Made my 1st batch

[SheerBliss]

I am so excited i made my 1st batch of soap yesterday. it is olive oil,canola and coconut oil. i added lavender eo and oatmeal at trace. i cut it today and it smells yummy and looks pretty good for my 1st time. it feels great to know i made it. I am so tempted to use it.

 

[ChrissyB]

Congratulations on your first batch. Now comes the hard part, waiting for it to cure.

 

[SheerBliss]

thanks. Yes it will be a long 3-4 wks.

 

[Dixie]

That's why I started doing hp. I make one cp and one hp lol, not really. I do both though.

 

[carebear]

oh you can use your soap when it's out of the mold (assuming it's zap free...). while it'll mellow over the first 2 weeks, and continue to harden over the first 4 (and get better lather-wise) your soap should be perfectly fine to try right away.

tho I wouldn't recommend selling or giving away for at LEAST the 2 weeks, pref longer.

 

[Guest]

Congratulations on your first batch . Way to go .

Kitn

 

[xraygrl]

Congrats on your first batch!

 

[rupertspal42]

oooo First batch! How exciting!!

 

[heyjude]

Yahoo!!!........so, where's the picture?

Jude

 

[vivcarm]

Welcome to the club! It is an addiction you know!

 

[SheerBliss]

Thanks you guys are so sweet. I will take pics today. What is the zap test?

 

[Guest]

If you lick the soap ad it zaps, it has too much lye in it. I'm looking forward to the pics

 

[tincanac]

Well done - I have washed with my freshly unmoulded soap - there was a little zap, but I rub pure clove oil on my skin sometimes - a little zap is nothing!!! DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!

 

[Cortney]

This is kind of an old thread...

If it zaps after a few weeks it's unusable?

 

[Guest]

Yes , Do not use it , it is lye heavy . You could do a search for lye heavy soap and what can be done with it . I believe there are several ways to deal with lye heavy soap .

HTH

Kitn

 

[LJA]

Congrtas! Yay! We love pictures! <hint>