Hello Hazel, and thank you for the welcome
Yes my name is Anna, and I am a soapaholic.
My hubs gets eczema, and after doing some research I thought that making our own soaps might benefit our health and also our pockets. I decided to make a few basic bars, and that would be it. I wonder how many people start off by saying that.
I would like to post pictures of my soaps made thus far, but I have yet to locate the chamber of horrors section on this site.
I have learned the interesting way that:
1. It is best to stop blending some time before reaching extremely thick trace.
2. Soap made from 100% Dripping (beef tallow) is hard. Although perhaps a laser beam might cut it.
3. Once a hand blender has been used for soap, its hummus-making days are over.
I am having a wonderful time regardless! Heaven help me when I get round to placing my first internet order, and start buying colourants...
Anna x.