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A woman is got to do what a woman is got to do.

:embarasse IF you don't mind what did you color with? does look every nice and creamy.

Those look so cool. Great job.

:embarasse daaaaa i didn't know. WOW amazing i got soap. I use it all the time too.

Guess i learned something today. No room in my frig. Maybe i will beat it up take it to the car. It will stay hard there. lol

Great minds think differently. Do it both ways and find out what you like best. Not much help. huh! sorry.

Hate that when that happens. Hope it is ok.

Hi friendlyMOM,

I've got roughly 7 salt bar batches under my belt now and I never add extra F/O in them. I just calculate my F/O amount based on the actual oil weight of my recipe, even though I know my batch will be doubled because of the salt content.

For instance, I usually make 2 lb batches (which swell to roughly 4 lbs because of the added salt) but I always only use a total of 1.3 oz of F/O per 2 lb. batch, which comes out to being between .6 and .7 oz F/O per pound. At this usage, my salt bars always come out smelling great and they are plenty strong even though I don't use the full, maximum 1 oz of F/O per lb! I firmly believe that if you were to double your F/O rate to 6 oz. instead of 3 oz. for your 3 lb. batch, that it would be way too much and too over-powering. I really think you'd regret it. HTH!

MarieJeanette

To Blazerina-

I love salt bars more than all my other soaps. They are very easy to make if you follow a few simple rules. They are also long lasting, hard as a rock, and as smooth as a polished stone. I make mine with fine sea salt, 100% coconut oil and Tussa Noil Silk, and I superfat at about 9%. Some people complain that the salt bars they make do not lather very well, but with the high percentage of coconut oil that I use in my recipe, my bars lather up wonderfully easy and with a real nice, lotiony, yet bubbly lather. I don't have to lather up with a pouf either- I can just use my hands and it lathers up richly and so beautifully. I also like them because of the way they make my skin feel. When I'm done with my shower, I don't feel so dry that I just absolutely have to put on lotion. My skin feels nice and moist, yet clean and refreshed. My DH loves to shave his face with them and I love to shave my legs with them. Besides being great to use all over, they just seem to make the razor glide ever so smoothly over our skin. I've practically come to the point that that's all I want to make now. - MJ

Then is your recipe:100%coconut oil Tussa Niol Silk is this the silk that looks like strands, Carrie had coop a while ago. and supperfat at 9%I have never made any and would like to try to see if i liked it. Thanks for the help

Hey slycat, where i Mich. are you at. I am in Mich. too. Where is your craft show going to be? I am in Lansing and have not done craft shows doing soap but i use to paint on sweat shirts and take them to craft shows. It is hard only to set up and to take down. But can be lots of fun. Some times the craft show has a something you can use to get your stuff to your spot. Not most of the times. Let us know how you do. Good luck to you.

every every nice and i would buy them in a min. Great job.

OK, this recipe sounds really easy and wonderful....does it preserve well?

I would like to know too? Any one got the answer. Thanks

Oh yeah, I had feelings of inadequacy before I even saw Grumpy Girl's totally awesome 7 color swirl!!! Now? I am trying to come to terms with the fact that I am swirl-impaired and ugly-soap destined!

Me too........what she said

wow so cool I like them both. good job.

Most beautiful thing i have ever seen:drool:

I have never used color before and shutterbug is running a coop for colors. What are your fav and what ones do you not like?

Give me a helping hand and tell all. Oh, and what colors morf. Thanks for the help.

:highfive: Thanks so much for the link. I too have to order the sub. I think they really look great. Great job. Hope mine turn out. Thanks

Do you all really cook those bath cookies? I have never seen a recipe for them? Please someone point me in the right direction .......

They do look like turtles

Same recipe you use Robin but sub the glycerin with Sodium Lactate:)

Could i have that recipe. I have tried befor and just not what it should be.

Great job look great. How did you shape them that way I have problem get every think sticking together.

OOOH really like both of those, LOVE the whiteness of the RM (how'd you get it so white? No OO??)

But I'm a sucker for the creamy look of the Yuzu-I bet that smells amazing!!

to you Again Carrie, all your soaps look GREAT!!

What she said

looks great!!!!!!

:highfive:

Very every nice, Wish I could do that. I have only made7 batchs and the first 2 had to be thrown out. Looks fo thick and luscious. Just the way Ilike my bath gels.

I know of an e-tailer that has something like this. I love her scrubs and would love to figure out how to make some of my own.

I believe she takes a foaming bath cream base and whipped sugar into it, adding in some oils and such.

If you want to check her out it's www.isleofeden.com