Valley and was in a gift store when I saw this 3 bottle wine box. It was $18 and my mind was thinking I needed a new soap mold since my other one had broken. The great thing is that the measurements...

That sounds yummy! Would love to try! Best, Anna Marie

Camden Grey has more bad customer service stories then I could count when I looked into using them. The complaints all revolved around one particular person and really bad service. There were so many complaints I decided not to use them as I am running a business and don't have time for...

Rosemary and peppermint are excellent blended together. I might try grapefruit with peppermint as well. I love lavender and geranium blended. I think geranium and grapefruit might work well also. Maybe you know this trick already....I take and put a drop of e.o. on a q-tip and put it in a jar...