Aminah
Member
Hello Soaper Acquaintances,
Returning member here. I updated my email address and can not get via that pathway (which is too bad because I had been active for some time).
Yesterday, hubby wanted a bar soap and we were in Wally World when I spyed a Dr. Squatch bar, bay rum. It smelled devine. The bar was over $8 which I think is a lot. Long story short I decided to return to making our own soap bars. Naturally, I had to return here to get my soaping bearings as I am starting from scratch.
Last evening I ordered a log mold with two cutters and lye from Amazon. Next I need soaping essential oils because I seem to remember using cheap fragrance oils for soapmaking is a no-no. My interest is lard soap. I remember it being called a good basic moisturizing soap. We are learning about homesteading and what works that is simple, inexpensive appeals to us. We call our little homestead land "Hip Hillbilly Farm". I figured he is from West Virginia, loves being a hillbilly (that is positive to him and I suppose most from Appalachia) so why not incorporate that in our homesteading name.
Thank you for being a part of this forum and sharing your love and knowledge with neophytes like myself.
Returning member here. I updated my email address and can not get via that pathway (which is too bad because I had been active for some time).
Yesterday, hubby wanted a bar soap and we were in Wally World when I spyed a Dr. Squatch bar, bay rum. It smelled devine. The bar was over $8 which I think is a lot. Long story short I decided to return to making our own soap bars. Naturally, I had to return here to get my soaping bearings as I am starting from scratch.
Last evening I ordered a log mold with two cutters and lye from Amazon. Next I need soaping essential oils because I seem to remember using cheap fragrance oils for soapmaking is a no-no. My interest is lard soap. I remember it being called a good basic moisturizing soap. We are learning about homesteading and what works that is simple, inexpensive appeals to us. We call our little homestead land "Hip Hillbilly Farm". I figured he is from West Virginia, loves being a hillbilly (that is positive to him and I suppose most from Appalachia) so why not incorporate that in our homesteading name.
Thank you for being a part of this forum and sharing your love and knowledge with neophytes like myself.
