adding clays? (pics added)

[krissy]

I really like the color and the swirl . I think Sibi mentioned adding to much clay will cause crumbling. I don't know how much you added though .

Kitn

lol, i actually didnt add any clay. i added something called chlorella powder for the green

 

[xraygrl]

The UK's table spoon equals one USA teaspoon, 4 USA teaspoons equal one USA tablespoon. Hence my confusion...

So did you use a USA tbsp or a UK tsp?

I had no idea! Sorry! At anyrate, for a shaving soap I use 1 USA tablespoon.

 

[Val]

xray I know the definitions of tea spoon & table spoons, perhaps I didn't ask my question quite how I intended, lol.

I've read contradicting recipes some say teaspoon and some say tablespoon. There is a big difference in a teaspoon and a tablespoon. The UK's table spoon equals one USA teaspoon, 4 USA teaspoons equal one USA tablespoon. Hence my confusion...

So did you use a USA tbsp or a UK tsp?

Are you sure about the 4 tsp = 1 T ....... I thought it was 3 tsp = 1 T

Val

 

[Sibi]

xray I know the definitions of tea spoon & table spoons, perhaps I didn't ask my question quite how I intended, lol.

I've read contradicting recipes some say teaspoon and some say tablespoon. There is a big difference in a teaspoon and a tablespoon. The UK's table spoon equals one USA teaspoon, 4 USA teaspoons equal one USA tablespoon. Hence my confusion...

So did you use a USA tbsp or a UK tsp?

Are you sure about the 4 tsp = 1 T ....... I thought it was 3 tsp = 1 T

Val

I believe it is 3 tsp. = 1 Tbsp. in the US.

 

[LJA]

Oh great. All that tsp. tbsp. stuff in the US and the UK is gonna be good and confusing for recipes. Now I have to look for the country of origin too! LOL!!!

I'm glad you posted that. Who knew?!

 

[Sibi]

LJA,

Your best bet is to just google it, that's what I did. Just type

3 teaspoons equals how many tablespoons

and you'll get your answer

Sibi

 

[krissy]

weird thing...
now that the bars are out of the mold the top is turning whiter and lighter. the sides and bottom are still a yellower cream color. they have been in a dark cool room their whole (short) life. still pretty but changing colors.

with this bar of soap, since it is a castile, i thought it would be pretty soft but it is so hard i cant even cut it. i washed with a chunk of it and got very thin bubbles. why do i need to wait for 6-8 weeks for it to harden more? i really have been focusing on HP so this CP stuff is a little confusing.

 

[ilovedoxies]

Are you sure about the 4 tsp = 1 T ....... I thought it was 3 tsp = 1 T

No... but I know that it is close, I thought I'd read somewhere it was 4 but the question has already been answered so it's 3.

I found out the difference in the UK and US measurements when I tried to make that chocolate cake in a cup in the microwave. There was an email a while back that was going around giving you instructions to make cake using a tbsp of this and a tbsp of that. Well.... I ended up with more ingredients that I did cup so I googled the recipe to find out why and that's when I discovered the difference.

For every lesson learned there is a WTF moment behind it. :wink:

 

[kittywings]

Well, spank my a$$ and call me Charlie... I thought it was 4 tsp= 1 T. my WHOLE life and I cook all the time!!!

I feel like my world has just come apart at the seams!

(I was so in shock that I checked a bunch of different converters online because I couldn't believe it!!)

P.S. I DID check out the UK/US T./tsp thing and it looks like there's a SLIGHT difference, but nothing like stated before...

1 Tablespoon [UK] = 0.9607599 Tablespoon [US]
Unit Definition (Tablespoon [UK])
The tablespoon is a unit of volume used in food recipes. In Britain, traditional tablespoons varied somewhat in size, and various older references give sizes in the range from 1/2 to 5/8 Imperial fluid ounce (14.2-17.6 milliliters). The traditional British tablespoonful was often equal to 4 teaspoonfuls or 1/10 teacupful.

Unit Definition (Tablespoon [US])
The tablespoon is a unit of volume used in food recipes. In the U.S., the tablespoon is equal to 1/2 fluid ounce; this is about 14.8 milliliters. In Canada, the traditional tablespoon is 1/2 Imperial fluid ounce (14.2 milliliters). The U.S. tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons or 1/16 cup.

p.s. the above is not intended to be bitchy at all... i was just so thrown, then I remembered making dinner for my in-laws in New Zealand a month ago and used their measuring stuff and didn't notice a difference. (they're the same as UK)

 

[Guest]

I really like the color and the swirl . I think Sibi mentioned adding to much clay will cause crumbling. I don't know how much you added though .

Kitn

lol, i actually didnt add any clay. i added something called chlorella powder for the green

Well I still really like it LOL.It is a shame I can't process what I read though..