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Grooch

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 10:44 am Click here to edit this post
The tribe has spoken. Neko, put your tiki torch out.

Car54

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 10:50 am Click here to edit this post
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Neko

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 02:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Ooooooh....but it's a good thing.
I'm the last get it sooooo I'm the last on the island sooooo... I WIN?!?!?
PS Thanks Car for getting Jeff to come all this way just to snuff out my torchn

Lancecrossfire

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 03:01 pm Click here to edit this post
Neko--you aren't the last one. I believe Tess hadn't gotten hers yet as of the time she left on 4/1. (although if it shows up she won't know till she gets back)

Jbean

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 04:23 pm Click here to edit this post
hey neko, nope you're not last...i still haven't gotten mine. i think my mailman must smell really good!

Weinermr

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 05:23 pm Click here to edit this post
Has anyone heard from Pcakes lately? She seems to be MIA.

Tess

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 07:03 pm Click here to edit this post
Nope, no soaps for me and I had ordered some to give as gifts not just samples. I'm a bit worried about pcakes since they never came and I haven't seen her around or heard from her. :(

Neko

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 07:04 pm Click here to edit this post
*Snaps her fingers*
Darn! I wanted to win...
Oh well, I still won Survivor 4.
LoL
Good luck with getting your guys' soaps. I'll be back to visit with Juju.Neko

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 07:17 pm Click here to edit this post
<runs through all the puddles, rolls over in the mud>

Okay, Neko, let's hit the showers and try them out!! Yippeeeeeee!!!!



Errrr ... and then I'll come back and help wait for Tess's. And Jbean's.

Soeur

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 07:19 pm Click here to edit this post
Car how on earth do you do those animations? WOW.

Gail

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 - 07:33 pm Click here to edit this post
i had ordered some too - quite a few bars. when i didn't hear back after asking a second time, i decided to just start making my own. made my second batch this past weekend totally from scratch. it takes a month or two to cure but it sure smells terrific. rosewood, sandalwood, patchouli and ylang ylang for fragrances and made with palm oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, avocado oil and shea butter with ground up oatmeal to make it a little scrubby. very nice unisex soap. my neighbor and i are going to make a bunch of different things for gifts for christmas and through out the year.

Neko

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 12:35 pm Click here to edit this post
Sounds like fun Gail!
I wish you luck on your soap making since it sounds like a hard thing to do!!
*Runs after Juju to the showers*neko

Grooch

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 12:57 pm Click here to edit this post
Oh, Gail, that is so cool!

How did you learn to make them? Do you think you can email me how?

I really loved Pcakes soaps and I would love to be able to make some.

Gail

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 04:09 pm Click here to edit this post
I am not doing the kind pcakes did. Her's is more of the clear, glycerin type. Mine is the kind you make with lye and oils and fats and butters. After I make a couple more batches and feel comfortable with the process I will tell you how to do it. Actually, there are some excellent websites out there to check out.

http://www.soapnuts.com is one

http://www.fragrant.demon.co.uk/makesoap.html

http://www.herhobbies.com/soapmaking/coldprocess.shtml

http://users.silverlink.net/~timer/soapinfo.html


Those are a few websites to read about. I also bought a book called the complete soapmaker which has a lot of good pictures. Basically, you have to be very precise and you have to be very careful. No kids or pets around while you are doing it. I also bought different soaps last month at a craft fair in Albuquerque and bought some from a lady on ebay who was also very helpful in advising me. Her soap is how I want mine to be. My first batch is pretty much right on target so that made me happy.

I did not have a mold so I used a large cookie sheet which worked just fine.

Gail

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 04:47 pm Click here to edit this post
If I get good enough at this, I am going to start making soap to put in our care boxes going to the guys and gals fighting for us in the middle east. Lots easier then cookies. :) Not that expensive either.

Grooch

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 04:55 pm Click here to edit this post
That is a great idea and a very nice thing to do, Gail. :)

I just wished that when you get good at it, they wouldn't have to be over there, anymore.

Gail

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:03 pm Click here to edit this post
Me too. I have 4 pretty good friends over there right now.

Weinermr

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:08 pm Click here to edit this post
Wow, sounds like fun Gail! I can almost see you in your "laboratory" cooking up your soaps. That's really cool.

Gail

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:12 pm Click here to edit this post
actually, my lab is just my kitchen. :) but, with the lye and other hazards involved, you need to wear safety goggles and rubber gloves so you do look a little like you are in a lab.

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, April 04, 2002 - 05:39 pm Click here to edit this post
TVCH soap-off!!! Soap-down?

Misslibra

Friday, April 05, 2002 - 03:01 pm Click here to edit this post
Pcakes I got my soaps and loved them. I still want the order I put in for the china rain.

Gail what a great ideal. Was the soaps expensive to make ?

Gail

Friday, April 05, 2002 - 03:42 pm Click here to edit this post
Not expensive if you can get palm oil and coconut oil in bulk somewhere - i could not find them locally. You can use olive oil, crisco oil, and a few others but those other two are great for suds and lather.

I have a feeling it will be an addictive hobby.

Misslibra

Friday, April 05, 2002 - 04:42 pm Click here to edit this post
It sounds like something I might be interested in trying anyway. Where did you find your bulk palm oil and coconut oil... on the net ? And couldn't you use candy molds for your soaps ?

Gail

Friday, April 05, 2002 - 06:43 pm Click here to edit this post
Yes, I found them on the net. Ebay first and then I found someone selling them by the gallons. I ordered a few gallons which should be here next week. Then I will be soaping big time.

Yes, you can use candy molds, they also have tons of neat soap molds. I just want mine to be rectangle so I actually used a 15 x 11 jelly roll pan which turned out to be the perfect size. I accidently cut the bars too long and only got 16 where I should have gotten 20. There are also loaf shaped molds where you slice them like bread. The are sitting on my dining room table on waxed paper curing and they smell terrific. They need to sit about 6 weeks to totally cure. There are soaps you can make to use as shampoo too.

By the time Christmas rolls around I should have some pretty good presents for people. :) I am still hoping I might be able to crochet again but right now it is just too painful to consider. Soaping is actually pretty simple. Besides the other links I posted last night, here is a really good page with pictures:
http://www.thesage.com/recipes/recipes.php3?.State=Display&id=117

That site also has some pretty good information about the whole saop making venture.