thecandlespastore

The WSP version seized on me the last time I used it.

I haven't posted in a few years. Decided to check in today to see how everyone is doing.

I don't know about you, but I get so tired of taking pictures with my camera. Its a really good camera, but I don't like spending hours editing images. With my iPhone 4, picture taking is effortless and takes much less time. Still tinkering, but what do you think?

2 words: Soap Hutch. I have 16 of Rich's molds and I have never had a problem (EVER!) I have heard so many horror stories about Paul over the years. Poor customer service, poor product, very nasty attitude (of which I have experienced first hand over on the Soap Making Forum when he was a mod.) Yikes. I really hope you can get your money back.

It says the logo is 24k gold. Wow!

Great video. Mind if I ask what kind of mold you're using?

Thank you. Its a 5 log mold from Soap Hutch

Z! So good to see you back in the stomping ground. Can't wait to see the cut soaps!

Thank you! Here are the cut pictures:

peppermint_edited-1 by ZAJA Natural & The Beer Soap Company, on Flickr

peppermint 21 by ZAJA Natural & The Beer Soap Company, on Flickr

peppermint 3_edited-1 by ZAJA Natural & The Beer Soap Company, on Flickr

peppermint 4 by ZAJA Natural & The Beer Soap Company, on Flickr

peppermint stamped by ZAJA Natural & The Beer Soap Company, on Flickr

I love Soap Hutch molds too. I have 7 of them and waiting for my 8th as we speak. No need to line, the soap just comes right out afte a few batches.

Hi! It's been awhile since I have posted. I have been so busy that I have not had time to visit my old stomping ground:) I made a new soap the other night and took a video:

http://zajanaturalblog.com/?p=1273

Cut soaps are also in the post:)

I live in Miami and wish I could go, but its too much of an expense for me (planning a wedding and all.)

Lol, I think most of us here have seen a live schlong or at least a picture of one. I think the first day I discovered Google it was the first thing I looked up

3" is what I use. The 2" make little guest size bars.

Better safe than sorry and just toss it. Sorry:sad2:

I scent mine right after I make it and let it sequester with the scent. I tried scenting it later on and sometimes it would not behave. I add the scent at the dilution phase.

I often dream about making soap, especially after making a large wholesale order all day. Its as if I can't even escape work when I am sleeping. I swear I wake up more tired than when my head hit the pillow.

Looks great! Looks like funnel method with a coat hanger swirl.

I use 100% coconut, no lye discount.

"BW Black Irish is the same as Flickers Green Irish Tweed"

These two smell absolutely nothing alike.

Did you cut it yet?

I buy my lye in 400 lbs quantities at a time. That is how much lye you can find around here on any given day. I go through it fast. And I have a 6 and a 4 year old (and a rather curious cat who may have been a dog in his past life.)

Might sound like a nightmare, but its all about being responsible. I have never worried about having that much lye in the house, because I know how to store it. Find yourself a bucket that has a top that you need power to open (like the 50 lbs buckets coconut comes in from soapers choice.) Pour your lye in that and the kids wont be able to open it even if they tried. I cant even open it without breaking a sweat and a few fingernails. And its not kept in the main part of the house.

I keep them out of my soap making area, and they learned at an early age not to come in the workshop anyway. I never leave my lye mixes unattended, not even for a minute. Never make soap if there is the slightest possibility of being disturned by a child or a boo boo or whatever.

We mostly soap during the day when they are in school or at night after they have gone to bed. We premix all of our lye and keep it locked in the garage. We can usually pour 120 bars in 10 minutes with everything pre-measured. We have never had any incidences with lye.

I think CP is much funner to make, and it feels good combining things and watching it metamorphose into something else that you created from scratch.

I saw a "beer" soap on Etsy today made with melt and pour. And some foaming bath butter with beer added to it. First thing that came to mind was the mold that is bound to start growing in it. Pretty gross. I would not do it.

If you don't have a stick blender and you don't want to cook it you can try pouring it into an old blender, and giving it a few whips for a few minutes which will help bring it to trace.

I like them both, but I use palm for my soap just because I do market as an all veggie bar. Some people are disgusted at the thought of using an animal product on their skin (even though yes, stuff they have been using for years has animal fat, but try telling them that. They usually don't want to hear it. )

I get very white bars from my recipe with palm and olive. I find that when I use lard and when I use palm, same exact recipe, my soap overheats like a mofo. Switched back to palm, overheating goes away. Not too keen on the smell of lard, but I like the soap it makes.

I am able to soap 100% coconut milk without a problem. I let it get frozen and then I thaw it till it is slushy. Proceed to soap (I make it with a creamy coconut fragrance) and the soap is amazing. I am going to make another batch, this time unscented, just to see what color the soap will be. The creamy coconut is a tan color but I suspect the fragrance has a lot to do with that.

I am really loving the mold and the soap! I like Jeff's site too, how it has cool calculators. I know where I will be getting my next molds from.