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Lovely! By the pictures I'd never know you were new to making soap. Beautiful work.

Pretty, I like the shade of green you used.

Very nice, love the swirls! Classic Christmas colors. ^_^

Welcome! I'm interested in shampoo bars too. But I'm super new to soap making (haven't done my first batch yet) so that will be something for when I'm more proficient. I can't wait till I can say we're commercial soap/detergent free too. ^_^

I live in a humid region, but we keep our apartment at 68-69 degrees Fahrenheit. Should I think about using a humidifier? Or will keeping my soap in a cool, dry location (I'm thinking our closet) bee good enough for curing purposes?

Welcome Randall! I'm new here as well and I live in Georgia. So we're neighbors. ^_^ Happy to hear that your daughter likes crafts I hope making soap together will give you both something that will help you make some really nice memories. I wish my Dad had done something like that when I was a...

Thanks savonierre! I'll look into that. :-)

Isg > Do you think if I lowered the amount of OO and upped one of the other two that would help make the soap harden faster? ( at work so I can't check my book for oil properties, but I will when I get home.) Thanks for the tip! Jamie> Hmm...I may just do distilled water then! 9 bars, I may...

New Member Says Hello! You know how new I am? I posted my Intro Thread in the wrong forum, lol. Here's a link to it: admin edit: deleted link - both threads have been merged and are in this topic. Please feel free to answer any of the questions I posted there. As I now am very close to...

Newbie here. The brown tones aren't a result of DOS, right? Would/could DOS appear this quickly? How can you cut back on the bubbles? Would tamping the mold once the soap was poured help with the bubbles? Trying to learn as much as I can before my first go. OP, beautiful soap! Love the...

Thanks for all the tips! I'm new to soap making ( still yet to make some, almost ready!) and the more I know before my first batch the better off I'm sure to be. Keep them coming. Sent from my iPad using Soap Making

Isg, on that link it does say sap values for sodium hydroxide. So if I was using sodium hydroxide for making CP soap, those numbers would be accurate, correct? I've been wondering how one finds sap values. Many have mentioned it but I haven't had time yet to do a search :-) I'm probably going to...

Hi Jennikate! I'll definitely keep that in mind. But, if I make my first soap by say Aug. 23rd, that'll give me at least 6 weeks for it to cure. I've read most soap needs a 4-6 week cure time. I'd only be giving it to family and friends. It just depends on when I get my lye and when I can then...

Lovely! I love the stamps, they came out clean and look great. Love the name of your last bar, Ghouls and Ghosts. :-D Sent from my iPad using Soap Making

That's some beautiful work there! Love the color choices. This design, the peacock, always reminds me of the 60's. :-) Sent from my iPad using Soap Making

Hi Crazy8! I've just started my soap making journey as well. I'm still waiting on a few packages, most importantly my lye. My husband is a collector and so he gets packages ALL THE TIME! Lol I think he's addicted to the feeling you get when a new box arrives. Now I get to be apart of that type...

Dancing Survivor, Yes, the book I have is by Elizabeth Letcavage. Is she good? Did I get a decent book? Got about half my supplies in the mail yesterday! Should have most of the rest by Friday. Farmgirl, I don't know myself, guessing you could fill up a pvc pipe and then when all is set, saw...

Nice! It looks good to me. very creamy and firm. I hope my first batch will look as good. Waiting on the mail now.

Dancing Survivor, I'll try to check tonight. (At work). Using a britta filter sounds great! I already have a pitcher, so I can just buy a new filter. Once you mix the lye and water mixture into the oils, or once the lye/water cools, are we fume free? I live in an apartment right now and my...

So I've done it. Today I sat down and ordered most of the supplies I'll need to start making soap! 0_o trying not to worry about the cost, as I hope to build this into a business. But I'll be happy with it being a hobby too. All I have left to get is water. I read tap water isn't best to use...