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Waiting for oils and lye solution to cool now. Praying my engineering works out. 🤣

@Mobjack Bay Am I allowed to post a pic of my mold setup with dividers? No soap or anything? I think some of you would get a kick out of seeing if this works or turns into a catastrophe.

@justsomeguy I think your swirl turned out beautiful! I'm working with natural colorants which requires me to do more math and multiple mini batches of oils and lye solution to get some of the colors I want. I didn't have the brain power not to mess it all up late last night so I just made sure...

Yes! Hopefully tonight, but possibly tomorrow.

I bought a 2speed KitchenAid at Walmart. It has a black gasket inside the bell. Is this safe for soapmaking?

I just went out and bought a 2 speed KitchenAid stickblender at Walmart. I hope to have time to test it out tonight.

So much for my idea. Turns out, my local Michaels only has powdered TD online, not in the actual store. I know better than to browse late at night because it's those pesky little nuances that I tend to overlook when my brain has already reached its daily quota.

Thankyou! You just solidified how I'm going to achieve the colors I'm now planning without the need for multiple microbatches of soap!

I still have so many lessons to learn, oh wise one. I ran across titanium dioxide (I've never used it) at Michaels. It's in the art supplies. Google says it's safe to use in cold process soap, but I don't know...

I'm internally debating the merits of having a backup stickblender.

I'm purging all the frozen stuff I had put away for cp soaps as a precaution because I don't want to chance that my stickblender could possibly contaminate future batches of soap when the ingredients I had prepared and frozen are cheap to replace. Looks like making more aloe gel and rice puree...

Can we share the M&Ms? My stickblender was supposed to be here tomorrow and now shows Monday. It hasn't even shipped yet!

I have an order for soaps that will be used in gift baskets for Christmas. This customer prefers boxes with labels. My question is should I use kraft boxes without a window, kraft boxes with a window, or kraft boxes with an open window? This will just be for plain unscented, uncolored ZNSC that...

My new stickblender should be here this weekend. I sure hope I get this technique at least decently right the first time because I might not have time for more than one attempt.

I ordered the 2 speed CSB-175RP1 from Amazon. It has a different shaped bell than yours. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but it's sure to be better than what I currently have.

Thank you! I definitely will. If you don't mind me asking, which model did you purchase? I noticed there are at least 3 different types of shaft bells on the Cuisinarts I've looked up.

I have and it hasn't been a problem, but then I haven't done this regularly or long term.

I watched a video that showed how to test my stickblender to see if the internal seal is broken, causing more air bubbles.... Mine failed miserably. No WONDER I've been getting so many of those tiny bubbles and white specks no matter what I do; Short of hand stirring, I didn't stand a chance! I...

Gah! I JUST noticed this!