Posts by equine chick

I've been gone awhile.  My dh got really sick we lost our house and had to sell everything most of the horses including all my full bred ameracaunas.  We gave away all our dogs and rented a house from a friend in town....

Quote:Originally Posted by MullersLaneFarm Looking good!  Did you use a pumpkin FO or pureed pumpkin?  If you used an FO, don't be surprise when it turns a very dark brown.I actualy used a f/o Yeah it did turn a light...

I made some awesome smelling sweet pumpkin and ginger soap today! 

I finally made some tea tree and peppermint soap.  I had been afraid to make this especially with gm but it turned out great.  My daughter has acne and we have tried everything so hopefully it will do the trick.  I also...

I bought mine through amazon with shipping around 4.00/lb but i bought 10lbs so it will probally last a while.

Any one reccomend a good stick blender.  The one i bought by kalorik burned out on first use and so ticked, so tommorow the quest will be on for a new blender.

Renee' :Quote:Originally Posted by Morgaine Quote:Originally Posted by MSDeb Yesterday I tried out a lotion bar I received in a soap swap.  I love it, my hubby loves it, I'd like to make some.  Digging through my...

You want to have iodine as an optimal number as 60.  Sometimes it takes a while to play with your oils.Here is a good resource, for oil selection.  http://millersoap.com/soapdesign.html#Properties

Quote:Originally Posted by MullersLaneFarm 100% all the way!For coloring of your final soap, you'll also want to look at the oils you use.  palm oil, some olive oil, corn oil and others will lend a yellow cast.  To keep a...

For those that do the gm soap.  Do you use all the milk for your water or a 50/50 where ice cold gm is put in at trace?  I have done it in the past at full strength but want to get a soap as white as possible  and mine has...