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What soapy thing have you done today?
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I wish I could do something ”soapy” as I just last week picked up some stearic acid and my KOH came yesterday. Want to try a shaving soap! But....canning season is here and we picked these yesterday. Sour cherries are so tedious to pick and process and we picked 15 lbs yesterday so...soaping has to wait! Jam coming up! And the blueberry patch opened up this week too! 
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Louise Taylor
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Today I wrapped and labeled baby soaps for an event tomorrow. I have no idea if many people will turn up but I have to try. I have so much soap it is overtaking the house
marshmallowlady
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Haven't made any soapy goodness in a while, but I *did* check on my Bramble Berry (shipped) and WSP (not shipped yet) orders...and said I'd like to bring my soaps and bath bombs to a vendor event that several of my neighbors and I are trying to put together at our pool area. Does that count? 
Finally got to try my bacon and beer soap. It’s ugly, but it’s one of my favorite that I’ve made so far. My hubs triple rendered our huge stash of bacon grease, and he uses some for candle making. I made these with some sunflower oil and scented with palo santo EO. Got some not-for-sale labels on the soaps I have coming out of hibernation.
Anyone else find a good assembly line soothing?
Edit: Also, I’m way too excited to have a tin of soap shavings to keep in my purse.
Anyone else find a good assembly line soothing?
Edit: Also, I’m way too excited to have a tin of soap shavings to keep in my purse.
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tammy sue starks
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That is so nice!
I love me a good assembly line
I love me a huge stash of bacon greaseI love me a good assembly line
LilianNoir
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Got lye solution and oils prepped earlier this week and about to make two batches for a soap challenge. I'm excited to try a new technique and test out an idea I have.
Slowly getting myself into a flow.
Slowly getting myself into a flow.
I just ‘cleaned’ my stash of bacon grease!I love me a huge stash of bacon grease
I dismantled a large cabinet that was holding nothing in my soap space. Had no shelves, was extremely large and awkward.
First time I’ve been able to even think about doing soaping in six months.
Mellicious
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Not soap. But, I finally made lotion bars for the rest of my stash of altoids tins. Adorbs! Smells SO good! Rose geranium, orange, and ginger essential oils in a base of tallow, cocoa butter, beeswax, and avocado oil.
Also, I think I leveled up as a soaper because I’m WAY too excited about my soap shavings in the mini altoids tin to keep in my purse!!!
Also, I think I leveled up as a soaper because I’m WAY too excited about my soap shavings in the mini altoids tin to keep in my purse!!!
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It sure is pretty though!
Love the recycling @TashaBird !
LilianNoir
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If I'm not actively making soap, I'm thinking about and babbling to my poor husband about it. XD
So yesterday I made two batches of soap for a challenge.
And today I cut them and reviewing my process. (Also updating my soap notebooks today)
The overall process went ok, but I'm prettttty sure I soaped too cool. 80F.
I think it's stearic spots and salt.
I only added 2tsn of salt but I forgot to add it before the lye, and added it the next day to cool (80F) lye solution. Oils were kinda low too 81F, and not fully translucent. I should've warmed it a bit. I had some salt sludge in the bottom of my lye container but I thought the rest would be ok. NOPE.
Def not lye (I checked) but not really what I was going for.
another lesson learned.
So yesterday I made two batches of soap for a challenge.
And today I cut them and reviewing my process. (Also updating my soap notebooks today)
The overall process went ok, but I'm prettttty sure I soaped too cool. 80F.
I think it's stearic spots and salt.
I only added 2tsn of salt but I forgot to add it before the lye, and added it the next day to cool (80F) lye solution. Oils were kinda low too 81F, and not fully translucent. I should've warmed it a bit. I had some salt sludge in the bottom of my lye container but I thought the rest would be ok. NOPE.
Def not lye (I checked) but not really what I was going for.
another lesson learned.
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I finally made soap yesterday. It had been 12 days since I made any. *gasp* Lol. Gardening and other outdoor activities have gotten in the way. I used a lemon verbena fo that I got on “special” At Candles and Supplies as I was picking up some SA and TD on our way driving out to camp in PA last week. 16 oz for $10. I have a feeling it may not stick but I had to try it. It accelerated a bit so my swirl isn’t very good but it smells nice...not the best I’ve smelled but nice...I also made some sour cherry jam this am from the cherries we picked a couple days ago.
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I can’t wait!!! Made my first batch of salt soap and it went great! I’ve been super into all things salt since before I started soaping. So when I heard of this magickal sounding concoction I was SO intrigued. %80 CO %20 avo oil, %80 salt PPO, added some indigo, peppermint and lavender oil at %8. Blended at about 125f. Used my new plastic containers, no more glass!!!
But how on earth can I wait 6 whole months?!!! Anybody wanna sell or trade me a properly cured bar of a similar-ish salt soap?
But how on earth can I wait 6 whole months?!!! Anybody wanna sell or trade me a properly cured bar of a similar-ish salt soap?
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LilianNoir
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Ok I REAAAALY want cherry jam with like, clotted cream and scones right now.
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