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Thank you!! I'm about to dig in!! Thank you! I'm on my way to a little more understanding! Your post above was very helpful! I dropped my lye concentration to 30% and soaped at about 95 degrees. I don't know if that's enough on either end. We will see! I liked soaping warmer, ensuring...

Ditto

I teach elementary school, so all subjects. Science is my FAVORITE, though chemistry would be my Achilles heel! My feeling right now is that I've basically learned the "HOW", but in order to progress as a learner, I need to know the WHY!! Earlene, that is good info. It took me a while of...

WOW, Earlene, thank you!!! That REALLY gives me a point of reference!! I'm thinking, at this point, I should really start learning about oils and what they do. SO much to learn, partly why I am loving this new hobby, although the frustration is part of the learning process!! I'm thinking...

Thank you for that, Penelopejane. To what degree does the temp one soaps at have an influence on gel, not gel? I understand that water does play a role. I just have to do more reading on that. What is 33% lye concentration considered (high/low/average)? I don't want to put it in the oven...

OOOOOOHHH!! Beautiful!!

I am frustrated that I don't understand, yet, the following... What conditions (soaping temp, water amounts) allow for soap to gel on its own, vs using the oven? My first cp, about 6 weeks ago, gelled just fine being wrapped in a towel. I THEN learned of putting it in the oven and turning it...

JUST lard and tallow? I would be willing to give that a try, I wonder how white mica would do added to that. Thank you, heading there now!! Edit... HOLY WOW!! I'm going to have to read that about 5 more times!! I have to first understand what's considered high and low water soap. I think I...

I have faith!! You should, absolutely, be there!! Tell him asap, get it off your chest and work with him to find a solution. Easy to say, I know, but you'll start feeling better and be able to move forward when you tell him.

In a natural looking soap like yours, it looks great!! Natural looking soaps are actually my personal favorite, Therefore what I should be doing, but I feel compelled to practice/experiment with colors and swirls. HOW IS A NICE WHITE ACHIEVED??!!! Lol! The white mica sure didn't work. I'm...

Sorry, I hadn't posted the picture! Is there a reason it only happened with the TD?

OH MY GOODNESS!! Thats a LOT to deal with... I'm so sorry. When is the wedding exactly? Is there still time for miracles?

I love them too!! They grow well is south Florida. I have a BUNCH of fragrances from this woman that I don't know what I will do with. I don't feel like watermelon or chocolate belong in soap, am I wrong? I had a devil of a time yesterday coming up with a fragrance to use, whereas I have SO...

Thank you!!! I have a gardenia that I really want to use, the reviews say BIG seizure! Do you think I can hp as fluid as possible, divide out 2 colors first, then whisk in fragrance to each quickly, then jam into the mold?

thanx!! I am on an iPad, so I downloaded the app and I can see it now!! Thank you!

Lol!! Going out of business!!

AHA!! Yes!! I had only done HP in that mold, makes sense now!! And apparently I have many oils that tend to seize, I see more HP in my future. Let the mashing begin!!

Well, now Im Paranoid. For good reason. Before making a batch today, I began looking up all of my fragrances, which I guess I should have been doing since the beginning!! Much of what I have (many were bought as a LOT from a GOOB) accelerates trace, ugh!! Soooo... save them for HP, when I'm...

Thank you!! That will buy me much more time!! My white wasn't nearly white enough, I was going for a real muted blue and lavender with a nice white and black contrast against gray. Not enough black, for sure, but for the white I used a white mica. I now wish I had used TD (and more black)...

I hate the thought of staring a new thread every time I have a random question. I hope it's ok to just keep a thread going for them. First question In cp, for thinnest batter, Is it better to get to emulsification and then pour and get to trace in the individual color containers? I'm wanting...