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Does that make it redish??

Is there something I can add to make a pink or red valentines soap without having to buy dye? I need something fast so I can make some and have it cure in time without having to order anything...there are no craft stores around here that have dye. Is there some herb or something? Thanks!

thank you I will try this!

Yes Ox lard..don't you know I keep a pet ox in my garage and he offers his lard to me freely?!?! I thought you all knew that?? :wink: So should I lower the coconut? What should I replace it with? What would you lower it to?

For coffee soap 6 ox lard 6 oz olive oil 15 oz coconut 3 oz castor 4.55 lye 9 oz goat milk 2 tbs coffee grounds 2 oz coffee FO Should I do it different?

I plan to do a coffee bar if anyone answers the questions in my other thread :lol: I have pink sugar FO and would like to do a sugar bar although I have no idea how to do that so I will have to research it. Also have some autumn lodge FO I want to make some christmas gifts with but am...

I want to do some sort of coffee soap tonight. I have Coffee FO and all the other supplies but how do I go about adding the coffee grounds. Can I use instant coffee? We don't drink coffee but I have some in the cupboard for when we have visitors...maxwell house I think. Will it work? Will it get...

Lol I live in the states and am not even sure of the answer..I think it is lard..or shortening?

ok just took another peek at it and I was wrong, it is hard at the bottom, but there is like an inch of watery substance on top. Is it still usable soap??? Or will it be to harsh? It is kind of slimy...will it harden or should I throw it?

Lol Yes I did put in an exact amount for lye but cannot remember it and don't know where I put the recipe! lol. I want to say it was 2.7 or something in that area. Yes I did use a stick blender, yes it did reach light trace yes I did use water...3 oz. and 3 oz pumpkin puree. It is very...

I made pumpkin soap last night following a recipe I had and today it is still water. :( I used 10 oz olive 5 oz lard 5 oz coconut 3 oz water 2.something oz of lye 3 oz pumpkin puree harvest fo Is there something wrong with the recipe or is it just me? lol. It smells so good I am so...

Perfect! Thank you all so much! Can I do a pumpkin soap with this mixture? How much pumpkin would I add? I woud love to try some but don't have all the ingredients for the recipes I ahve seen (no palm oil)..could I just sub the lard for the palm oil?

making some good basic bars for Christmas. I want to make a lot, but I wnt something simple yet good and hard. Any good recipes anyone can share? I have coconut oil, olive oil, lye and such on hand. No palm oil. I don't want to order anything and can't get it locally. I remember once seeing...

Thanks so much!

I found some recipes I like but I want to scale them to fit my mold. how do I do that? I have the dimensions of my mold and can figure it out no problem when the percetages are given but cannot figure out how to do it with just a plain ounces recipe??

thanks! I will have to read up on that...what is ppo?

thanks guys, I have banged it on the floor. I will have to try the press. Does it always look kind of chunky in the middle? Is there anyway I can get it more smooth on the inside?

What can I do to my hot process to help it look more like cold process?? lol. I did some but it is really gloopy and chunked looking. I like it but am looking for some variety, is there anything I can do to smooth it out a little?

Sorry I cannot help but I would like some info on natural colorants too!

I made some yesterday and used the whole thing. It gave it good color and smells wonderful!! I used the liquefy button on my blender :)