MsDammit
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Wow, it's nice to know I'm not the only one this happens to. I only print out a couple of labels at a time & it always happens to me!
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Oooh I luv Lovespell, looks great!
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I wanted to do cream soap but decided liquid soap would be the lesser evil of the two, and after my 5th FAILED batch of LS, it'll take me quite a while to be brave enough to try cream soap! I am fine until the diluting stage-goes right down the drain from there(no pun intended, lol).
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Wow I am seriously about to pull my hair out. Tired doing CP liquid soap, but I think I added too MUCH water this time-it's really watery. I don't think I will ever get this right.
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I did neutralize with borax. I didn't run the recipe through soapcalc- figured I'd stop procrastinating and just do it to get a feel for it. Things do make more sense after making the first batch(Failor's book was confusing to me). I have been trying to formulate a recipe to try again and I have noticed that Soapcalc & Summer Bee Meadow calc differ when I run the same recipe through.
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Cream Soap turned out a - ok!
MsDammit replied to thecandlespastore's topic in Old Style B & B Gallery
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Shea butter definitely. Isn't it expensive to buy castor oil at wally world?
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I did HP, and I cooked it 6-7 hrs. The recipe I used was 16.5 oz soybean oil, 7 oz coconut, 5.5 oz KOH, 16.5oz water. During dilution I added 2lbs of water.
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Well here it is, my first batch of liquid soap, it's almost a week old and still rather cloudy (not sure if you can tell in the pic). Tried a little of it last night and was really harsh, almost left my hands sticky- I hope it mellows out.
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I need to post a pic of it tonight, so far it's not clearing up. It's unscented also, I got carried away and forgot. Haven't had time to read but I would like to find out if there's a way I can add FO -I don't want the whole batch to be the same scent anyway.
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Wow you seriously need to start selling your purses, I know, I know-if you HAD to make 'em then it wouldn't be as much fun, lol. Seriously though, all your stuff is great!
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It is just a little cloudy-although I am hoping it will clear as it sequesters, it's only been sitting for 3 days. Wouldn't u know I was so excited to get pass the stage it f'd up the first time I forgot to add fragrance, lol.
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Hip hip hooray, I did it!! Well I think I did anyways. I tried it again yesterday, it's not clear, more of a dark amber. Haven't tried it yet but filled the pot to soak and it sure was bubbly.
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Not sure wtf happened, I paniced and threw it away. I let it sit to dissolve all night and all morning-until almost lunchtime. It was still not all the way dissoved, had thick hard sticky chunks still. After reading more I am kicking myself for chucking it, I think I should have put the crockpot on low and see if that melted the chunks? I was a dark amber color, kind of like maple syrup. Should I leave the crock pot on low when I dissolve it? Wow this is alot more difficult then CP for me.
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Ok this is just taking toooooo long, I just did the test- dissolving 1 oz of paste into 2 oz of boiling water and although it isn't cloudy there is a few big clumps that are hard as rocks, I've been stirring and stirring but they refuse to dissolve.
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Yup he does have the borax step. I had my crock pot on low, maybe that's why it is taking so long, i just stuck the therm. in there & it said 150 so I cranked it on high.
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Not sure it it's zappy- ya mean I can do the zap test same as CP? (yuck) I am using the recipe off from about.com. But I just went and checked on it and now its starting to look like the translucent vasoline stage so perhaps there is still hope?!
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I'm making liquid soap for the first time, I started around 11am and everything went fine but I am in the taffy stage-have been for over an hr. Did something go wrong or am I just being impatient? The recipe said it should take 3-4 hrs cooking so I am getting nervous.
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Yikes, thanks for the heads up- I've done this a few times without a problem.
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I use FO's but I like EO's also, I would have to say NG is one of my fav's.
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Ok so here's what I've come up with & I undecided on which one I prefer. My kids are no help, I need some adult feedback. I like the way Soap Central sounds, but I wonder if that would limit me to just soaps.....or should I go with Outta the Blue, I like that name also. Argh I am almost at the point to flip a coin to decide, lol. Opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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Ok I made a few batches today with honey & sugar. I mixed the honey in my oils and then added my lye solution, it did thicken up rather quickly, but I didn't notice any funky color change. Grrr I am going to be p*ssed if the soap turns brown.
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Okay I guess that wasn't very catchy afterall, back to the drawing board......
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I just let mine air out for a few weeks and then store in cardboard boxes. Forgot to mention when I first saw your soap it made me hungry, looked like some ooey gooey yummy lasagna to me.....:tiptoe:
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How does Soap Central sound? Not sure if it's already taken, when I google it alls I come up with is soap opera related hits, lol. I am aiming for a short catchy name and bold, loud labels, lol. Soap Tech? Hmmmm