AlwaysWondering Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Thank you, thank you! Wish I could name you all. I feel like I'm making an Oscar speech:yay:, usI had several moments of complete panic but all turned out just fine. My soap is lathery and quite bubbly, too. Never made a bar of soap in my life. I'm all about scented wax tarts and that is it.I used Brambleberry LPC Low Sweat White M&P base and followed PrarieAnnie's recipe EXCEPT I eliminated the jojoba oil as I read on a thread jojoba could hinder bubbles or lather. I substituted the jojoba for olive oil as I read that olive oil would make the bar harder. I used canned goat milk instead of power, used regular store brand honey, nothing from a farm, used EVOO from the grocery store, used Dr. Bonner's Baby unscented formula liquid soap. All other ingredients I bought online. Wanted other newbies to know store bought is fine if you can find it!Here is my question. I would like it to be more moisturizing. I only used it to wash my hands but felt my skin was a little bit tight after my hands were dry. Should I add more shea butter? Maybe substitute the jojoba with shea instead of the olive oil? I will experiment but trying to save a bit of money by asking for opinions before I become a mad scientist. Edited January 10, 2012 by AlwaysWondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B@BlissStreet Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 No offense intended, but did you try Candybee's recipe? I am a newbie with the M/P...I've only been playing with it for a year. I plan to try Annie's recipe when we get this soap co op off the ground, but I have to recommend Candybee's recipes for a soothing omh soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysWondering Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hi! I wanted to make the OMH the same night but I forgot to buy oatmeal. We use the instant in this house. I'm on a roll!!! I hope to be adding my recipes to that thread someday soon! I really want to learn how to "suspend" the oatmeal or lavender buds or whatever. I love the look of that in soap but think maybe that is only accomplished with CP? , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Congrats on your first soapie! Its a great feeling isn't it?!!M&P is very versatile so you can try lots of different additives. Very soon you will be writing down your own recipes.There are lots of butters and oils you can add to make your soap more moisturizing. My favs are olive oil, cocoa butter, and shea butter. But my secret to making an outstanding moisturizing soap is castor oil. 1/2 to 1 tsp pp of base is what I normally add. It makes the lather rich and creamy and your skin will bead up with moisture in the bath. Try it.You can use whole rolled oats, instant oatmeal, baby oatmeal, or even oat flour to make an Oatmeal, Milk, and Honey soap. When I use whole oats or instant oats I put them in a blender to grind them down a bit. I like a mix of fine ground and partially ground oats. I use 1 tbs pp of base.I sometimes use commercial honey I buy at the grocers. Thats perfectly fine to use. However, I prefer to use locally produced wild honey. When you do a taste test comparison you will know why local wild honey is so much better. Plus locally produced honey is better to eat too.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Congrats on your first of many batches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysWondering Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Oooeeeee! Buying oatmeal (out instant is flavored) and castor oil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzyK Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I have been watching all of your soap making threads. I am just getting into this too. I was just told by some cold process soap makers and I quote "Melt and pour is more for decoration and leaves skin dry . Processed soap is more for a of a soft, milky, silky, or moisturizing."I told them it was a very unfair statement to make.I just finished reading that 20 page thread and now I am excited to play with some of the recipes on it. I have to save up first though!Good luck and congrats on your soap making! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksranch Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Totally unfair statement - I'm new at this, but using the recipes Candybee was nice enough to share I've got soap that does NOT leave skin dry - just the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 ... I was just told by some cold process soap makers and I quote "Melt and pour is more for decoration and leaves skin dry . Processed soap is more for a of a soft, milky, silky, or moisturizing."I told them it was a very unfair statement to make.The problem with this statement is that the quality of the soap has everything to do with the soapmaker and the recipe, the ingredients, etc. If you have a good recipe you can make a great M&P soap that is great. Same with CP soap. I've had both CP and M&P soaps that I just pitched in the trash because they sucked. So you can make a lousy soap with CP just the same as you can with M&P.So ignore the uninformed or educate them. But their are just some soapers I've found that haven't a clue about how nice a M&P soap can be.I've had customers tell me they prefer my soap over the "other" soap because mine is so rich and creamy and moisturizing. And I know for a fact they were talking about another CP soaper. Happens to me all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzyK Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 That's really good to hear! I chose to ignore them because they didn't seem too excited about me telling them they were wrong about melt and pour. I guess I will just have to show them!Candybee- With your recipes, can I dye them and scent them any scent?Sorry AlwaysWondering for hijacking a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 You can use whatever scents or dyes you like as long as they are made for soapmaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Candybee..is your recipe a shared recipe..I have a box of M & P..that I got in a co-op..and have never done anything with it..I don't know anything about making it..I would love to try it out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micayla75 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I think her recipes are here! :-) http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?90126-M-amp-P-Recipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 There's lots of recipes in the M&P recipe thread plus a link to the old board with more recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange647 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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