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ok so do you see the bar of soap in the last photo all the way in the lower right corner? that bar has this white stuff all over it. what is that? all my soaps have the same thing. it washes off with the first use but its ugly. (sorry to seem like i am picking on your soap, i am not trying to...- AK_Button_Mama
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would you guys mind explaining the terms your abbreviating? like ppo? i know what EO is. but I know that there are a few of us out here that are new to this soaping and there are terms that i dont get yet!!!- AK_Button_Mama
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yeah see the last batch I did the outter edge was really nice but the inner portion was all gooey... I think I need to employ a certain husband of mine to get to building me a bar mold. then I can slice the bars. funny thing is I have all the stuff for him to make a mold for me just laying...- AK_Button_Mama
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so I should let it sit for about 30 hours then put in the freezer then let sit more after I pull out of freezer? am I getting this right?- AK_Button_Mama
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ok folks I have a "problem" or perhaps its more of a quandry! I was wondering do you have to grease a mold when you put soap in it? if you do wouldnt the lye make it change? if you dont then how the heck do you get the soap outta it when its done? I made two batches with my 'goatmilk' soap mold...- AK_Button_Mama
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so I am so excited I found yellow dock root at my local health food place (which is unusual for alaska to have anything I am looking for) so I was wondering could you PLEASE give me directions for making the infussed oils with the dock root. I also got my order of EO and colorants I am SOOOOOO...- AK_Button_Mama
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so why is it called yellow dock root if its red?- AK_Button_Mama
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so how would you use that infused oils? could it be used for scenting and coloring? or one or the other. I have another question what is the diference between essential oils and scented oils? how would you used them in a recipe? how would you calculate them into the recipe? could you give me...- AK_Button_Mama
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ok I will ask again how do you make those infussed oils? is there a webby I can learn how to do it on?- AK_Button_Mama
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Thats funny cause I would totally love to have a cow for milk but I live on a golf course and the HOA wont let me..... so I have a goat that lives at my friends house down the way from me....so I still get milk.- AK_Button_Mama
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Quote: U used lard...AND you probably used pasteurized. Makes whiter soap...both. The heat of pasteurization stablizes the color in milk...I notice the same with juice. But with vegetarian soap AND UNpasteurized...we notice a more caramel color....when mixing the fresh goatsmilk into the...- AK_Button_Mama
- Post #3,473
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this is odd to me.. the scortching you all refer to. I made goat milk soap last week and I poured the lye directlyinto the milk (slowly of course) with no bowl of ice water or any frozen milk and my soap turned out white as ivory soap.... I made only lard milk and lye soap thought.... I dont...- AK_Button_Mama
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the mold makes 8-4 ounce bars I didnt want to buy more than one because I wasnt sure I would like it! its a milky way mold.... says to pour at 145 degrees! I have made goats milk soap and it turned out great I didnt put any fragrance in it and all it was was lard milk and lye (turned out VERY...- AK_Button_Mama
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I just ordered my first mold and I ordered some bergamont/mandarin fragrance oil and EO. I also ordered red, purple, green, blue and yellow liquid pigments. any one have any suggestions for the use of these pigments? also I could sure use some help with a recipe for the use of the EO and...- AK_Button_Mama
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where do you all get the fragrances and the colorant that you add to your soap? I would really like to find some place that I cant get those two things and some soap trays/molds.... I feel like I am so behind the power curve since I dont have any yet... ben using muffin cups so far!- AK_Button_Mama
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ooooh how do you do infused oils? that looks FUN!!!!- AK_Button_Mama
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yeah I am sorry I thought that it wouldnt set because it never traced. but apparently it is... its actually turning out very nice!- AK_Button_Mama
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itas holding its shape quite nicely.. and its not so greasy that once its cured it wont be "useable" will ahve to keep you all informed I think the rest is just gonne co bye bye... lesson learned superfatting not so good!!- AK_Button_Mama
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so how would I rebatch this soap I made? even thought its starting to "harden" its REALLY greasy!!! I didnt want that. I wanted the soap to be very lathery and easy on the skin... I poured 12 moulds and I still have over half the mix in the bowl all hard like custard....(maybe a bit thicker) I...- AK_Button_Mama
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