I did it! I did Darwin's recipe on the recipe section. Went to wally world and got a crock pot, hand mixer, all the stuff, got Crystal Drain Cleaner at Lowe's, just went shopping. I was a little scared of the lye, but when I added it to the water, nothing happened. It just sank to the bottom and I stirred and the glass got warm, but that was it. I was fully expecting a violent reaction, visible toxic fumes, explosions out of the pyrex cup... nope. Was a little disappointed! Anyway, I'll post pics once I get them out of the molds, but I'm gonna say they're gonna be soooo NOT pretty! I wasn't expecting it to be so... lumpy and gooey and strange. I added a bit of red liquid dye and was just amazed when it turned yellow. Not sure what's gonna happen when I get them out, but we shall see. I think I may have done it right, cause when I filled the crock pot with water afterwards, it got bubbly. I used Peak Strawberries & Cream! Oh how are these numbers? Got 'em from the soap calc: Hardness 41 Cleansing 24 Condition 55 Bubbly lath 28 Creamy lath 22 Iodine 56 INS 170 I read somewhere to keep the INS under 165.... how bad is it? Thanks!!!