You know you're addicted to soapmaking when...

[grayceworks]

You are making pumpkin pie and you drizzle the last of the filling across the pie in a swirly pattern and are disappointed is wasn't at thick enough trace to show up.

Hah! I have always tried to make patterns in the pie but they always smooth out before it ever even gets warm in the oven.

 

[grayceworks]

Hope you're out of there soon and can spend your down time soaping (but remember the mask). I can't wait for my daughter to move her stuff, that'll give me more room. Is that addiction?

Very possibly. But unless you actually throw her stuff away to make room, it's within limits

That's what those big rubbermaid storage bins are for -- so you can 'save her some work by helping her move it'.

 

[grayceworks]

You can pipe soap cupcakes beautifully but frosting on real cupcakes still looks like poo swirls.

When your kids start asking "are you making soap?" instead of "can I have a snack?" when they see you in the kitchen.

I can't pipe anything, and I want to learn soooo bad! I've always loved watching the cooking shows where they make all those gorgeous sweet creations, and dreamed of being able to even create a piped icing top on my cupcakes... That is my next project! Attempt soap cupcakes!

 

[grayceworks]

You know you're addicted if instead of going to bed when you're tired you just have to look up one more soaping topic...and then another and another and another!

Hope you're feeling better, Grayceworks, and will be home soaping soon!

Thanks! I'm starting to be able to breathe better, so hopefully will be home by the weekend.

And I kept going from soap-topic to soap-recipe to taking notes, to browsing supplies until I woke up with a whole line of 'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn' across my screen last night. LOL

 

[grayceworks]

When you lay awake half the night planning the perfect pencil line.

Ohhhh... I have been envying how classy some of y'all's pencil-line soaps look! I'm gonna have to try that. Should work as well in HP as in CP right?

 

[grayceworks]

You know you're addicted when no one you know even owns a stick blender, yet you have four... and when you have at least ten different silicone spatulas in the soaping room, yet only one in the kitchen.

Haha - we had like, two silicone spatulas and NO electric mixer when I started my body and hair products stuff. Got my stick blender and a few more spatulas, hubby never noticed. Started with the soap, and because hubby has been helping actually make the soap, suddenly hubby sees how much fun stick blenders are and wants his own too! And his own spatulas in different colors, because he likes the ss handles on mine, and then he wants new mixing bowls the same colors as his spatulas... and he's been baking up a storm now! LOL

 

[neeners]

when you feel compelled to pick up every soap you see in the store and read the ingredients. and when you see "castile" soap, you get disappointed and slightly irritated when you see oils other than olive in it. btw, has anyone ever seen castile in stores that are purely olive oil?

hope you're feeling better today!

 

[kikajess]

...when you wake up at 6:19 AM on Thanksgiving morning solely to check on the batch of soap you can't wait to slice into!!! Then, when you find it is still a bit too soft to handle, you stay up and measure out oils and lye for two more batches before you even have a cup of coffee.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[kikajess]

Whenever I go grocery shopping I always have to check the aisle with all the oils. I usually buy more than what I need and hide them in my soaping supplies stash ;-).

The Spectrum Palm Oil at my Whole Foods is on sale right now for $5.99 a tub. Plus I get a 20% discount because I work there. It is taking all my will power not to buy every tub they have!

 

[kikajess]

When every box, carton, container, etc looks like a potential mold... Get well soon!

Hehehehe - yep, this one, too.

 

[Todd_in_Minnesota]

...when you wake up at 6:19 AM on Thanksgiving morning solely to check on the batch of soap you can't wait to slice into!!! Then, when you find it is still a bit too soft to handle, you stay up and measure out oils and lye for two more batches before you even have a cup of coffee.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I did exactly this today, then discovered I'm almost out of lye, and can't make a new batch this morning.

Grayceworks - best wishes to you for getting home for the weekend...

I know I've got waaay too much soap in my life when everyone who visits our house (including the neighbor's kids) goes home with several bars of soap that I need to get rid of, so I have room to make more.

 

[Tienne]

Speaking of having people visit the house... how about when you have friends over and you excitedly ask them;

"Wanna see my new soap??"
... and they reply;
"Sure!... Just let me get my overcoat off....." :wtf:

 

[grayceworks]

On a side note, I brought a bar of my carrot-buttermilk soap with me because the stuff they have here makes my skin raw. I have had 6 different nurses (so far) ask for samples and give me their info so they can buy some. Male and female.

Was the guy nurses who asked how gentle it is and if it was good for dry skin in winter, and also asked if I could make them some oatmeal soap, and was the girl nurses who loved the scent and liked it because it was 'natural' and 'better for you'.

Interesting. And kinda funny that I'm sitting here wheezing in the hospital unintentionally selling soap. LOL

 

[dixiedragon]

You are making pumpkin pie and you drizzle the last of the filling across the pie in a swirly pattern and are disappointed is wasn't at thick enough trace to show up.

You use the term "trace" to apply to pie.

 

[AKjulz]

Now that's good salesmanship!

 

[Lin]

The Spectrum Palm Oil at my Whole Foods is on sale right now for $5.99 a tub. Plus I get a 20% discount because I work there. It is taking all my will power not to buy every tub they have!

Could you take a photo of the container? Its with the other oils, right? I haven't been able to find palm ANYWHERE locally. The Whole Foods here is really small though.

 

[kikajess]

Lin, it's with the baking stuff, and I think it's called shortening. But the only ingredient is 100% palm oil. Here's a link with a pic: http://www.spectrumorganics.com/?id=87

 

[maloga3]

You're sitting in the hospital bed, bored, and notice on the bottom of the pink plastic water pitcher that it's PP5 and think to yourself, hmm. If hubby would bring me some lye and coconut oil, I could mix up some soap and not be bored!

Here's hoping you're feeling better soon! Happy Thanksgiving to all
My good "addicted to soaping" is that I brought my soaps to my family's Thanksgiving and was hawking it!!! oh well...too stuffed w/ turkey and pumpkin pie to do another HP batch (not that I need any more product).

 

[grayceworks]

Just wanted to thank y'all for keeping me entertained. Hopefully going home tomorrow - YAY!!! It's been a long week and a half. Will be going home on 02, which is going to be strange! Been doing tons of reading here, especially the business forums, and taking notes. Found all sorts of recipes and ideas I want to try out. Will be soooo nice to be home. And have a belated Thanksgiving with hubby, with plenty to be thankful for.

I'm thankful for his support and his loyalty and his faith in me and whatever new adventure I drag him along on. I'm thankful for all you new friends who give me someone to talk to and relate to. And wow- I didn't realize how many here have fibromyalgia and similar issues! Not that I'm exactly thankful for that, but I'm thankful there's others that can relate and who I can share ideas with and be encouraged by.

What have you all been thankful for this year?

 

[NurseEmily]

Well, right this minute I'm thankful you're getting out of the hospital soon. How maddening! Are they giving you a pulse ox to take or do you have one at home?

I can tell I'm on my way to a soaping addiction because last week we had a catering company bring our office some biscotti and some salt rubs for cooking, one of which was pink himalayan salt, and the moment I laid eyes on it I had visions of soap and foot scrubs and immediately called "dibs". Yes, the set of rubs for food are now in my kitchen. Only one of which will actually be used for food (lemon pepper - cuz yuck, right?)