You know you're a soapmaker when....

[Cellador]

...you have nightmares about all of your soap getting really bad DOS. It was gooey and created deep channels of orange, rancid nastiness throughout the bar. LOL
I tried to explain the dream to my husband, but he just didn't get it.

 

[jewels621]

.....you use the boxes your Christmas gifts come in as soap molds......

 

[penelopejane]

Every cardboard box is assessed as a possible curing box. I want it to fit 1 or 2 full batches without much extra space so it stacks economically. I am the only one who can assess it so all cardboard boxes come to me before recycling.

 

[Kittish]

...the soap dish along the back of your kitchen sink is almost three feet long. And it's full.

 

[Kamahido]

The police do a knock and talk, questioning all the packages with "hazmat" labels on them.

 

[Kittish]

The police do a knock and talk, questioning all the packages with "hazmat" labels on them.

:shock: Eeep. I hope everyone got a good chuckle out of that in the end. You must have some nosy neighbors.

 

[Cellador]

...the soap dish along the back of your kitchen sink is almost three feet long. And it's full.

Haha! How awesome- I need that!

 

[Cellador]

The police do a knock and talk, questioning all the packages with "hazmat" labels on them.

Wow, really? Crazy! What sort of questions did they ask?

 

[Zany_in_CO]

... when your guest bath smells heavenly cuz you made a soap for just that reason.

 

[lenarenee]

The police do a knock and talk, questioning all the packages with "hazmat" labels on them.

Did you give them free samples of soap as proof of your legal activities??

 

[Susie]

The police do a knock and talk, questioning all the packages with "hazmat" labels on them.

I have had that knock and talk. The nice policeman followed the postman to my door. I sent soap (and a printed out recipe) for him, his wife, the chief of police, and his wife. Told him if anyone else needed proof, come back with scent requests.

 

[jcandleattic]

The police do a knock and talk, questioning all the packages with "hazmat" labels on them.

I've had that knock too. Mine was "unofficial" though, as I live in a neighborhood with a high number of servicemen as neighbors. In fact, the one to my left is S.W.A.T.

He came to my door when I had a 50lb bag of NaOH delivered to his house because the delivery driver didn't want to leave it on my porch unattended. LOL

 

[lenarenee]

...the soap dish along the back of your kitchen sink is almost three feet long. And it's full.

You know you're a soap making when you envy someone's 3 foot long soap dish and wonder where you can get 2 of them!!!

 

[toxikon]

You know you're a soap making when you envy someone's 3 foot long soap dish and wonder where you can get 2 of them!!!

Seriously. Kittish, post a pic! :mrgreen:

 

[Kittish]

Seriously. Kittish, post a pic! :mrgreen:

Ok. Takes two pics to get a good view of it. Measured and the whole setup is right at 31 inches long. It's just these little single dishes lined up end to end along the back of the sink, so it'd be easy to make one as long as you want. Every so often I move the whole thing and wipe down the counter under them where wet soap drips.

The really dark one at the far right of the bottom picture is my vanillin trial. It smells wonderful, and is decent soap, but boy howdy does it stain! Dark brown lather, and if you leave it on your skin for more than a few seconds it does produce noticeable (though temporary) staining. My niece insisted on using that soap to wash her hands not too long ago, because it smells so good. She didn't believe me about the lather or the staining, until it was too late. *snerk*

 

[jcandleattic]

Ahh, so are those just ice cube tray inserts lined up?

 

[toxikon]

Hah, that's awesome! I only allow myself 2 bar soaps (and 1 liquid soap...) on-the-go, otherwise I think I'd have too much trouble choosing what to use.

 

[dibbles]

Ahh, so are those just ice cube tray inserts lined up?

They are these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ABPB0UI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

And that’s an awesome idea. Everyone knows I’m a crazy soap lady anyway, so why not.

 

[jcandleattic]

They are these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ABPB0UI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

And that’s an awesome idea. Everyone knows I’m a crazy soap lady anyway, so why not.

Well, THAT makes much more sense!! LOL

 

[Stacyspy]

... when DH gives you a "food" vacuum sealer, and then he just sighs when you wonder how it would work on bath bombs....