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thanks for the tip :D I'm going to have to try that! anything to avoid this icky mess again. I ended up waiting a day and them wiping them off with paper towels, most of it is gone, but still alitlle slick. :D

I fear I have over lubricated my molds! The soap itself (the part not touching the Petroleum Jelly) is fine and beautiful, but the other sides are, well, greasey and unpleasant looking. I'm thinking I will just wait for them to cure, then wash it off? it's not like it's going to dry out. Has...

I've infused olive oil with lemon grass in the crock pot...I love doing infusions because the scent seems to stay so much longer. but I'm not really an 'additive' kind of soaper. Powder sounds like the best idea though, lemongrass is just very tough and woody, even chopped small.

Everyone stay posted! "soap for servicemen and women" is in the works! I changed it to "servicemen" because obviously every branch is being represented over there. I'm looking into how this can be done and the regulations involved in sending packages with no specific addressee. should be...

I couldn't find that type of cutter where I am, so I just used a regular wide putty knife; it worked alright but I think I should invest in one of those soon! :)

I smell a "Soap for Soldiers" organization being created in the near future. seriously.

I just recently made a batch where I infused about 20oz of Soybean oil with fresh rosemary in the crock pot. I put it on low and swapped the old spriggs for new ones every 4 hours or so. The rosemary smell was SUPER strong and a bit overwhellming in the oil at first. (the finished infused oil...

AHH I LOVE it! you almost made me cry! i've gone from simply sending my husband soap to making somthing really special for him to enjoy! Thank you!

Re: x Thanks for the inside track on the "eggnog"!:) and thank you even more for your blessing <3

light olive oil, canola oil, soybean and kukui oils gave me a really creamy white color.

Exactly, beachgurl! He's a soldier..he tells me it's actually really cold over there right now, and he has uber sensitive skin so it's probably dry and ichy. .:( I'm obsessed with superfatting anyways, so it'll be great :)

on the beer soap subject: I just found 3 bottles of blueberry lager in the back of my fridge! It's probably already flat, too! so excited :)

It all sounds wonderful! I'm excited to experiment :!: Thank you all! doxies: I think you have something there with the chocolate soap; it goes right along with the beer soap idea: anything that smells like something you can eat! plus it would be a great treat, he doesn't get sweets that...

haha Beer soap would be TOO much of a hit! I'd have to make enough for the whole battalion! Really though: this is a WONDERFUL idea and I think he would love it! thanks! :D

Freaking LOVE it~ I found "The Epitomal Man Blend" LOL :lol: going to have to bookmark that little gem! thanks!

I'm making a special batch to send to my husband in Iraq, and I don't want it to smell too girly LOL I can think of a lot of EO combinations and FOs that smell "manly", but I really want to know some of the successful combinations you all have tried and loved for a man... :D thanks!

well I cleaned my working services right away, of course. what my REAL concern is I suppose, is cleaning the tools in the same sink as my baby bottles. I like the idea of letting almost everything sit and cure with the soap and cleaning only some things right away. you all have such...

great idea, daniel! Thanks! and your so right; I 6% superfatted anyway.

gosh, I wish I could have, but I underestimated how long the process would be. I was having so much fun I lost track of time and was almost late for something :!:

I have just made my first batch of cold pressed soap, which was very successful. Immediately following, I rinsed off all of my implements with a garden hose, but didn't really clean them all that "thoroughly". There was still some bits of soap left in the pot and on some tools. The lye-water...