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Julie, they're all beautiful. I can't believe you got all of those done, on top of all the chickens, on top of the bathroom remodel! lol Hoping to get some soaping done this week. I've given away so many to friends and family, I'll run out soon if I don't make more. I think Lavender Oatmeal...

Nice, Julie. Love the color of the bamboo soap. Where did you get that scent? I think I may like to try it.

Thanks, Kass. And I know what you mean. I feel the need too. lol I was going to make a batch today, but it didn't happen. I wish I had nothing else to do, darnit. Next week, definitely. I need to order some essential oils first anyway. Need some good scents...

Thought I'd post a couple of pics of the soaps I've made so far. These are my first 3 batches. The first two are lavender oatmeal and eucalyptus oatmeal. The second pic is my lavender chamomile. They're nothing fancy, but I just love the natural look of them. I do want to try some coloring...

This is the recipe I used. Castor Oil – 1.5 oz Coconut Oil – 19 oz Olive Oil – 30 oz Palm Oil – 14 oz. Lye - 9.5 oz Water – 20.5 oz. I added my lavender EO and ground up oatmeal at trace. The brand of EO is Wyndmere. It says on the label 'pure essential oil". I LOVE the soap. The smell...

Well, I'm using my Lavender Oatmeal soap-the very first one that I made. It's been 3 weeks plus. I love the oatmeal in it, and it lathers very well. But it doesn't have much of a lavendar scent. If I'm not mistaken, the bottle of EO that I used was only .7 oz. Just how much oil do you guys...

Kass, love the soaps! They look awesome!

Sandy, it's a stainless pot that i usually use to boil pasta. It's the perfect size for the 25 bar batch recipe that I'm using. So Julie, you got Imogene making soap now too, huh? lol Joy's created monsters, I tell you.We're all gonna be soaping fools. I really like that mold. I'm...

Hey Julie, I'd like to see a pic of that mold, if you get a minute, please. Here are a couple of pics of yesterday's batch. In the first pic, you can see that it looks much better than the batch from the day before. This is a Eucalyptus with Oatmeal. Can't wait to cut it.

Well, I just finished another batch. I used the same recipe, but used Eucalyptus EO and oatmeal this time. Smells awesome!! I let my oils and lye water cool to right below 110 degrees, and the consistency was perfect this time. So, my problem had to be that I started blending too soon...

Well, I'm pretty sure that I just blended at too high a temp. It seems like it'll be ok. I guess I'll find out soon enough. I did the "zap test", and it didn't zap, so hopefully I'm good. Sandy, I've had the ingredients since last week, but haven't had time. I MADE time yesterday, and was...

I've uploaded a couple of pics of my first soap, hoping the experts can tell me what happened, and if it looks like it will be ok-or should I scrap it and start over. It looked this way in just a couple of minutes. Hubby was blending-I made him help with my first batch. Of course, he...

In Joy's recipe, she says to let it cool to 110. I'm kinda thinking that's what I did wrong. I did see online in lots of videos, that some blend at 135-145 degrees. I wonder if it depends on the oils you're using. I knew better, knew I should follow the recipe, that Joy's been doing this for...

Well, I made my first batch yesterday. I used the recipe that Joy sent me, and added lavender EO and oatmeal that I ran through a blender. The lavender and oatmeal made a delicious smelling soap! Recipe calls for palm oil, coconut oil, olive oil, and castor oil. It traced really really fast...

Cool link, Kassandra. Those are beautiful soaps-unbelievable colors on some of them. Definitely bookmarked that one. Have you made any soap yet? Morgaine and Julie, thanks for the info. My husband did pick up the palm oil at HEB. I know the quality won't be quite as good as palm oil that...

Julie, I did find the shea butter and chamomile oil locally. I ordered dried chamomile online, and it's on its way. And I do remember seeing a few Orange EOs at the vitamin shop. Morgaine, thanks so much for the links. I go and check them out. By the way, my husband was on his way home...

Well, got all of my supplies locally except for the palm oil and buttermilk flakes. I wasn't able to find those, so I guess I'll have to order them online. Is there anything I can substitute for palm oil? I wish I'd ordered the palm oil earlier this week, but I thought I'd be able to find it...

They're beautiful, Julie. I love all the different colors. I also like the plain natural looking soaps. Great idea using an old drawer as a mold. I'd never have thought of that. I've been watching Nancy Today on Youtube since I read your post about her last night. She really is a...

Hey, guys. Just posting so I can get to the thread more easily. Hoping to get with this soap making thang soon. Thanks, Julie, for starting the thread. Your soaps are beautiful!