Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say hello.    I made my first batch of CP soap on Sunday and have already done a Happy Dance!  (as mentioned by Joy James in her book "Make your own soap").

I also know that it makes bubbles as Joy says that if you can't wait until your soap is cured to find out if it lathers, then to put on some gloves and wash your hands......Yay, a truly happy moment.

Top Tip - check your ceiling when making soap, as a spider decided to do a bungy jump just as I was stirring my oils.   Not the additive I was thinking of.

At the moment I'm reading everything I can about making soap - I think it could become addictive.

I love your site, and everyone seems so friendly.

Theresa x

Hello Theresa,

You'll certainly enjoy yourself here (hope you're handy with a camera!!)

Hello, welcome

I have Joy's book too, it's great for newbies.

And I'll get in fisrt and say we LOVE pics, so that 1st soap you soaped on SUnday, we'd love to see it  

Hello and welcome to the site. I am sure you have had a wee lookie about the forum  and noticed we like pictures so my question to you is where are the pics of your new soap. come on dont be a shy one. We wont bite. :mwaha:

Hello Theresa!
yes, pics please! mandatory I'm afraid!

Hi Theresa - welcome to the forum

Hi Theresa and welcome. That first happy dance is the most special one, isn't it? There is loads of info here and really helpful people. Have you used soapcalc yet?

Eire

Thanks for replying, have just taken a few pics, but only one came out properly...........

can I just say that:

it's a bit pathetic as I only made a small batch, and some of that struggled to come out of the mould!
Some of the mould came off onto the soap with the Lye interaction    It was a really cute non-stick mini loaf tin as well
I added some Tonka Bean Oil for colour and smell and neither came out ok

BUT

I'm still excited about making soap

Tx

 

Oh, and I forgot to mention that when putting the soap to bed for 24hrs, my cat thought it was a fab new place to sleep and so must have tilted the moulds.......

2nd Top Tip - Keep pets away from your soap

Hello Eire,

I have, but typically, before knowing whether I was going to like making soap, I was checking out the web one evening and found some software called SoapMaker3 and couldn't resist buying it.................    Having said that I don't regret it as it's a great programme and the bit I like the most so far, is the moving graph.   As you key in the different base oils and butters you want to use, the graph changes to show whether you'll get bubbles, long lasting bar etc. etc.   Great fun.    It then does the same calculations as soapcalc.

Always a sucker for some new sofware!

Theresa

Wow, as for 'could become addictive', way too late. You're there, hook, line and sinker. I just wanted to say no matter how good a book is, always run it through a lye calc.
You're bars are a nice cramy colour, well done. You can use anything as a mould, shoe box, milk cartons, grease proof paper is your friend. Silicone muffin tins/trays are ideal and won't react with the lye.

Eire

 :mwaha:       Thanks for the tip about always checing the Lye, as I want to get it right.    T

Welcome to the forum Theresa! Sounds like you're already hooked on making soap!
Don't say that your batch is pathetic, I would say it's pretty awesome! Like.. you actually Made Soap! I've not tried CP [yet].
You're gonna love it here, so many nice people and lots of info and laughs  :buttrf:

Hi Theresa!  I made my first CP soap last Sunday too and like you, my first batch was from a recipe in Joy James' book, being Recipe No. 3! 

Yours looks really nice - have you tried the tongue test yet?

Anne

I did, I just had to give it a go.   It gives quite a zap doesn't it, but not as bad as I was expecting.     Have you checked yours for lather and bubbles?