What soapy thing have you done today?

[Shelley D]

Brooke up a 44 pound brick of shea butter into 9 chunks, vacuum sealed em and labeled em too

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I can't even imagine buying in that much bulk

 

[justsomeguy]

I can't even imagine buying in that much bulk

It'll all be gone in a year

 

[Shelley D]

I was curious, so I checked it out. They sell this at Neiman Marcus! There’s not a single solitary thing that any of us couldn’t do, so it better smell really really good! I did notice there wasn’t an ingredients list. They mentioned the red algae and shea butter and some mysterious botanicals. Also their very special rope. I don’t know, I’m a skeptic. There’s a Neiman Marcus within driving distance. I may go down there just to sniff it.

Exactly! I couldn't find a complete ingredients list either ~ so I would love to hear about your experience if go sniffing around at NM!

 

[MomInWA]

@AliOop and @justsomeguy thank you! I appreciate the allergy info.

 

[Servant4Christ]

Avocado and mango are also on the list of cross-reactive substances for latex allergies.

This is actually why, as much as I really want to, I have not tried mango butter or avacado oil in anything thus far.

 

[AliOop]

This is actually why, as much as I really want to, I have not tried mango butter or avacado oil in anything thus far.

I'm so sorry. I am technically allergic to nothing but react to many things. So far, avocado, mango, and shea don't appear to both mer. WHEW.

 

[ackosel]

My soapy thing today was/is working with my children at making two canner loads of applesauce, one load of apple butter, three apple pies, one apple tart and a load of dehydrated apples. Why is that a soapy thing? Because I can't make soap again until those apples are all processed!

 

[Shelley D]

I'm so sorry. I am technically allergic to nothing but react to many things. So far, avocado, mango, and shea don't appear to both mer. WHEW.

Latex is one of extended use sensitivities (I'm ok for a short period, but not all day), but mango and avocado don't bother me at all either.

 

[AliOop]

My soapy thing today was/is working with my children at making two canner loads of applesauce, one load of apple butter, three apple pies, one apple tart and a load of dehydrated apples. Why is that a soapy thing? Because I can't make soap again until those apples are all processed!

I thought you were going to say that it took a LOT of soap to clean up after all that!

 

[Servant4Christ]

My soapy thing today was/is working with my children at making two canner loads of applesauce, one load of apple butter, three apple pies, one apple tart and a load of dehydrated apples. Why is that a soapy thing? Because I can't make soap again until those apples are all processed!

Yep. Same here. I made pies, apple crisps, and apple butter a couple weeks ago then lo and behold.... MORE apples appeared! Round 2 will have to happen at some point soon and soaping is currently on hold. I'm thinking apple sauce is next.

 

[bookworm42]

@ackosel and @Servant4Christ can I come to your houses! All that sounds amazing!

 

[ackosel]

@ackosel and @Servant4Christ can I come to your houses! All that sounds amazing!

Please do! Pull up your sleeves and join us. 3 bushels down, 10 to go. I heard a rumor that my sister-in-law ordered another 20-bushel bin to split with us next weekend. Sigh. Oh, what I'd give for a bigger house with a bigger kitchen! Make that TWO kitchens, one for regular cooking and one for soaping/canning. I really need a second stove top. All these big pots and canners are so big I can only have two going at a time (they each cover part of another burner), and that slows us WAY down.

Please do! Pull up your sleeves and join us. 3 bushels down, 10 to go. I heard a rumor that my sister-in-law ordered another 20-bushel bin to split with us next weekend. Sigh. Oh, what I'd give for a bigger house with a bigger kitchen! Make that TWO kitchens, one for regular cooking and one for soaping/canning. I really need a second stove top. All these big pots and canners are so big I can only have two going at a time (they each cover part of another burner), and that slows us WAY down.

Oh, and two dishwashers would be LOVELY!

 

[justsomeguy]

Oh, and two dishwashers would be LOVELY!

I have a dream of getting one of those industrial caliber dishwashers that runs a cycle in 3 minutes

 

[Servant4Christ]

I voted. Is that soapy?

 

[ackosel]

I have a dream of getting one of those industrial caliber dishwashers that runs a cycle in 3 minutes

I wonder how much soap you'd have to sell to be able to buy one?

 

[ewhitake]

To be honest, I was so under-impressed by the soap page, which was as plain as plain could be (plain white, 5 basic pictures of the soap, and a tiny block at the bottom with the $65 price tag), and a simple description that I didn't even bother to explore any more of the site. I thought wow, what made that so special?! Any one of us could do that , for real!

The people that are selling the soap are part of a Spanish high end designer. That’s why the high price. If you buy Hermes nail polish, you’ll be spending $57. It’s the label that’s selling at that price. It’s not special. It’s just designer!

 

[dmcgee5034]

@Relle is keeping me on track with the Christmas countdown, so I made 2 batches of Ciaglia soap today and used all of my scraps up!
I also finished 2 bottles of FO doing this, on my quest to use what I have so I can buy more
Both topped with M&P ball embeds.
Pink one is FB Cherry Champagne FO - BB Red Blue mica with a squirt of TD
Green one is FB Champagne Pear FO - BB Kermit Green mica with a squirt of TD
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Here’s the cut bars, just beveled tonight….

 

[AliOop]

Here’s the cut bars, just beveled tonight….
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Those are soooo pretty! You have such a great eye for color.

 

[justsomeguy]

I wonder how much soap you'd have to sell to be able to buy one?

A couple thousand of that (Nordstroms?) tomato one. Or a couple hundred thousand of mine

 

[Shelley D]

The people that are selling the soap are part of a Spanish high end designer. That’s why the high price. If you buy Hermes nail polish, you’ll be spending $57. It’s the label that’s selling at that price. It’s not special. It’s just designer!

Aaah, that's the thing! I did not recognize the brand/label.