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  1. Hey Donna, yuppers I did check the calc. I've learned the calc is my friend by reading the board so that was the first thing I did.
  2. Never mind. Today I have soap that's, well, hard as soap! I love this. Thank you both for your help.
  3. I still cooked for another 10 minutes after I got no zap because I would have rather pitched it than have it be unsafe. I did have color change so that's great. I think my pot may have been too big for my 2# batch and maybe it cooked a little faster? I was looking for texture change, which I got but I wasn't sure it was a big enough difference? Something I did realize after I cut it yesterday and going over the notes - I confused my lard and cco when I wrote them down and that's in addition to running out of oo and subing some rbo!!! Now I wonder what I'll have? It should have been: 30% lard, 25% cco, 45% oo What I did: 25% lard, 30% cco, 26.88% oo & 18.12% rbo Does anyone have any thoughts on what it will turn out like? I used some & I love it. I've never used homemade soap before & this is so much better than store bought. I just wonder if it'll get harder now that I mixed up the percentages?
  4. Just made my first soap and I have a couple questions. Do you have to see all the stages? Mine stayed pretty much the same once I got the gel around the edge? Maybe a touch different but not too much and that was after the first stir at 15 minutes? I realize part of the process for hp is to cook the water out. If you didn't care about cure time too much, could you pour when you have no zap? I had no zap after 45 minutes but no change in the look.
  5. P&V

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    Yup, I did that. Came out good. Thanks.
  6. P&V

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    Wahooo, I do! Had to check. Thank you so much, you're the best. I'll send ya some if it turns out.
  7. I'm ready to do my first ohp soap, I measure out my oo, 8.5oz. Go to the pantry to get my other bottle and it's gone, damn it! I have no idea what I did with it but my recipe calls for 14.4oz. Does anyone know what I can make an equal swap with? I know they all have different values but I don't know them yet or how to find them quickly. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give.
  8. I did make sure the whole thing was stainless. It just felt kinda flimsy compared to what I have for pots & pans but I assure you I don't know squat about cookware. The only thing I ever looked for was non-stick, that way when I burnt something it didn't take too long to clean up. Thank you
  9. Hope this doesn't make me sound too stupid! Obviously I don't cook much. Can they all go into the oven? I just picked up a stainless one from the dollar store and I'm wondering if the quality of pot makes a difference? One of these days I'll get through ALL the info and through all my questions, suck it up and make soap. (I hope)
  10. I picked some up from a local health food store for a few bucks per pound. You might want to check with them, if you have one.
  11. Not to hijack this thread but I tried the fizzy thing with bombs that didn't harden, bagged them and they got semi-hard. What, if anything, can be done about that or what did I do wrong?
  12. Thanks CareBear. The only thing I could come up with was to color and drizzle some shea on top but I didn't use an emulsifier and don't want him to fall.
  13. I think I may have a successful bath bomb. I did a smaller batch to give to the kids. I topped a couple with some lemon verbena (thanks so much to a sweetheart) and left a few plain for my son but what can I top his with? Does anyone have any suggestions?
  14. CB - What does the starch feel like in the bars? I have never made the recipe but thought it would be like the whipped shea & I never noticed it in there.
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