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honey soap wish i could be of help, but my honey knowledge is limited. i would suggest going thru the past messages in this forum for info. i know some of the goatsmilk soapers use honey. when everyone comes back from the weekend someone can help you. good luck, monet

silicone spray once you try it, it's worth the price. i bought 3 so i wont have to reorder for sometime. monet

silicone spray that's it! thanks! monet

hard soap there's a great soap calculater that tells you the hardness and other considerations for each oil you want to use. it's a little frustrating at first, but i got the hang of it after a few dozen tries. www.soapcalc.com if i can make it work, anyone can! good luck monet

soap molds are those sunnybrook soap molds? i think they are out of business. if you have a cabinet/finish carpenter in your town, he can make you some out of plexiglass. had to replace some of mine, too, but i've had them a long time. have him make extras, too, for backup. monet

can't find the thread for soaper looking for leather fragrance. www.sweetcakes.com has it. all their f/o's i've ordered have been excellent! useage .75-1 oz ppo. hope this finds you. (i've ordered some myself!) i'm going to blend it with a little lilac or ylang ylang monet...

soap paints i've seen a lot of suppliers with paint for soap. try go planet earth, brambleberry, f.n.w.l., nature's garden, or just "google" it. monet

silicone spray sorry, having a spelling issue! www.webstaurantstore.com. got so excited forgot to give product info: MISTY si-dry silicone lubricant. i think it was listed under janitorial supplies. monet

i found the most wonderful food-grade silicone spray that really works for c/p. i have a bunch of "fancy" individual soap molds that i have tried in the past to release by freezing, mineral oil, vasoline, pam spray with no avail. i usually had to use a fork to dig them out. anyway this stuff...

soap receipe results from soap adventure: using 48 oz oil-no fragrance, initiated batch at 110 degrees. only hand stirring i reached thick trace in 7 minutes!! it thickened so fast i poured it into my back-up slab mold, not daring to try my little molds. heated up fast. unmolded the...

steric acid if you use rtcp and add steric acid you should melt it in your oils beforehand, blend and let cool. it takes very high temp to melt. i've never used it in rtcp, but in regular c/p i never use as a rule more than 1 tbps per pound of oil. i only use that when my "soft oils' like...

calendula calendula has very strong color. i get calendula extract from f.n.w.l. and infuse my olive oil with it. a little bit turns my oil BRIGHT orange. wiich slowly turn a softer golden color. did you use dried flowers or ground or extract or e/o? are the spots pretty evenly...

i couldnt stand it, i'm playing with soap calc. have a bunch of hard butters i need to use. no more freezer space! plz tell me what you think: 30% olive 28% coconut 21% palm kernel 7% cocobutter 7% mango 7% castor 1 oz shea oil at trace 33% lye souoution. hardness-48...

soap qualities thanks mike! that clears up a whole bunch of questions...i was trying to get close to 100 with each catefory.. it just got me going in circles til i got dizzy! monet

soap qualities i feel your pain...just found soapcalc today. i'm still trying to make it work! cant help you, but i thought i'd keep you company until someone knowledgable can. :shock: monet

welcome! welcome friend! looking forward to chatting with you in the forum. monet

salt bars when you use your tog bar mold howw long before you can take them out? do they still cure 4-6 weeks, or do they need more time? i think you need to host a summer seminar so we can all come see you make soap! after that, maybe you'd get a break from all our endless questions...

i know i and many others need to take a time-out and thank you for all the patience, encouragement, mentoring and kindness you have shown to all of us. i began my soapmaking journey in the early '90's with c. faillor and s.m. cavitch as my only guides. until i came to this forum (and a few...

goat soap thanks again! milk-based soaps have always fought me! usually turning into an ugly gloppy mess!!! being able to pull this off at room temp is absoloutely awesome! does it take long to trace? do you hand stir or s/b? the questions never stop... monet

someone else recommended www.internetbasedfamily.com they have a full feature website for $22 month. going to check it out. i always feel like i'm about to step on a bear-trap! monet