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Just placed an order for 8lbs of food grade lye and 8 lbs of CO, got tire of having to worry about walmart keeping the CO in stock, and after I figured out shipping plus price of the items, I came out cheaper anyway, particularlly on the CO. Walmart wants $6.88 for 30 oz of CO----and the lye that I originally got was from the local county co-op and it was close to $6 @ lb. So in the long run, this was better for me and the customer service was excellent-----

yeah, just hate to waste my effort It had a high content of olive oil and castor, tho if I tried that I might see a little glycerin would help, I don't know, thinking about it does make me tired, cause I'll have to eight grate or chop--- and I don't think the gremlins are choosy either, we beginners get to see them quite often

Guess the gremlins were here this weekend to, I halved the oils in a recipe and forgot to do the same to the lye water, you can guess how that turned out. BUT, the soap is shiny, hard, brittle sides, but lathers well with the little sample I waited to try, the edges were a little brittle, not as bad I expected, however, my white turned green, (maybe the olive oil, not enough TD)), I'll let it sit for 2weeks, then see if its shreddable, maybe I can turn it into a cheap liquid soap, since thealkinity? would be high. , will try it with one bar, if it don't work, i'll just chalk it up into a learning experience to PAY ATTENTION to what i'm doing-----

Can't wait for it to get here

Don't think I'm through ordering yet, I see more that I want to have (just in case) and not only that, I wanted to see what Mad OIls has to offer, I see good reviews on them also

Ok, after reading so many positive reviews about their micas, I ordered a few, can't wait for them to come in. I'm just starting to build my color collection, so I thought I'd give them a try. I did order some red oxide, thought it would be good to have around.. Don't have the sheet in front of me now, but the micas were similar to a very nice teal, gold,vibrant purple.

aren't they? would've got more, but this will do, its not like I'm mold poor

didn't think about the Dollar Tree, will have to give them a try. You're right, even the frother i got, found it at walmart , the soap cutter, etc, they have some cute silicone molds, especially during the holidays

I buy most of my soap supplies from Walmart, oils, measuring cups, whisks,etc. I wanted some individual molds for future salt bars or just a really small batch of soap. Checked the cake baking/decorating dept and found these wilton silicone molds at $1.88 each. I picked up all they had left which was 4, they hold about 8 fluid oz.

Well, i guess its inevitable with all the talk about fo orders, I had to get more so I decided on some from Peaks , got them this week. Gingerbread Cookie---strong oob, like Mountain Pine--hope this cures with a fresh scent, seems very light Citrus and Sage--used this before, love it, hubby says it makes everything smell fresh sample of Tuscan Nights---like it, but don't really recognize the smell So guess in the coming weeks, I'll try the Gingerbread in candles and soap, Mountain Pine---soap, Citrus Sage & Tuscan Nights in soap. NOW, I'll have to try Filmore's Christmas Tree, it sounds exactly what I'm looking for, similar to the Balsam candles from BB

Very pretty I love the contrast between the colors

Thank you, that also helps out, as I tried both ways, just trying to be sure I'm going in the right direction, just working with no more than 2 colors till I get it right

Thank you, that helps out a lot. Especially with the swirling issue---

Is there such a thing as adding colorant before trace or after trace in cp soap? Sorry for the question, but I'm wondering if I should figure the SAP of the disbursement oil that I'd use, or take it from the initial oils in my batch, which is what I've been doing and seems to work fine. thank you

dont blame you there, having a few dogs myself, I'd like to come up with something. I did find a recipe on the about .com site for "easy dog shampoo", but haven't decided if I want to try it or not. Dawn dw detergent is too harsh, for ph reasons I'd think, BUT I have used it in a pinch for rescue strays that were flea infested, it gets rid of fleas immediately, but after that treatment I then give them a proper dose of flea meds, thats the only thing I've used dawn for. Never would I use that on a dog on a regular basis.

Thank you, it does help out, I'd like to do a clove blend for the holidays, so I'll be doing more research.

Yeah, I love my chunkies, like to make them, they are so forgiving

Thanks, I'll try that

Does anyone think that Lavender EO would blend well with clove? I have Lemon Eucalyptus also. that's the only 3 EO I have right now,

got the bubble gum fo from NG, its just a sample that I'm trying, so far it smells very real oob. I soap just for fun

Glad it worked out for you, good luck with the craft show

Thank you getting ready for another soap session this weekend, think I'll scent it with bubble gum and go with neon pink and white, should be colorful

Their customer service is awesome and shipping is reasonable for me. I find their prices on FO not as expensive as some suppliers I've ran across and will continue to use peaks. Their tutorials and the forum is an added plus

So glad I ran across this thread, I am tired of putty and wick pins, I don't pour at high temps, but sometimes leaks just happend when I least expect it. Going to try this , hopefully my local walmart has it.

When I unmolded the soap bar, it was a little soft, had a small crack in it. I pressed the crack closed and let the bar harden. It is now to the point where it has cured to a nice hard, white bar, still not ready to use yet, have a few days to go on that, but I am anxious to see how it works out. The FO I used was not strong enough for my liking, so that is the only change I'd make at this point. I did find that when I unmolded the soap, it had a ring in the center, so I guess it didn't gel all the way? The ring is no longer there tho. I can see your point about the thermodynamics to.