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Thanks Irish lass....I was lurkingly curious myself

I feel for you navigator!! Hang in there...Nothing more humbling than soap! :confused: As they say here...courage (said with a french accent) hope the pea soup was delicious!

Ct anton...i had never heard of the company so I had to look them up.....gosh, have any of you tried the hawaiian red or black salts?!? They are lovely! Really curious how they behave in soap! I read someone was very disappointed in the dead sea salt.

Great idea....love the wax stamp!

Well done! Those are brilliant. I am curious like ct anton......I was tempted to get some himilayan salt.....

DeeAnna I haven't had the confidence to change my lye concentration but reading your post makes me want to move out of the ol' comfort zone..... and thank you...took the bars out of the mould and the zap has already begun to fade greatly! Whew!! I think I will put these away to cure for a...

Soapswirl....the left of the middle row looks a lovely flowerbud! Looking forward to all the entries!

Just WOW!:smile:

STICK BLENDERS HAVE MORE THAN JUST ONE BUTTON??? :smile: you have the deluxe version! Sorry commencenz!!! I meant stir a bit longer! Goodness gracious me...gonna have to concentrate more! Sorry the ol' brain is everywhere at the moment but hopefully not when making the soap! Believe me I...

Thanking you much DeeAnna! Will take your advice......and next time sb a bit longer. I did but just a quickie and it hadn't gotten grainy yet....I probably pour too soon. Really appreciate the detailed answers you give. Been soaping for a couple of years now but one disaster brings back the...

Can't wait to follow the results! I am learning so much coming back to the forum.....:clap:

Is there a tutorial on the making of it? Is it solely to aid in hardening the bars? Or does it aid in the shelf life also? Thanks...

is anyone there?.....disaster!....I had left my soap in the silicone mould for a few days now and was curious, of course, and popped one out and there was a small lye heavy pool at the bottom! :sad: I am soooooooo disappointed! Haven't soaped all summer worrying about all the things tied up with...

Oooooo...love gingerbread! Will definitely give it a try! Thanks for all the comments. I put in lavender and tea tree....we'll see.....mine is a norweigan brand , hope it behaves the same.... commencenz.....do you use cocoa butter also? Was wondering if that might affect the smell.....

Thanks for the recipe DeeAnna! Will try it with palm....can't get any tallow.... I am thrilled this thread was started! Just made my first batch last night! Followed soaping 101's directions substituting shea for cocoa butter(didn't have any and couldn't wait since I had found the pine tar...

thanks for the info susie!! never knew about it's sensitivity to sun. Have been using it for years before even thinking about soaping. We've just used it in the evening on sore muscles at the end of the day......

Thank you dixiedragon!! Just bought my pine tar today! This was one of the first sites I ever read and had completelly forgotten about it! Thanks again!!

Do try a 100% lard bar....don't know how well lots of you hold onto bars but after making batch after batch of soap one tends to discover the odd forgotten bar and one of my 1 1/2 year old lard bars was heavenly! :thumbup: