Fresholi | Melting Pot Café

Well not literally but at least I got your attention  :hap3:. My friends call me Bek, I stupidly thought I would be able to make soap easily and that I could give L___ a run for their money ! Reality is that now I have down some research, I realise there is more to it such as certification etc. I am still waiting for my suppiles to arrive so as yet I have not even made anything !!!

I have 2 sons and try to be as eco friendly as realistically possible, we have 5 chickens and my husband grows vegetables etc. I would therefore be keen to make bath bombs, soaps etc from natural products - hence where the 'naked' comes in !!!

I look forward to knowing you all, I'm sure I will have many stupid questions to ask !

Bek x

 :mwaha: you will fit in well here Bek!
Welcome, enjoy! :hi:

Hi Bek!

I'm new to the soap etc thing too and have been asking lots of annoying questions!

Have fun!

Hi Bek  :hi:

Hope you enjoy it here, and with that intro I think you'll fit in very well  :mwaha:

(Naughty girls, I think we've nabbed another one for the gang behind the bikesheds  ;D)

Stop it JJ, you'll lead her astray  ::)

Cor blimey....  Got my attention there Bek (thought I may have to get mi moderator cap on  :mwaha:).

Hey, someone else who has chickens!  So that's now 1, 2, 3....  goodness, I'm beginning to loose count.  

I like your enthusiasm to aim high and why not?  I think once you get a feel for what you need to do and had lashings of experimentation time, you'll be well away.  Although I do have to tell you, it's all rather addictive you know.  

A big warm welcome from me and I look forward to chatting with you around the boards  ;D

Hi Bek
I'm sitting here in me towel after me bath, so nearly naked  :mwaha:
Enjoy your first soap making you'll love it!

Karen

Hi Bek, welcome to THE forum, fun yet enlightening. No need to mind your p's and q's too much, just relax, and have fun here.
 :hi:

Nope, just your C's, J's, K's and your Z's  ;)   :mwaha:

Be very careful about the letter H too.  It tells fibs does that letter

Hello Bek,

Classy intro!

What sort of soap are you thinking of making? There's lots of info in the posts and Resources - unfortunately there isn't a FAQ for the Forum (on the To Do List!

Hi and welcome. I to have chickens.
Hope you enjoy the forum & soap making.
Kim

Hi Bek,

I'm one of the other chicken owners here. ;D

I am a newbie as well and have yet to make anything. I just got my ingredients yesterday and plan to have a go this weekend (if i can keep my hands of the stuff till then lol).

Good luck and have fun!

Debz

Hi Bek, feel free to run around naked as much as you want.
it's often a misconception that making soap is easy, throw everything together and sell it.
It takes a lot of time and practice to get it right then when you finally get your perfect recipe you then have to get certified.  and you will always be learning something new along the way.

keep a soap from your first few batches and then look at them in a year's time,
notice how much different your bars are in a years time, and also then you will see if your recipe has gone rancid with dreaded orange spots etc.

But we have a wealth of information on here, everyone one here is so helpful and will always help you out if they can.

my suggestion before making products is to read and read and then read some more.
please feel free to ask away though

Hi Bek!

Congrats on finding the forum. It is a really cool place to learn. Everyone has time and knowledge about something soap and potion related, you will get to know heaps and heaps on here.
I also have 4 chickens!Big black Marans, oohhh errrr missus :mwaha: 

Hi Bek

I like your style, and know exactly where you're coming from when it comes to naked products!

Unfortunately as a few people have already said, soap (and bath bombs too) can have a mind of it's own at times - so it's loads of fun tempered with moments of sheer frustration (only occasionally  ;))

anyway welcome, naked girl I think you'll enjoy it here

Naked is the best way to be  ;D :hap2:

Don't be afraid to ask questions, no matter how silly you think they are. We don't bite (well most of us anyway ;))

I can't help with soaps I'm afraid but there are loads of soapers here and the odd croaper, I mean REALLY odd (*ducks for cover as Jojo slings some croap this way*  :mwaha:)

Have fun, I'm sure you will  :hap2:

Hello and welcome Bek.
This is a great place for information and encouragement.  Hope you enjoy it here!

You have no idea what damage a chunk of my croap can do  :mwaha:

I wouldn't like to imagine, although I've got some pretty heavy glass jars here ;) (please don't make me waste them on throwing them at you  :mwaha:)

I've had far worse than glass jars flung in my direction lately
 :mwaha:

Wow you are all a friendly bunch, thank you so much for making me feel wlecomed  :hap3:

I'm also glad to hear that some of you have chickens, I have 5 girls now. I recently rescued 2 from a battery farm, via BHWT, I would strongly recommend it if anyone is thinking about it  ;D

Hi Bek, welcome to the forum, you'll have loads of fun on here   ;D