3bees~1flower

thank you all...i found a thread with some helpful advice...sorry i didn't do a search prior to posting my question. i am lookin go n that atkins site now.

thanks, meredith...i found that thread right after i posted...<blush>...my prob, is i have no idea what they're talking about...it's all greek to me...i guess, i'm looking for something that will explain what one should look for in deciding on a wick...what all the different wicks do...ect...all the accronyms in that thread mean nothing to me...kwim?

i will try and do a search for what i am looking for.

hello...i'm just starting with candles...i was wondering if there is somewhere that gives guidelines for choosing a wick. i will primarily be using containers with soy. thanks!

thank you, hibiscus....will check out the SD site again too.

looks awesome!

when do you add the GM? also...may i ask how much FO you use? is it a % of the finished LS? i have been doing 2% of the finished soap weight.

do you find that LS "mellows" with age, like bar soap? it seems to me that with the few batches i have made, my hands seem dry after using when i would test the soap after it was all done, but now a couple weeks later, it doesn't seem as drying....is this just my imagination?

emailed you, grammafransfixins

hello...i don't post a whole lot...enjoy reading tho...and i have to tell you that i love those jars!! you mentioned one could buy those lids....would you mind sharing what supplier carries them?

sooo cute!!

i know it's been a couple months since you posted this thread, but i just found these bell bottles this am and thought i'd share.

http://www.soapandthings.com/pc-1489-28-16-oz-bell-bottle-pet-new.aspx

AJ...don't now how exotic it is, but i recently started to blend MMS peach with NG's margarita, and a smidge of MMS coconut (this is the best coconut, btw, imo). i call it "peach cocktail" sells really well.

she just had a 25% off sale so i stocked up on the ones i use regularlay from her.

UnBois Vanille ---YUMMMMMYYYY!!

Pink Sugar -- GREAT!

Ultimate Vanilla --- another YUMMO one!

i also got 2 samplers:

Good Lookin' Cowboy -- very sexy...dh just greeted me this am after having used the tester of lotion i made....yum!

Wrangler Butts....eh, not to sure

Hey, hey, cute cabana boy....nice, but not too masucline.

Honey & Shea....very nice in lotion

Indescribable....eh, not sure yet

Pure Indulgence....have it in lotion, but haven't used it yet...nice OOB

Starry Eyes....so-so

Creame Bouquet -- a bit floraly

Vanille Mokha...GREAT in a cocoa butter cream that i made the other day...really brings out the chocolate smell of the CB

Wood Coffee...not usre about this one...it's so-so OOB

i have curing, a batch that i used 40% CB, 30% cocoa oil, and 30% babassu....i do CPHP so i make my soap with a 1% lye discont so that i can *know* what my superfat oil is....after the cook i added another 7% CB for the superfat. i also used aloe juice and coconut milk as part of the liquids. these were both added to the oils. it's a great bar...not crumbly at all...

simple granulated sugar is great for making hp more pourable as well and is something that is already in you home to use. i use 5% of the oils as sugar...so if i have 40 oz of oils i'll put 2 oz of sugar into my lye water...dissolve sugar before adding lye. i use this much b/c i have very hard water and it also helps with lather. others just use 1T ppo.

well, i figured i better have a first post and this is a topic i love so ithought it would be fitting to post here.

all i do now is crock pot HP....i just LOVE it!! but then i love the rustic look the soap has with HP. i love watching the trasformation of the soap. i know it's not as "quick" as CP, but i love the interaction with the soap....it's just cool to me!

i use sugar in all by batches...another thing is to always use the full liquid amount for better pourability.