CranberryGirl Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Good Morning!I am going to ba making my first batch of M&P soap this week...I bought BCN's Goatsmilk base..And I was wondering as I start to Learn is there stuff I can add to My M&P? To make it more then just a goats milk soap?Or should I leave alone till I start making HP and or CP?Thanks a Bunch!!!Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryinCary Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I've added lots of stuff to my M&P altho there is a gal on this forum that adds lots more than me, but I've added ground oatmeal & honey, ground coffee beans, white corn meal (for a exfoliator). Do a search on M&P, there is alot on here to read up on. Here's one I found for you to start with. HTH http://www.candletech.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=bbrecipes;action=display;num=1111202929;start=27#27This is a 2 page thread and when you click on that link it will take you to pg 2, so make sure you see page 1. Sorry about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 W:shocked2:W Mary thanks for that link, I've been wanting to add stuff to mine but have been so afraid too. That has some GREAT info!! I'm so excited to get my castor oil from the co-op so I can add that for lather. I'm assuming the more stuff you add maybe the more c. oil I should add so it lathers goods- is that correct?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryGirl Posted December 6, 2005 Author Share Posted December 6, 2005 OMW!!! THank U soo Much!!! That is awesome!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptic Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 What does M&P stand for? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 What does M&P stand for? Thanks!M&P stands for Melt and Pour. It's a bit simplified way to make soap, starting with a premade base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptic Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 M&P stands for Melt and Pour. It's a bit simplified way to make soap, starting with a premade base.Ahh, and is lye a required ingredient? Is there an alternate to this ingredient? Is it possible to make soap with more "natural" ingredients, or do you need certain ingredients in order for it to act like and be soap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Ahh, and is lye a required ingredient? Is there an alternate to this ingredient? Is it possible to make soap with more "natural" ingredients, or do you need certain ingredients in order for it to act like and be soap? Regardless of what ANYBODY says to you, you need lye to have soap..HOWEVER M&P soap has already been through the oil saponification process, and by the time you buy it, the lye part has been taken care of. When soap is done curing, the lye is gone, and you don't have to worry about it's caustic affects any more, When you CP, you now have a bar of soap that has only the ingredients that you have selected and added, minus the lye which has reacted with the oils and is now glycerin and soap. This process takes a lot longer in CP soap, because no added heat is used, and the reason that HP soaping, and CP OP soaping produces a bar you can use much quicker is because it does add heat to the process, hurrying along the chemical reaction between the lye and oils, and becoming "soap" much sooner! With Melt and Pour soap, the lye part has already been done, and what is left for you to do is add fragrance, color, and your imagination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptic Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Regardless of what ANYBODY says to you, you need lye to have soap..HOWEVER M&P soap has already been through the oil saponification process, and by the time you buy it, the lye part has been taken care of. When soap is done curing, the lye is gone, and you don't have to worry about it's caustic affects any more, When you CP, you now have a bar of soap that has only the ingredients that you have selected and added, minus the lye which has reacted with the oils and is now glycerin and soap. This process takes a lot longer in CP soap, because no added heat is used, and the reason that HP soaping, and CP OP soaping produces a bar you can use much quicker is because it does add heat to the process, hurrying along the chemical reaction between the lye and oils, and becoming "soap" much sooner! With Melt and Pour soap, the lye part has already been done, and what is left for you to do is add fragrance, color, and your imagination!Awesome! Thank you very much for the explanation. Now it makes more sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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