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Green Monster I made a Shea and Egg soap on Monday. I used 2 large goose egg yolks. It was a beautiful yellow when I poured it, but unmolded it todayand it is a very ugly green. I am withholding judgement for a couple of weeks, but it smells and looks awful. Bummer.

Glad you asked this I was wondering the same thing. I used to be in a local quilt guild and it was well worth it. It did not fit into my work schedule this year so I am not a current member. I also have been soaping more than sewing lately. I wish that I could just stay home and do both, I hate...

unmolded today I unmolded my Shea and Egg soap today. It was a beautiful yellow and the only color I added was a little darker yellow swirl. So I unmold it and it is a very ugly green with a yellow layer on top and bottom. I don't know how such a pretty yellow became such an ugly color. I had...

So I tried something today. I tried one of Anne Watson's recipes from her Milk Soapmaking book. It is called Yogurt Parfait. I froze the yogurt and water last night. I had a thick full fat Greek style yogurt. The oils are 70% OO and 30% CO. I used the Costco pure OO that is yellow. I cooled my...

Good call on the echinacea. I have grown it before, so that is an easy one to add. In Montana, St. John's wort is classified as a noxious weed and you aren't allowed to plant it.

Lyn, That is gorgeous. That is what I want my soap to look like. I have only been soaping for about 6 months, and I am having trouble making a really pretty soap. You are my role model, that is what I am shooting for. Thanks for showing me what can be done.

I have a local orgainc soap company that also sells some supplies. I just got an email that their organic coconut oil is on sale for the next week. A 5 gallon bucket (640 ounces) is $85.77, and I can pick it up and avoid shipping. That comes out to 13 cents an ounce. I think I better grap it.

I am getting ready to start my garden for the year. I have a very large garden, and I am going to grow more botanicals for my soap this year. I am planting lavender, sage, thyme, mint, rosemary, basil, coriander, and calendula. I also have some loofa seeds to plant this year. Can you recommend...

So Dennis, what was the trick. I want to make a white bar with a few green swirls in the center for a Mother's day soap for my mom of course. I want to add Lily of the Valley FO. But of course the first step for it all it to be able to make a nice white soap.

I did it this way I put my mold in the fridge to cool while making my soap, then after I pour the soap into the mold I return it to the fridge for 2 hours and then move it to the cooler overnight. It has worked, absolutely no gel. I am going to try it again soon.

coconut oil I bought the Lou Ana's for $5.98 in that comes out to $.189 per ounce. My Walmart is 50 miles away so drive 100 miles, with gas $3.04 per gallon, at least here in Montana. I can get it from Wholesale Supplies Plus for $25.24 for a gallon or 128 ounces, with free shipping. That makes...

soap misers I know heaven forbid that we have to through away some soap. Actually some of my rebatches or re-incorporating soaps have turned out to be really nice.

Getting ready At the ACE where I get my lye there is only one brand that is 100% lye, sodium hydroxide. All of the others have other chemicals in them. So yes you need to read your labels. I sometimes get my coconut oil at Walmart, if I am running low. It is in the cooking oil section and is...

my egg soap I tried putting 2 goose eggs in my soap batch today. I tempered the egg yolks and gave the whites to the dogs. The yolks blended in nicely and the soap looked like lemon pudding, so I put lemon EO in it for scent. I will let you know how it turns out.

my recipe Actually I had a bunch of bottles of oil with only one ounce in them so I decided to use them and be done with them. I added the crisco and canola because they cost so little. So this is a real hodge podge recipe, that I will probably never make again. I do like the idea of cream so I...

FOs I think that you probably need to add the FO earlier, at light trace. I have started warming my mold, color, FO and any other additives in the oven at 150 degrees while I am making my soap. It seems to help prevent seizing to have the additives warm.

okay this is what I made Sweet Almond 1 oz Canola 4 oz Castor 1 oz Grapeseed 1 oz Olive 8 oz Soybean 6 oz Sesame 2 oz Cocoa butter 4 oz Coconut 9 oz Crisco 5 oz Palm 4 oz Shea butter 4 oz Water 18.6 oz with one teasp of sugar dissolved in it Lye 6.2 oz To goose egg yolks...

My sister has severe dry skin, she had prescription lotions as a child. She is requesting a very moisturizing soap from me. I have on hand cocoa butter, shea butter, OO, PO, CO, new recipe Crisco, vitamin e oil, canola, safflower, soybean, sesame, grapeseed, flax seed, walnut, and peanut oil...

advice Thanks for the advice. I have more castor coming in the same order as the TD. I did a CPOP 80% OO, 10% CO, and 10% PO, about 2 weeks ago, and it is super hard already. I was shooting for an organic castile type bar, and I happened to have organic of these 3 oils. I used chamomile EO for...

OO and CO After reading all of this, I am thinking of doing an 80% OO and 20% CO, with the TDfor colorant, when it gets here. What do you think? I usually SF 7%.