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when i started soaping I was afraid it was the soap clogging the drains but it was the horribly hard water build up...do you have hard water in your area?

good idea serfmunke!! have used stinging nettle tea in my CP and it's a lovely lime green but (duh?) never thought about it in the salt bars!! :oops: will give it a try and see the difference if any! happy soaping!

do you use CC milk or just water in your salt bars? I've tried them with the CC milk and am curious about the difference if I made them with only water! thanks

Dennis do you just add the decided percentage to any soap recipe? or are there any oils that don't 'agree' with the pine tar...thanks for the warning about the messiness as I can be very accident prone!!! :wink:

the soap looks brilliant Dennis!!! Being completely ignorant of pine tar let alone pine tar soap can you tell me it's 'benefits'? Where do you fin the pine tar? is it difficult to work with?...you've sparked an interest!...by the way Nellie's taste in lab coats looks vaguely familiar! :D thanks...

Strawberryred.... what is denditric salt? i had no idea salt bars required longer curing! I thought it was the same 4 wk period! :oops: why is that?

so IF a soap still zaps you shouldn't cut it?!?

do you find insect wings etc...I'm curious about the difference but all the other 'natural' ingredients are puttting me off! :(

does it actually affect the PH of the soap itself?

well jerry...now I'll have to give it a go at least once to satisfy my curiosity!! :wink: and yeah...I guess subtlety can be a 'guy thing'! :lol:

thanks YET AGAIN Hazel! :D

that's a good idea Hazel! And Jerry I also read somewhere that a woman found rebatching with milk helped the soap more manageable! But doesn't the food colouring bleed? esp. red?!? :shock:

cerelife ......you've sparked yet another interest!! it's non stop with soaping, I love it!! And ladies thank you very [/b[b]]much...my pretty-ish batch IS becoming milder daily!! WHEW!!!! or as the French say OUAF!! :D

thanks Hazel! You are a committed soaper!! :D

thanks ladies for the help!! :)

sorry it's me again... Hazel all day I've been wondering WHY do you put the soap in the fridge?Is there a chance of it continuing to heat up? Mine is still soft-ish...have another question!...I'd read that if you spray the top with alcohol it helps with the ash...which it does BUT does it have...

thanks again! I'll wait and leave it for a several days...I can't put it in a fridge as ours is one of those small ones and it's full...(that's another story! :wink: ) then IF ALL ELSE FAILS I will rebatch...I expect it'll be a lovely sludge colour but if it lathers well hubby will be happy...

nice to know that Hazel!! I had the misconception that babassu was supposed to be more of a conditioning oil!! oops

thanks ladies!! sniff sniff...will be patient! :| should I just leave it before I unmold it, or go ahead and cut it?

Despite all the forum reading I still need help clearing me thoughts.......I made FINALLY some pretty-ish soap but it still has a bit of a zap..... I didn't want it to gel so it'd keep it's creamy look so...I cooled the lye water immediately and added some creamed ccn and ccn milk when I mixed...