Shannon WY

Love 'em- neat idea:)

You weren't kidding... that's a lot of soap!! They all look super- I love the honey one.

Oooh, very pretty soaps!! I think the colors are great on both of them.

They look good enough to eat!! Love the colors:)

Very cool:cool2:

Great looking soaps- neato swirls!

Oooh, love the swirls and the color:)

Very pretty green. I really like that fragrance too.

Thanks for your help- I played around with the soap calc some more and it makes much more sense now. I was trying to understand why 38% was the default for the water as a % of the oils. On the Soap Calc's FAQ page, it states

"The calculator has a default value of 38%. It's a safe starting point and will make a decent bar of soap for both CP and HP. You can experiment from there. Caution: Lye solutions with higher concentrations of lye will speed up the chemical process. Your oil and lye solution mixture could easily bubble out of the pot and spill over your stove or table (or you). This happens quickly. It is commonly called the volcano effect. Beginners should start with the default 38% "Water as % of Oils"."

When I found out the recipe I was using was quite a bit less than they recommended (27%), I was a little concerned.

I see where I confused the term lye heavy - I had put in 41% as the lye concentration (my recipe is 34.7%) and got the pop-up window with the caution statement that the lye is greater than 40% of water and lye solution. So much to learn:)

Pretty- I really like the patchouli/rose

Great job- lots of work there!

I can't quit soaping!!! I should be working on candles but oh well...

Left to right we have OT Cool Mountain Lake, SW Black Vanilla, SW Arctic Raspberry and SC Lime Margarita (with salt!).

That looks really cool! I'm looking forward to cut pics:)

Your soaps all look delish!

Looks fantastic and worked great for me:) Pretty soaps.

I've been using a 3 oil recipe (great beginner recipe) out of a soaping book I bought. It calls for 8 ounces of water and 4.2 ounces of lye. When I ran it through soap calc, water as a percent of oils is 26.75 (lye concentration 34.7%). The calculator has a standard 38% water as a percent of oils, so running the recipe through with that, it shows I should be using 12.16 ounces of water and 4.56 ounces of lye for a lye concentration of 27.52. From what I've been reading, when the lye concentration is 40% it is considered lye heavy. Do any of you use a recipe with this high of a lye concentration?

Your booth is gorgeous! With the black background, the candles really get your attention. Very professional looking:)

Hey, I really like how those turned out- I think the holes give them character. Nice color.

Lookin' good! Like you said, rustics are so time consuming but it's always fun to see what comes out of the mold.

Those turned out fantastic. Love the colors and the shapes:)

Very nicely done- I really like the shavings on the blue sugar too:smiley2:

Amazing how real those look- yum! Cute idea.:smiley2:

Great looking soaps- love the BRV and the feet really are cute!

Those are gorgeous- great job:)

I just received an e-mail from this guy a couple of days ago and have deleted it.