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And another one joins the Salt Minions. :)

Those look great Ann.

Grats to all of the SMF members who participated. Way to represent. Looking through all the entry's, I'm glad I didn't have to vote on the best ones. That would have been a hard vote.

congrats to you too Lionprincess. Great accomplishment for a new soaper.

Hahahaha.

Nice job Fata. /whistle....grats.

Ok, so I know none of these names. Anyone care to elaborate on who's who? :) Is the second place Jelena, aka Fata?

Nah, if that's all you have , you can make some and use it as a bench mark for when you get more oils. I'd venture to say there's bound to be some other brands of shortening in your grocery store. Just look at the labels and find one that's made with Palm oil. I don't want to be the one to...

I'm partially psychic. Or was that psycho? I always get those two confused. :) And keep speaking that Gaelic! I love that language, especially in song. I have a Beach Night CD, (now a mp3 mix), that I listen to every time I go to the beach, on the first night. The first song is Theme from...

, much less dance

Here's something else you can buy at the grocery store. Castor Oil. If you can find the Castor and the Crisco with Palm, try plugging these into soap calc. Castor Oil 5% Coconut 20% Crisco with Palm 40% Olive 35% See what it does to your numbers. Seawolfe is right, Lard works in place of...

Criso, that is now made with Palm Oil, will work for you at this stage. You should be able to find it at the grocery store. If you like the palm, you'll probably have to order it online. Lots of people swear by Palm oil. It is a versatile oil . Just read the label and see if it's a mix or just...

I noticed it as well. /taps foot

I think you're going to find it a very drying soap on your skin. Bab and CO are basically doing the same thing to the soap. I like to keep the CO under 20 unless I'm making salt bars. I'd play with it a bit more and try to get your cleansing number down under 20. I shoot for under 15, but...

If it makes you feel any better, I've never used a end cap either. But then again, I don't use PVC molds. :) Hey, you can still say you came up with the idea by yourself, even if you weren't the first. I say good job, Boyago!

That's a fine point you make there Irish. And as chief investigator for the ACIU, (Abuse of Chocolate Investigation Unit), I'm proud of you for helping the cause. Remember, Chocolate is it's own food group. Treat it as such. :)

I think the first recipe is a little high in lard..I'd cut it down to 0% ...jk..and ducks as the comments come whirling at my head. :) I just don't use lard anymore. Not a big fan, but it's just a personal thing with me. Make it so you can see how you like it. I think number 2 is a good...

With the wavy cut, I find it kind of hypnotic. Maybe it's just me and all that fun I had in the 70's. :) Nice looking soap Dahila

I'm just going to agree with everyone, :) I CPOP all my soaps, with the exception of the salt bars. While I test the new recipes starting at one week, I don't really pay that much attention to the quality's of the bar until week 4. The difference between week 4 and weeks 6 to 8 are...

My problem with using this idea is the wrapping. If you'd ever seen one of my present wrapping results, you'd know why I exclusively use gift bags. :)