jaybyrd

Whoa, too very kewl! I like!! :highfive:

Of course!

CareBear, did he say what it was in particular he liked so much about the soap? Dare we hope a nine-year old was paying attention to how the soap felt on his skin?

How beautiful! What did you use for coloring?

http://www.sfherb.com/ San Francisco Herb Co Majestic Mountain Sage http://www.edenbotanicals.com/ http://www.naturesgift.com/ Nature's Gift is a little expensive, but their quality is always superb. HTH!

Ooo, pretty! Just like lotus petals floating on water. Nice job.

Those are all terrific, and all so different! My favorite is actually the Purely Herbal - I love that sort of Zen look.

Oh, that's lovely! The initial soaps especially - they're so elegant. Do you paint them?

Wow, hard to say - they both look fabulous. I agree with the others, as a rule for an oatmeal honey I'd go with the non-swirled - it does fill the expectation of "natural". Besides, yours has plenty of variaton in texture & shades for visual appeal. But, man oh man, that swirl looks EXACTLY like a caramel-fudge-marble ice cream I used to get in college, and I would personally snap them up purely on that account.

:highfive: How cool - unsolicited, totally honest praise. That must make you feel so great!! And G'Ma - about your UPS guy - I've got "Legally Blond" running through my head now. Practice that Bend & Snap, girl!

Thanks for all the feedback, folks, I really do appreciate it. I had noticed the texture isn't quite the same as other lotions, but then not all lotions are alike anyway. I'm going to keep using the FCM cream I made for a few days, then go back to something else for a few days & see what sort of difference there is. If the oils I used are working well long term, I can live with sticky for an overnight treatment, but if not - well, it was fun while it lasted & into the trash it goes.

Ta for the thought!

I just tried this stuff from Oregon Trails, and I have to say it delivers what it promises. I only used 2.5% fcm with 20% oils/butters & 1% germall+. Popped it all in my mixing cup with distilled H2O and was prepared, based on CP experience, to spend some time with the stick blender checking for trace-type effects. Instead: Zizz. Zizz. Zi- FLOOP!! Cup-full of thick, white cream. Literally an eyeblink. Honestly, I felt as though someone had hit the "pause" button on the world and changed cups on me. Now, I've never attempted to make any lotion/creams other than this, so I have no idea how it compares to products from the more complex methods. More experienced lotion makers might not be tempted, but I'm very happy with my results. I was wiping the spatula all over my legs to be sure to use every last speck of my cream rather than rinsing it down the drain. It feels great on my skin so far, and the texture is holding up to the godawful heat in my house. We'll see how it pans out over the long term; it's so easy & quick, it makes experimenting with different small batches much more appealing. Has anyone else had any experience with the stuff?

Very nice! Makes me want to try one.

Oh, those look fantastic - I can't make edible cakes to look that nice, let alone a bath fizz. Those ought to fly off your e-shelves!

*Sigh* I remember a time when we had days below 80 . . . Hell, 80 would be a relief, lately. Not mad, but this is the color of my face most days: (frying in globally warmed SoCal).

Mmm, foamy-soapy bath teas. There you go, Nan. Just convince yourself you meant to do that all along and you're gold. :grin2:

I have similar problems, and my poor sister even worse. I'm in love with kukui nut oil, myself, and I also keep coming back to good ol' sweet almond. I've been considering trying a dribble of honey in my bars, but haven't tried it yet - might be just too sticky.

Wow, I'd love to try both lotions. And I'll say it again, your labels are simply lovely. Maybe if you want even more variety you could photoshop your master flower pics into different colors?

Yee-Haw! *super banana* Go, horsie! Go, horsie! What a fabulous display! I bet your products are equally prime.

So many of my favorite children's books are 100 or so years old, and there are lots of references to mustard plasters, just like your mother's experience. I guess it's the ancestor of Vicks Vapo-Rub - which can make a bit of a burn of its own, come to think of it. I'd be leery of using mustard in soap, too. Were you wanting it as a colorant? No, wait, you said oil, so I guess not.

What CareBear said, ditto. That being said, I haven't invested in palm oil myself - spending $ all on CO & fancy oils - but where a recipe calls for palm oil, I've subbed in lard with very nice results. That wouldn't do for the Vegan folks, of course. Also make sure to run any changes through lye calculators. Soon you will be one of us . . . (mwah-hah-hah-hah!)

Nevernevernever! :whoohoo:

Just to display my ignorance, as I've never had reason to seriously research the subject- do the powers-that-be take into account the nature of the product being named? After all, a tart is a bakery item that was in existence many generations before Yankee ever came on the scene, so it would seem only natural to use the term.

VERY very cool! Nice job. :highfive: There now, see how much you're getting done?