Substantially less allowance for heavy metals, more reliable purity in FCC grade. Even if I was a home crafter, not making my living making soap, I'd still use it.
What soapy thing have you done today?
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Substantially less allowance for heavy metals, more reliable purity in FCC grade. Even if I was a home crafter, not making my living making soap, I'd still use it.
What? And take away the option of my total innocence??!I understand the thought behind that, but if you research the differences between food grade lye, and the different grades of lye sold by chemical supply houses, you may decide that the difference in cost is not worth it. I've never purchased food grade lye, and never had anything go wrong with my soap that wasn't traceable to my own error, or a naughty fragrance. But, that's me.
Here’s the soap I made yesterday, just cut them. Had to get my photo quick, because orange. Already fading out on me. This was a version of the soap I wanted to make for the yellow challenge a few month ago. I am pretty happy with the flower embeds, for a first go with the 3 piece disk set to make them. Lesson learned - for the top flowers, they need to be cut and reshaped the day before - too much work to get them in their best shape when the loaf of soap is setting up.
These are amazing!
Love the colors and embeds.
Gorgeous!!
Made a batch of Goat Milk & Lavender Soap this morning. It's chilling outside at the moment. This is one of my best sellers; I'm trying to get my most popular soaps made before I start "playing" with new fragrances.
I didn't mean to do a soapy thing, it was an accident, I just tripped over it as I was scrolling through things on Amazon 
and by "things" I mean I was looking for colloidal silver ointment and found a colloidal silver soap 
I did not know there was such a thing, or if I did, I forgot 
Anyway, of course the first thing I looked at was the ingredient list and what do you think they used??? That's right, the straight Holy Trinity, coconut/palm/olive and the colloidal silver. That's all there was. ugh. I was hoping for something a smidge more gentle ~ then I would have hit "Add to Cart" even with the $8.99 price tag 
and by "things" I mean I was looking for colloidal silver ointment and found a colloidal silver soap I did not know there was such a thing, or if I did, I forgot Anyway, of course the first thing I looked at was the ingredient list and what do you think they used??? That's right, the straight Holy Trinity, coconut/palm/olive and the colloidal silver. That's all there was. ugh. I was hoping for something a smidge more gentle ~ then I would have hit "Add to Cart" even with the $8.99 price tag Attachments
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Lisa from I dream in Soap cuts some of her embeds on a softer surface like a towel or rag to minimize damaging the shape of an embed.
Thanks - i bet that will help. I’ll have to test it out next time.
And another one in the mold this morning. This time, it's my Lavender & Tea Tree Charcoal Castile, based on Zany's No Slime Castile (ZNSC).
Sooo cute! Daisy Mae says welcome!My soapy thing for today was supposed to be making my first batch of oatmeal, milk & honey soap. Instead, I was surprised with a new baby in the barn this morning! His mama will contribute to providing milk for that oatmeal, milk & honey soap I'm planning.
Awwwwww, so cute!My soapy thing for today was supposed to be making my first batch of oatmeal, milk & honey soap. Instead, I was surprised with a new baby in the barn this morning! His mama will contribute to providing milk for that oatmeal, milk & honey soap I'm planning.
What a nice surprise.My soapy thing for today was supposed to be making my first batch of oatmeal, milk & honey soap. Instead, I was surprised with a new baby in the barn this morning! His mama will contribute to providing milk for that oatmeal, milk & honey soap I'm planning.
Pretty colors, I hope you show the cut!
I masterbatched 24 pounds of 50% concentration lye water. Before coffee 
And realized I used 22 pounds of lye last year
Yes, I have soap coming out my whazoo
And realized I used 22 pounds of lye last year
Yes, I have soap coming out my whazoo
Today I am sad. I was going to make soap. Did not premeasure my lye, as per usual. When I had everything going, I began to straight dump my lye into the water and realized I was short. I am now pouting and putting everything back in their containers as I haven't melted them yet. WHAT WAS I THINKING? But I'd rather pack it all up and start again another day. It's one thing after another today. I was already having a very late start. But I am disappointed. I had lovely visions of what I wanted to create today and now I'm sad.
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