Hi! Newbie from Far East, Canada

[Smash]

Hi, I'm brand new to this forum, and also soap making. I'm from the east coast of Canada.

I just started making soap. I always wanted to try it. I bought a silly little melt and pour kit from a local craft store one day. The soap was horrible, haha. But I wanted to try to make my own from scratch, so I (finally) got some lye, (which was a huge ordeal) and got the guts up to try it. I've only made 3 batches so far, 2 crock pot HP batches, and today I made my first CP batch. (which is in it's mold right now. I hope it turns out ok!)

I am still kind of confused about some things, but getting the hang of it a bit. I'm looking forward to learning from this forum, an talking to people about making soap, since my boyfriend is pretty sick of hearing about it!!

Ashley

 

[heartsong]

x

welcome to the forum!

you will find a wealth of info just searching thru the soap forum and the recipe section. at the top right of the page you can click on "search" and find just about anything-from colorants to stick blender, dos and more.

everyone here is so friendly and patient...not to mention CREATIVE!

 

[topcat]

Hello and welcome from Australia!

Tanya

 

[Lindy]

Hi Ashley & welcome from the West Coast of Canada!

 

[Chay]

Hello & Welcome

 

[andreabadgley]

Hi, and welcome! Way to go on already trying M&P, cold process, AND hot process! You're going to have a lot of fun with soaping

 

[TheGardener]

Hi, and welcome from south central B.C.

I started with an M&P kit too! Same result......yukky soap, but I was hooked and went on to CP as well. That was 4 years ago and I just love it!! You'll be here 4 years from now saying the same thing to someone else. with a wealth of experience and knowled under your soapy fingertips

 

[surf girl]

Hey Smash, welcome! Where on the East Coast are you? I'm in BC, but my summer cottage is on PEI.

 

[Smash]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I am so in love with soap making already. I dream about it haha! And my boyfriend dreams about me talking about, it's that bad.

Surf Girl, I am in New Brunswick. Not very far from PEI at all.

I just cut my frist batch of CP last night, it looks pretty good. I can't wait til I stock up on more supplies, so I can make differnt kinds of soap. I am very limited right now, there isn't much here to pick from.

 

[sandra]

PEI

Hey Smash, welcome! Where on the East Coast are you? I'm in BC, but my summer cottage is on PEI.

What part of the Island do you have a cottage. My parents live near Lakeside in West St Peters. I've spent every summer of my life there. Lived in Vancouver for a couple of years too, before I got married (1994), LOVED IT, LOVED IT!!! I'd move back to BC in a heartbeat. Too bad my hubby is american. Getting him a green card would be a pain. Loving this soap addiction thing.