SilverOrchid Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 That after hours of reading and seeing all the beautiful soap that this is going to yet ANOTHER addiction for me LOL Im going to start off with baby steps and try M&P and then see where I can go from there. :embarasse You guys do amazing things with soap :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 MP is so much different than CP. While you can do lots with MP, swirling is a lot easier (sort of, just takes time to get a technique down, LOL) in CP. I guess it just depends on what you want to do. You can do a search for MP vs. CP and get an idea of what the differences are.I did a few MP's before starting with CP. I love the feel of CP soap, there is nothing like it. It is addicting (and also frustrating). Welcome to the new addiction!Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverOrchid Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Thanks I thought maybe M&P might be easier to start with? CP kinda scares me with the lye so I thought I would sneak up on it :tiptoe: LOL kinda get the feel for soap in general then maybe work my way up to CP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Mp is a good way to start and get the feel of things. There are lots of sites out there that give good ideas of how to get going!Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 "I can see..." Everytime I read that I start singing "... clearly now, the rain is gone...." Can't help myself. The people I work with are now convinced I'm a bit odd....Anywho, this is how it goes. You see one type of soap on the forum, probably in the gallery, and think zowie I want that and I think I can do it! So you try and you get obsessed with whatever type that is. Then you start reading more and more and see another type of soap and think zowie I want that and I think I can do it... and so on and so on and so on. Doesn't matter where you start.But I personally would start wtih the soap that is more likely to give you a benefit you want/need. I personally find that CP/HP are more skin caring (on MY skin, the ones I've tried - I'm sure there are exceptions) - so I started there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaColo Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I started off with mp soap. It's fun and quick. I love being able to use my soap as soon as it cools. My play area has more molds than I ever imagined when first starting off.However, soon the pictures from the gallery tempted me to try cp soap. As long as you're careful and have everything out beforehand, CP's lots of fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I have never done MP so I can't comment on it. In the beginning I did not even know about CP and I was all geared up to start melting and pouring my bank account away. Then I started reading about CP,HP, and the idea of MP bit the dust. I have been doing CP and HP ever since. And the lye did not scare me, I was a bio/chem major in college, played with a lot of hazardous chemicals there so lye was like icing on the cake. Try MP first, I know lots of people love it, and do it because they have that fear of "the lye" but a lot of people who have done MP, then did their first successful CP batch never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsami3000x Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I do MP but for different reasons.One is 5 the other is 7.And the are never gone long enough! I just can't risk trying CP yet, until the little one is in full day school, right now I only have a 4 hour window of alone time and I dont want to rush. 1st grade starts in july though so I'm counting the days. But until then they like to help mommy make soap, picking out colors and fo's to use.Sami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverOrchid Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Sami, what kind of base do you use? Ive looked at several, so far stephenson(sp?) looks to be the best reviewed, any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Id like to do M&P and add thing to it.. so will take it a step at a time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsami3000x Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I use the SFIC bases. I ran a co-op not long ago and still have some left. The minimums to buy direct are 250lbs. I think Lone Star Candle Supply carries them and Cierra not sure about who else. The only other base I tried was from Michaels and I could literally see the difference. I've heard good things about Stephensons but haven't needed to try them yet.Sami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I started with MP, went to CP shortly afterwards, and still do both. MP is more of a creative outlet, and it's far more forgiving than CP. That said, I also enjoy stretching the limits of CP. HP isn't for me. I don't like my results.It's really individual preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverOrchid Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Thanks for all the input guys I have C&S 5 minutes from my house but Im not sure how good their M&P bases are, they have a goats milk Id like to try.. and Bramble Berry carries stephenson so I guess I will go with either of them and see how I do. Not going to start until after the holidays though too much going on with candles and christmas etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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