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Soap Makers Help!
Hi All....just popping in to say hello! It has been a long while! What are you all making right now? I'm gearing up to soap this weekend...we are getting a little snow storm here and I'm looking forward to breaking out the soap pot! Hope you all are well!! PS I just added 6 brahmas, 2...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
I prefer coloring at thin trace too...and if you stir the pot you will see that the soap 'reliquifies' back to a thinner trace...I color...and then I have dh stir the soap while I'm coloring the others. Stirring it prevents the gel stage and thick trace...you can do this over in my experience a...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
Morgaine...my wholesale order for the beekeepers was for plain honey soap. I used bubblewrap on top of the soap...and it came OUT so pretty like honeycomb. Let me post some pictures later...of it. I really liked the outcome of it.- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
That sounds simply devine! I understand why you would put the bananas into the oils instead of the water...it is an oily fruit. Avocado's come to mind too...that could be done that way! Here we go again...experimenting I go! My farmers market requires that you use as many 'local'...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
Morgaine...YOU PUT BANANAS in the Fruity Oaty bar?! THAT IS fantastic! It is really lasting too...I loved the heft of it! Did you discount the water and put the mashed bananas in that way? How did you incorporate it?- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
WOW....you girls have been BUSY! I had a great day at the farmers market too...I sold almost all of my Mojito and every last bar of Lily of the Valley. SO much soap so little time.... I have to share...I'm so tickled...KEN BURNS came to the farmers market where I am a member and BOUGHT a bar...- cheeptrick
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Whoa...those are huge photos...sorry about that!- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
I haven't been on in awhile either...got that email from Rob on facebook and thought I'd come and post photos. Hope all are well...I've got some new scents I'm going to be soaping in the next few days. Here are some photos of my latest creations... So sad today...one of my lakenvelders...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
I've used soymilk and almond milk...LOVELY it is. I notice the bar is much harder with soymilk and almond milk at 24 hours than the goatsmilk ones. MORGAINE...your rack looks like mine right now (-: I've been rebatching all my trimmings...WOW am I making some cool stuff! I'll have to...- cheeptrick
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Oxen Farmers Help
I am told....HAVE OXEN...will travel to come get...anywhere on the Eastern Hemisphere of the US!- cheeptrick
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Oxen Farmers Help
Quote: I am not quite sure...either...but I believe it has something to do with the grieving and well being of the other unless a replacement companion is found. I also believe it may have something to do with them being a 'working' team...with yolk etc?? But honestly...I'm not sure why they...- cheeptrick
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Oxen Farmers Help
Our local town and mascot has to be put down...we are looking for a 'companion' retired Simmental Ox so his partner does not have to be put down as well. Please contact Anika Clark if you are in the New England area and have knowledge of a retired oxen available. Swanzey braces for loss of...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
Love love love it Dipsy!! That is all I do it print the labels on my printer...I figure it's better since you throw them away anyhow! There are custom label printing shops out there with waterproof labels etc.- cheeptrick
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Quote: Yes...I'd just use regular castor oil it SAP value is nearer Olive. To make Turkey Red...they add sulfuric acid to castor oil. I've never soaped with Turkey Red...because the sulfuric acid turned me off. IMHO Do not know if it really makes a difference or not. I'm going to...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
Quote: You know...I'm kind of wondering if you used ONLY liquid oils (ie Fractionated coconut oils or even Castor?) in your recipe it might make a better liquid soap? I have had requests for DOG liquid soap as well...but I was going to use a shampoo recipe...this is Ellen Peacocks...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
Bravo Morgaine!! I wonder if you could put some of those colored jojoba spheres in like B&BW's does?? Cannot wait for the dilution photos! (-;- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
Quote: What are you thinking of? I have a solution for that problem - just live somewhere where you can only have a few. Actually, with the loss of our Penny girl a few weeks ago, we're thinking of getting a couple of babies, perhaps in April. Now, if you think both chickens and...- cheeptrick
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Soap Makers Help!
I just ordered more scents...I cannot control myself! I've got 2 shows coming up though...so I better get busy.- cheeptrick
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