Soap Makers Help!

[ninjapoodles]

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You can tell it's deer season, since I'm alone, bored and staying up late!

Yup, you found MMS! To discount the water (or whatever liquid), all you'd do is select toward the lower end of the range they provide. Some people swear by it, and others swear against it--the difference of opinion between the two camps is almost, um...partisan in nature.

The big issue with doing it is that, the less liquid you use, the more absolutely PRECISE your calculations and measurements must be. The more liquid, the more (though still not a lot) margin for error.

The main reason that people water discount is for speed--they can be ready to sell in 2-3 weeks instead of 4-6 weeks or more.

Personally, I almost always use the full amount of liquid. It's just easier. I like being able to pour my soap, and being able to do color swirls if I want, or to pour it easily into shaped molds, whatever. But yeah, you have to plan. If I were currently selling, I'd have Valentine's Day in the works right now.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

Yeah!! I made a bigger batch of chocolate soap last night! But my stickmixer crapped out! I sat in a chair with my bowl on the floor for over 20 minutes wisking the soap to trace un

I MUST go get another one very soon. I think I am addicted to making soap

lol I come on here and find so many new things I want to do and I find that I am actually good at them.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

That's funny chiknwhisperer. Glad that it's working out so well for you (other than the stick blender issue) and that you're enjoying your new project.

All went well at our soap making party today. There were 7 of us in all. We ended up only doing one recipe - Lemon Verbena with poppy seeds. It smelled so good! I mostly supervised and gave directions while other folks did the work. I think they enjoyed it and it was fun to watch it come together quickly and see their amazement at how that happens.

I think I'll try the goats milk one on Tuesday when the kids are home from school. It'll be better to do that one at home so that I can keep an eye on it. We did the LV one at the home of one of our gardening group members, so my smaller mold is staying there for them to tend. I'm quickly getting overrun with soap here. . . . and I think that's GREAT!

 

[chiknwhisperer]

My computer desk is being taken over with soap curing on it until I figure out a good place to put them. Today I intend on finding another stick blender at hopefuly a good price lol. Other wise my DH might not be to happy when I come hoome with it lol. I HAVE TO HAVE IT hehehe. Anyway the minute I get a new one I am making more soap!! Pretty soon the whole house will be taken over by soap

 

[cheeptrick]

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OHHH you are addicted to soap! It took DH 4 blenders burning up for him to tell me to USE that blender on the end of your arm! LOL Now I hand stir all mine and my consistency is much better that way. It NEVER siezes when I hand stir and I always pour at trace when the batch is still very liquid....easier than the pudding stage.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

hehe I might just end up that way then lol. I have myself a shoping list that I just got done making. It has no food items on it lol All soap supplies

I have to make a second list for the actually foods stuff

There si no turning back I have gone to the dark side of BYC

It is official that I am an addict to anything that I can do myself from raising animals to making soap and whatever else I can learn how to do

Theres no stoping me now! Although on a more serious note if I am not on here for a few days it might be because my DH does an intervention

But no fears I will be backeven if he does that. There is no way I could stay away from of all of you guys

 

[cockadoodlemom]

I am waiting on my lye and almond oil to get here. Have yall heard of Snowdrift Farms? I ordered from there cause there was no hassle with forms. My DH was doudting me at first now he is bragging that I am going to make soap. He got a 1X4 to make me a mold and is anxious to get it done I think. I was wondering what yall think about using buttermilk? I am going to go crazy waiting for supplies

 

[MissPrissy]

Buttermilk makes good soap, too!

 

[cockadoodlemom]

MissPrissy are you happy? You done got me hooked on building incubators, incubating my own eggs, quilt block swaps, raising my own meat birds, building soap molds,and now making soap and I ain't even got to make the first batch of soap.

 

[MissPrissy]

Next we can tackle getting you a milk goat.