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Happy Anniversary! Mine was 6 days ago and I didn't even realize it. :)

I tried HP again today using some tips from @linne1gi (thank you). I used yogurt after the cook and it was more fluid for a lot longer. I even tried two colors and spoon swirled them (tried to anyway). It's cooling down now. I'm trying to use up some of my essential oils and they just don't...

I did warm my additives, containers, and even my silicone utensils in order to not cause temperature shock to the soap - but thank you for bringing that up because I didn't mention it in my post. I don't use the water as a % of oils measurement - I use the lye concentration percentage so I...

I tried hot process soap yesterday for the first time. I made an essential oil blend that hasn't stuck well in CP and I wanted to see if it would do better using the HP method. Here is what I learned from yesterday's experience: HP is more stressful than CP. My slow cooker that is dedicated for...

I have been watching the videos from this channel a lot recently. Useful information, and good demonstrations, and a very likable person. The chatty part of the videos is relevant and I am enjoying them a lot. Such a relief from one of my old subscription channels that now seems to focus more...

Luckily I have a long name: S - soup H - hamburgers A - alcohol N - nachos T - tacos E - eggs L - lasagna L - lobster E - enchiladas

I have this mold and love the slightly narrower width of the bar. Your soap is beautiful!

I have a high butter recipe and when I make it I don't plan any swirls. I do a solid color and blend the fragrance oil and color into the melted oils before adding the lye solution. Then I just stick blend and get it in the mold. It is still very pretty soap. I use a different recipe for swirls...

The Riceland website says: "Riceland Rice Bran Oil contains natural plant waxes that remain in the oil after minimal processing. This gives the oil a slightly cloudy appearance. The waxes are not harmful when consumed and do not alter the oil in any way." I've seen RBO described as winterized...

I'm so sorry you are in pain. :( Have you had a bone scan? Stress fractures in the hip and leg are incredibly painful and may not show up on a regular xray. I was diagnosed with osteopenia over 20 years ago after suffering two hip fractures in consecutive years. The pain of hip fractures is...

I haven't been able to do anything soapy since the new Animal Crossings game came out. :lol: But I will be back periodically to see everyone's pictures.

I made two batches of soap today. Lard, olive oil, castor. I made one batch with slightly more castor oil than the other to do a side by side comparison. I even did a swirl on one batch (I've been only doing solid colors for months). Definitely rusty on the swirling, and I don't like the extra...

I drove an hour to go to Arizona Soap Supply and buy some supplies. I love that store - they are such great people and I feel very fortunate that I have a vendor near enough that I can buy in person. I was able to get 99% alcohol and some aloe vera so it was totally worth the trip. I have not...

My TS bars are slightly narrower than most - 2.25" W x 3.5" H x 1.25" thick. I like a chubby bar, but not too wide. This size fits in my hand just right.

Great tutorial. :thumbs: I rebatched some soap last year and the bars did shrink A LOT due to the amount of water I used to help smooth them out. But it saved the soap so I didn't care too much.:)

I made two small batches of soap yesterday, and cut them just a little bit ago. Both are a slight tweak on my favorite soap recipe. I'm really into making my experiments side-by-side so I can compare them in real time. I used a new acrylic mold and it was pretty cool to be able to see the whole...

I'll be able to compare them in a couple months. I've got both 100% olive oil and 75% olive oil 25% almond oil curing side by side now.

I just unmolded and cut mine. It's only been about 18 hours. I used a huge water discount and I CPOP'd it so it was already very firm and the siliicone mold pulled cleanly away when I checked it. So out it came.:)

I made a bastille soap today. Made the mistake of using extra virgin OO. It took FOREVER to trace. It was all I had on hand and I didn't think it would take that much longer - geez was I wrong. :eek: I will not be using EVOO in soap ever again.

@Patty Kicera pretty soap! I bet it smells delicious!