Kitn
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You can control what is in it . Making soap is like therapy for me , I love everything about it. I get a great sense of accomplishment when I make a soap that looks good and feels great on my skin..
Just my 2 cents.
Kitn
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Your soaps are gorgeous . I love the swirls they look great.
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You could chain 4 or 5 sts or less I don't know what yarn or hook you are using or the size of finished flower, but this should work for any yarn or hook, join with a sl st to the last chain , then do a *sc, hdc ,dc ,dc ,hdc ,sc* , This set forms a petal , do as many as you like around the circle.
HTH
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I just wanted to add that I had a fairly thick piece of styrofoam , I chiseled an indention the length and width of the lid, so I can use it for peaked or fancy topped soaps and they don't get flattened.It was a piece of packaging from a coffee pot or something , but it works like a charm.
Kitn
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I have a homemade mold that I made a lid for , from a piece of stryofoam , I just covered the styrofoam with saran warp , it works well for me.
HTH
Kitn
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I have been using home made laundry soap and I love it.
Here is the recipe , I have a front loader and put it in with the clothes instead of the dispenser.
224 grams lye
19 oz water take out 3/4 of a cup and save it.
4 tbsp borax
1Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp ammonia
16 oz coconut oil
21 oz shortening or crisco
14 oz palm oil
4 Tbsp sifted baking soda
Add lye to water (save the 3/4 cup out)
Stir and dissolve lye and add the borax, stir well
Bring the 3/4 cup of water nearly to a boil and add the salt and sugar , stir well until dissolved, add the ammonia and set aside.
Melt your oils
When the oils and lye are to 100-100 degrees, add the lye , stir well and add the salt, sugar and ammonia mixture, , mix well, when near trace add the baking soda and mix well. Pour into mold , when ready to remove , I cut it into bars or chunks and let it sit for a week or two .Then I shred it fine , in my cuisinart and I use it powdered.I find it cleans very well. I haven't tried making it into the liquid soap, but I am sure that you could.
HTH
Kitn
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Hi and welcome,
You have been busy , wow, your soaps are very nice looking .
Just remember making soap is a nice clean addiction...
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Thanks so much everyone, you gave me the info I was looking for.
I made the soap yesterday, it has a swirl layer , a shred layer , and a curl layer. I can't t wait to take it out of the mold, if it turned out I will post pics.I am pretty new to soaping , so I never know for sure what I have created..lol
Kellie
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Thank you Jeana , I haven't made it yet , I did some shreds that I wanted to imbed, so maybe they will be okay.I am going to try a small batch . I will post pics if all goes well.:smiley2:
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Thank you both so much for your answers, I was afraid it would melt and disappear, if it doesn't I need to get down to my soaping room and start playing.
Kellie
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I have been searching for the answer to this question with no luck. What got me started in soaping was going to an auction where I got my car and trunk full of mostly melt and pour soap stuff for $50.00. That got me started on researching soap making and I am really loving making and using the cold process soap and would like to use some of the melt and pour in it as imbeds ,if possible.
Any help much appreciated , if it is not recommended that is okay too, the grands will have a blast making soap when they are a little bit older..
TIA Kellie
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Hi Kellie welcome to the board. Yes you have entered an addiction for sure. What kind of soap will you be making?
Well ,I made a salt bar that turned out great (if I do say so myself). I made a pine tar soap for my hubby and me he has psoriasis and I have eczema,it is a wonderful bubbly soothing bar. I have made some goatsmilk and honey , but there is a trillion more that I just have to make.. I want to learn all I can and come up with my own recipe , it is pretty expensive to get ingredients shipped to me , so I don't want to waste them.Coconut oil in the health food store is $16.00 a pound and more , there is no palm in town . So until I get my order I am reading , reading, reading..
Thank you all for your warm welcome.I much appreciate it.
kellie
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I just wanted to pop in and say hi .I am new to soap making, but am already addicted , I love it..I am reading everything I can find about making soap , that seems to be addicting too..hmmm .
I think this is a wonderful forum , and many many thanks to all who share their expertise .
kellie
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I was reading on another site that a gal had put her soap in the freezer , when she took it out it started gelling