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I'm not sure where you are, but I picked up some plastic kitchen sink liners from the dollar store that I put on my drying racks and it has worked out great for me.

sounds like a partial gel to me. i put my towels that i insulate my soap with in the oven on warm while i make my soap, when i pour the soap into the mold i cover it and then use the warm towels to insulate. that seems to help my soap out since i live in a fairly cool climate area, even in the...

Wow - a story like that makes me sit up and take notice how relaxed I've become around lye. I still use the proper precautions, but have been bringing the room temp lye into the kitchen from the garage when ready to make the soap. I will have to be much more careful. I sometimes wear my...

Oh forgot to answer the question about removing the ash for confetti. No you don't have to remove that when you shred the soap. It will disappear when immersed into the fresh batch.

Hi - the amount of confetti would be personal preference on the look. I usually use about 2 cut bars worth (about 10 oz, which I measure in a container) for a 3 - 3 1/2 pound recipe. This amount (10oz) would need to be subtracted from my recipe). So say I usually use 40 oz of oils, I would...

Oh, one other way that you can get rid of it. After you soap has cured, run your soap across a beveler to scrape it off. You can always use the shavings in another batch of soap as "confetti"

You know, I really don't have a problem seeing ash on my soaps. To me, it's part of the handmaking process. When cured however, you can take a clean paper towel and wipe it off - if it offends you. It's not harmful. I used to get ash all the time, I don't so much anymore. I'm not sure...

Thank you. Looking forward to many discussions about soapmaking!

I just joined your forum today and am looking forward to meeting everyone.

Oh I really wish I had done that. It is so true, I can really tell the difference in my soaps I made even a year ago. I just hit a milestone the other day and can actually feel a diffence even when making the soap now. I used to get ash all the time, but don't so much anymore.