sarahmarah

Thank you all!

Is there a way to tell if it didn't sap correctly? I don't want to zap it....

Should I be worried that its lye heavy even with all that added fat? When should I test it? I've heard the ph strips can be inaccurate and I'm not exactly thrilled with the idea of putting anything in my mouth to zap

Think it will sort out with a long cure? or should I think about scrapping it?

Last night I made a small (14oz mold) batch of 100% coconut oil soap with a 30% SF. All of my liquid was coconut milk. I split the milk and used half of it in frozen cubes for my lye and the other half in liquid at trace. I strained my 1:1 lye solution in my melted oil and fragrance. It took longer than I thought to strain the lye solution but it seemed to emulsify without issue. I added indigo for color and attempted a gradient. I let it gel at room temp just to see what results it would have. One thing I definitely forgot to account for was the added fat from the coconut milk. I let it sit in the mold for about 16 hours and parts around the corners were a bit soft and easily cracked off. I would have let it sit longer but everything you read about coconut oil soap tells you it will be a brick if you wait too long to cut. When I cut some soap stuck to corners and side of the mold. The cuts themselves looked a bit wet but soon dried. I had to perform minor surgery to get the bars to look halfway passable 😂 So my questions are—do these calculations look ok? Was SF too high with the added milk unaccounted for? Should I have added sodium lactate or simply tried to fridge it? Should I have just left it the heck alone in the mold a while longer?

I feel like WSP always smells richer to my nose like maybe they don't cut it with so much crap? The consistency is quite different too. I can use WAY less and still get a great throw. I have other oils that I like and they perform well but few can outshine imo.

I love them. Their shipping is generally great for me. The only issue I have is the pricing—but honestly their stuff is so good I just suck it up and try to take advantage of sales when I can. IMO Brambleberry has the worst shipping I have yet to see (even without a pandemic).

haha I haven't tried Muddy Soap--just talking about WSP's Game of Thrones fragrance line 😊

Wholesale Supplies Plus Candle Science Bulk Apothecary (REALLY not a fan of this supplier at all---but they have a few things I rely on and can grab sporadically)

Thank you so much!

Thank you I looked down and my legs were green in the shower and I was all sorts of weirded out 😂 I appreciate you guys weighing in!

I grabbed a few bars of CP soap from a popular soapery and I love the product but noticed a significant amount of color bleed in the lather. Is this a common or expected thing in soap making? I haven’t worked with colorants yet and I have no idea.

That’s so funny, today I decided to dig out all my packed away comfort scents to pour candles for my family and I. I’ve also been allowing myself a drive through coffee a couple times a week because my French press sucks. We’ve also never had so much breakfast for dinner (brenner). I can definitely understand 😊

*Shots Fired!* I wonder if this is going to be a trend in other suppliers ...I love C3 and its seems a little odd how this just got thrown out there out of the blue.

I absolutely will report back. I really like WSP's White Tea so i'm hoping this one follows suit.

Has anyone tried WSP's Green Tea? Its been on my list to try but the only thing that stops me from ordering is the price.

Any 'berry' FO. I like a good blueberry with Lemon Verbena. A Tea scent would blend well too---white or green tea would be perfect. If you're talking about EO's I have no idea...

Is Coconut 1 completely interchangeable with the widely available Coconut 92 that you can get at the soaping retailers?

I’m a meatball today, sorry. Home schooling has my brain on meltdown mode. I’m getting everything confused 🤯

Just reading up on coconut wax and apparently C1 is coconut 🤦🏻‍♀️—I don’t know why I thought it was a basic no frills soy wax...looks like I have a road of learning ahead lol

I understand that soy can usually leave that tell tale residue of wax behind on a container after burn. I’m testing C3 right now and I’m wondering if there’s any additives I can add in to make the burn leave no residue behind (assuming it’s properly wicked). I’m not looking to add paraffin if I don’t have to. Would adding coconut wax to my C3 help? I know this is just a nit picky cosmetic issue but I have some time to test and thought I would try. There was a cool hipster type of candle I was gifted a while back that is marketed as vegetable wax—upon further research I think it’s made up of soy, coconut and a bit of palm. It has absolutely no residue left behind. It seems it can be done—but how? Is this an instance where something like C1 would be blended with coconut wax? I never really gave much thought to blending waxes....🤔 seems costly?

I know it’s a little pricey but WSP has a Buttered Shortbread that would add a rich buttery vanilla pop to any white cake scent. You definitely wouldn’t need much of it.

Thank you all! I totally panic bought the 18kg of OO 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m still learning so I’ll be experimenting like crazy. I’m going to have to check out those other resources ASAP 😊

Thank you, I didn’t even think of that list. 😊

I was going to place an order with Jedwards as it is local but they are only seriously doing bulk BULK at the moment. I don’t need 18kgs of anything and I really don’t need 40lbs of salt lol. Just wondering where a good place to get oils and supplies would be? I’m in MA