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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jul 25 2008 : 08:39:02 AM
Any fellow soap makers out there? I have been making cold process soap for a year now, and I am hooked! What a feeling to create something so wonderful that everyone loves. I now have over 30 varieties! Among other products I make.
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| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Feb 18 2009 : 05:57:11 AM
I cook my soap at 180 degrees for 1 hour and it's done.
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 10:51:39 PM
I just did some HP tonight - Cottage Rose. I always do this scent by HP so I can press the pink rose petals in the top without them turning brown. I've never done a water discount on any soap I've done. Guess I'm always afraid of seizing soap! This batch turned out nice but I think if I had done a water discount it would have been too dry. Suzanne - do you lower the heat when you do the discount? At what temp do you cook it? I did 200 degrees for 2 hours.
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| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 07:05:40 AM
I really like HP for so many reasons but every once in a while, I do CP. Especially this time of year before markets start when there's time to let the soap cure. During my season, it's almost all HP because I sell a lot of soap and just keep cranking it out and need to have it cured faster. I do about a 30% water discount and that helps quite a lot.
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 07:00:08 AM
Suzanne - Thanks for the info on the goat's milk soap.
I've done my HP by putting the pot in the oven and love it. The one thing I really like about HP is that you can use less scent and the colors stay true.
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| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 06:55:04 AM
I've done HP goats milk soap. It works just fine but does turn a darker tan and can smell like brown sugar sometimes. I like it.
I do my HP in the pot...stir like CP to very thick, pop the pot in the oven at 180 degrees for one hour, take out the pot and add EOs, pour into the molds. I think it's way easier than a crock pot because you don't have to watch it and it's so straight forward. I know that many people do HP in a crock pot and love it that way.
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 06:33:42 AM
Debra - you probably mean hot process vs cold process. You still make the soap the same but in cold process you put it in the mold, insulate, wait 24 hours, remove from the mold, cut and cure for about 4 to 6 weeks.
In hot process you make the soap then cook it over a double boiler for about 2 hours which removes the lye, add scent and any botanicals, mold, and then cut when cool. Hot process still needs to sit for a couple of weeks for the water to evaporate but you could use it right away. Hot process tends to be a more rustic looking soap. I do soap both ways as I have a couple of recipes that I like better doing hot process.
I don't make goat's milk soap - although I love it - so I'm not sure about doing hot process with goat's milk. From what I've heard I don't think you can due to the sugars in the milk - someone else here can probably help you with that.
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| melody |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 5:10:37 PM
WOW... I didn't realize how many out there make their own soap.
My husband and I have been crafting soap for over four years now. And, we just LOVE it. We have a regular clientele and we go to a lot of art festivals and shows during the summer. I have a shop in my front room and a beautiful sign outside near my white picket fence that reads BY the BAY Handcrafted Soap!
One comment was made regarding trouble obtaining lye....we buy all of our lye through Menards here in Michigan.
Melody
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| sunflowercritters |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 4:04:33 PM
Hi all I'm a new farmgirl sister and am new at soap making I just made my first batch of soap this winter. A lady in my town showed me. I made it out of goat milk. Love it. What fun! Had a question and refresh my memory what is cold & hot that you talked about?
I'm having so much fun learning and reading what you all have to say.
thanks for any help you can give on this topic..
farmgirl sister #462
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 04:55:58 AM
quote:
Originally posted by MotherLodeBeth
quote:
Originally posted by naturemaiden
Any fellow soap makers out there? I have been making cold process soap for a year now, and I am hooked! What a feeling to create something so wonderful that everyone loves. I now have over 30 varieties!
Goat milk soap here.
~MotherLodebeth- I was born in the wrong era~
Bi Beth, I make goats milk soap too. I love your quote. I feel I was born in the wrong era as well!
Connie
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| MotherLodeBeth |
Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 12:54:17 AM
quote:
Originally posted by naturemaiden
Any fellow soap makers out there? I have been making cold process soap for a year now, and I am hooked! What a feeling to create something so wonderful that everyone loves. I now have over 30 varieties!
Goat milk soap here.
~MotherLodebeth- I was born in the wrong era~ |
| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 12:07:13 PM
I've used raw ingredients in soap with no spoiling. Pumpkin puree, carrot juice, carrot pulp and the like. It doesn't sound like it would work and I thought exactly that for years, but it does. Especially if you hot process your soap or allow it to gel. You may try looking at some soap forums and ask around or do a search. I do remember seeing eggs in soap, but I can't remember where I saw it and I've never done it myself. I'm not sure why I would.
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 11:56:02 AM
I've not made soap with eggs or ever heard of it. I have a tendency to avoid using fresh ingredients in soap because they could cause bacteria or mold to grow. But that's just me. Maybe someone else has tried it with success.
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| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Jan 20 2009 : 10:14:45 AM
http://www.latherings.sugarplum.net/bb/ - Soap making forum for questions and advice
http://millersoap.com/index.html#Soap%20Contents
Kathy Miller's soap page. She's a nice woman and knows her stuff!
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
www.goodnaturedearthling.com
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| boonedesigns |
Posted - Jan 20 2009 : 10:06:37 AM
Has anyone made soap with fresh chicken eggs or yolks. I have seen recipes but I have never tried. Do any of you have a recipe to share? |
| boonedesigns |
Posted - Jan 20 2009 : 10:05:07 AM
Could someone share a good soap recipe. I would love to make soap for our family sounds so fun.
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| Bonne |
Posted - Jan 15 2009 : 5:43:23 PM
Rae, try adding anise EO to your hunters soap. Supposed to remove the "human scent", and also good for fishing.
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| Old Spirit |
Posted - Jan 12 2009 : 03:07:21 AM
Thanks for ideas on the molds. I found I like just the plain soap. My husband loves it for deer hunting, no scent!! ALso I noticed my hands did not dry out at all the winter I used the plain soap.
Rae
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jan 11 2009 : 1:27:41 PM
It was wild that I-5 was closed. When there is flooding it always closes in that spot. Eventually they are going to have to do something about building a dike to hold back the flood waters. When I-5 is closed is basically shuts down the whole state!
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| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 1:55:56 PM
It's good to know that there are phathalate free fragrances out there!
My customers get what I offer and they like it! ha ha. I'm not really a meany. They just know if they want something I can't offer, I can point them to another soap maker.
PS...I see you're in Vancouver. I hear I5 is opened up again. Wasn't that crazy? If we needed to evacuate the state for some reason last week, how would we have done that? Passes closed, main interstate closed, roads closed all over the place!
I'm glad things are opening up again.
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
www.goodnaturedearthling.com
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 1:49:02 PM
I used to only use essential oils and still prefer them. However, my customers want scents that you can't get from essential oils. So I've chosen to use phathalate free fragrances - at least that helps some.
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| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 10:58:22 AM
Here's some information regarding the ingredients that make up FOs (fragrance oils). What you do with this information is up to you. It's just information. For me, I would never use FOs and in my teaching, I warn against the usage of them. I use only pure essential oils to my soaps. Even with using only EOs, I research them to make sure they can be used on the skin.
In 1986, the National Academy of Sciences targeted synthetic fragrances as one of the six categories of chemicals that should be given high priority for neurotoxicity testing. The report states that 95 percent of chemicals used in fragrances are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum. They include benzene derivatives, aldehydes, and many other known toxics and sensitizers, which are capable of causing cancer, birth defects, central nervous system disorders and allergic reactions.
SOURCE: Neurotoxins: At Home and the Workplace (Report by the Committee on Science and Technology. US House of Representatives, Sept. 16, 1986) [Report 99-827]
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
www.goodnaturedearthling.com
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 10:54:27 AM
Added you to it Connie!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 10:30:03 AM
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Originally posted by Alee
I am starting a soap swap in the barter section if anyone is interested!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Hi
I'd love to! Just please tell me exactly what I have to do, as I've never done that before 
Connie
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 10 2009 : 08:21:22 AM
I am starting a soap swap in the barter section if anyone is interested!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our blog: www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
Put your pin on the farmgirl map! www.farmgirlmap.blogspot.com |
| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Jan 09 2009 : 8:59:31 PM
If you're doing cold process soap, you can not use aluminum of any kind either as your stirring pot or any mold. It will react with the ingredients and you'll lose both your soap and your container.
I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
www.goodnaturedearthling.com
Cedar Mountain Herb School |
