Ruina

With your Soap Calc window open, and your recipe all figured out, I select the Print command, but instead of printing I find the PDF button in the dialog box and select it. Your recipe will be saved in PDF or Jpg format. You will not be able to change it, but you will have a record of it for reference.

TAS

TAS you're a genius! That worked great. Thanks for the tip.

I don't sell but I made a bunch for xmas gifts as a Heel Butter & everyone seemed to like them. Maybe you can try something like that?

I was able to get a nice blue with Select Shades. I love my SS. Just follow the color chart & no surprises

Sounds like that's a recipe for a salt bar but I could be wrong. Salt bars calls for salt in equal quantity to the coconut oil. It also gets hard very quick & needs to be unmolded & cut within 2 hrs or so. Do some research. Also see Classroom tutorial on Grumpy's salt bars. I haven't tried doing a salt bar yet so I can't be more helpful than that.

Just lovely! As always.

lots of glorious bubbles

how do I find this NYC soap group?

I believe there's a white "coconut oil" mp base that shouldn't be mixed with regular white mp. I'm not sure who's base is it or what the differences are between regular "white" and "coconut oil" white. Maybe one of the MP experts can chime in here.

Another NYCer here. I had checked their literature about a year ago and couldn't find any classes.

In a NYC apartment? Where else, in my tiny, tiny kitchen sink. :smiley2:

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

From what I understand, you can superfat in 2 ways. Either discounting your lye by 3-8% to keep some oils unsaponified or not discounting your lye and adding extra oils at trace.

Discounting water is something else entirely and it's usually done by experienced soapers.

There is a huge thread on the Dish about this.

Technique included. I think the end result was sticking when trying to release the soap with the silicone coating. Check it out.

I tried it but couldn't get the silicone sealant smooth enough, so my soaps need to be planed a tiny bit. Then I started putting freezer paper for only the bottom & 2 long sides so I have something to grab onto and to pull it out & also requires less planing.

Sorry to hear that. That happened to my daughter & she couldn't open her eye for several hours. Hope that co-worker is ok.

I added the 3% to the epsom salt. I added the scent & color to the epsom salt first. Once it was fully incorporated, then I added each ingredient one at a time and mixed well after each. My batches came out really nice.

It looks super! You did a great job.

I guess she finds your soaps so pretty, she just wants to display them? But really, dust them?

Great idea! Wipe while it's still melted. Duh!!

I've been doing what I read somewhere. Melt MP in the pyrex, mix and pour.

Does someone know how this compares to WSP's cream creator? They all sound wonderful & I wouldn't know which to try.

This board definitely!!!

I came across here quite by accident since I never even heard that people actually make soap. And in their kitchens.

At first I couldn't figure out what all the fuss was. Then after many, many months of reading & seeing all the pictures of those beautiful swirls, well, I just had to try. I now have a very serious addiction. This is all I think about and talk about. My family, friends, and co-workers think I've joined some kind of cult and that I've gone over the edge.

I bought some from the classies and they're really nice. The thing I like best is that they are not completely clear. The color of your LS will show through. So if my FO makes the LS cloudy, noone notices. :smiley2:

Gorgeous!

Congratulations GrandmaArial. I gotta give it to you, you one spunky lady!! :smiley2:

I don't have the nerves to do LS. I'll stick to buying a base.

Those are gorgeous. Great job.

I tried it a while ago & I couldn't get it to stick together.

I did one but added a bit of ewax so I won't have the oily mess in my shower. I'm still playing with it. Not moisturing enough yet.

Why would one want to felt their soap? Instead of using a washcloth?