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Title: Hello Post by: Finbar on November 28, 2009, 11:01:30 PM Hiya, I'm Finbar. Suffice it to say I'm interested in having a go at soapmaking but I haven't tried it before. I hope to learn something here :)
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Honey on November 28, 2009, 11:08:15 PM Welcome!!! What sort of soapmaking are you interested in?
Title: Re: Hello Post by: wolfhound on November 29, 2009, 12:20:23 AM Hi Finbar and welcome.. Soon have you soaping!
Title: Re: Hello Post by: samantha on November 29, 2009, 12:39:25 AM Hello Finbar and a big warm welcome.You'll learn lots on this forum,plenty of people here with invaluable knowledge :buttrf:
Title: Re: Hello Post by: EJ on November 29, 2009, 12:41:47 AM Hello Finbar - you've definitely come to the right place to learn about soapmaking (we even have a captive safetyy assessor who makes soap - but we've let him off the lead for a week or so).
Another Irish member ?? Title: Re: Hello Post by: Helen on November 29, 2009, 09:10:01 AM Hi Finbar,
A warm welcome to the forum. You are in very good company with lots of different levels of experience and various areas of interest. I very much look forward to hearing about when you take your first plunge :) Hope you enjoy it here :buttrf: Title: Re: Hello Post by: Honey on November 29, 2009, 09:36:10 AM Another Irish member ?? That's what I thought but didn't want to jump in with "where are you from" in the first sentence.. you've asked in a far more tactful way! Finbar is a very Irish name. Title: Re: Hello Post by: michaela on November 29, 2009, 09:40:55 AM Hello Finbar, a lovely name! I am Irish by decent & name as well!! I have wanted to see my beautiful Eire for a long long time! I will get there eventually ! Welcome! Its the best forum on the net!!
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Eva on November 29, 2009, 11:04:57 AM Welcome Finbar! :buttrf:
This is the place to be socializing when it comes to "cooking" and stuff. Title: Re: Hello Post by: Michelle on November 29, 2009, 11:34:16 AM Hya Finbar, welcome. You'll find loads of info on here to help you get started, We alll ask loads of questions, so sit back enjoy and get ready for an addiction. :buttrf:
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Sundhara on November 29, 2009, 11:35:52 AM Welcome Finbar :buttrf:
You'll enjoy this forum Title: Re: Hello Post by: Finbar on November 29, 2009, 12:37:16 PM Hey thanks for the warm welcome :D I'd like to try my hand at cold processed soap made from hemp oil. It's a nice greenish colour. I like green - well I would woudn't I, descending from the Emerald Isle! My family belonged to County Cork but I was born in London. Enough about me as I'm shy :-[
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Honey on November 29, 2009, 12:40:11 PM Ahhh Cork, one of my all time favourite places on earth (well West Cork to be precise, not all bits of Cork are as scenic as that!). And none of this shy stuff, the more you interact and post on the board, the more boards will open up for you.
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Finbar on November 29, 2009, 01:05:17 PM ;)
Title: Re: Hello Post by: EJ on November 29, 2009, 01:16:23 PM Quote I'd like to try my hand at cold processed soap made from hemp oil. !00% Hemp makes a horrible soap - soft and rapidly goes rancid. A percentage of hemp will probably give you a soft green colour. Unrefined Avaocado oil is also a green - so is Pumpkin Seed Oil, expensive. However you wouldn't be using 100% of any of these oils to make a viable soap. Title: Re: Hello Post by: Finbar on November 29, 2009, 01:32:34 PM I was thinking of mixing it with other oils but will need to discover the best combination. Perhaps coconut oil. I bought some from a small soapmaker in Suffolk and it was very nice. I think it also contained coconut and shea.
Edit: I've found the label (Innocent Oils Hemp Soap) cocoa butter not shea, then hemp oil, olive oil, coconut oil and jojoba. Title: Re: Hello Post by: EJ on November 29, 2009, 01:57:01 PM If you go to Soapcalc (http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcWP.asp) and follow the FAQ, Soap Qualities etc. links from Learn on the menu bar on the main Soapcalc page and then try out various combinations of oils and butters in the calculator you will see the qualities which the soap would have in the read out on the left of the page.
It's a very useful tool for gaining an idea of how oils and butters combine to produce a cleansing or conditioning soap and what the lather properties would be (I played around with it for ages before I made my first soap, HP, using a recipe which I'd devised myself from what I'd learned from entering different combinations in the recipe calculator) Title: Re: Hello Post by: nakedtruthbeauty on November 29, 2009, 03:47:45 PM Welcome Finbar. Can't believe no-ones mentioned it yet, but once you start soaping we love pictures! :buttrf:
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Eire on November 29, 2009, 08:52:41 PM Hi Finbar and welcome.
Use some green clay, it's easier than delving into colours for a beginner. ElaineJ has given you some good advice, it's important to read up thoroughly. Not all oils are suitable to soap in large %'s, even though other wise they would be classed as valuable additions to a formula. Hemp is an example. Start with a very simple 2 or 3 oils recipe, learn the basics, then add luxuries such as hemp, butters etc..., that way, as soon as you change and ingredient and are not quite happy with the final bar, you'll know which ingredient and why. Eire Title: Re: Hello Post by: madpiano on November 30, 2009, 01:00:58 AM Hiya and welcome !
Do you still live in London ? I am based in SE London, so if you are anywhere near and need help, just holler Cheers Sabine Title: Re: Hello Post by: Finbar on November 30, 2009, 11:23:43 AM Thank you very much for the continuous warm welcomes and excellent advice everyone! What an amazingly friendly forum. Elaine, the calculator is going to be my Bible by the looks of it.
Eire, I won't be adding colours to my soap to come s I prefer the plain and natural look. The green comment was just a silly passing word in response to the naturally olive toned hemp bar I was admiring. Yes I will certainly send photos of my first attempt, even if it goes wrong. In which case I know I will get the best advice from you wonderfully seasoned soapers. Sabine I now live in Herefordshire, but thanks for your kind offer. I'm sure I will be needing help once I get started. I won't be shy in coming forward either. Love yah all ! Title: Re: Hello Post by: Eire on November 30, 2009, 11:38:56 AM Another good lye calc is SBM. I don't know if I can put in full name under forum rules???
This is a handy one for newbie's, it has a resizer on it. So when you know what recipe you are going to use, type in the measurements of your mold and it will recalculate the weight for you for your mold. BTW, joking aside, green clay (most clays) is a nice addition to a bar, I find it is especially liked by men. Just blitz one tablespoon per pound of oil into your oils before you add the lye water. Eire Title: Re: Hello Post by: sharon on November 30, 2009, 10:58:11 PM Hi finbar and welcome. I am not a soaper so I can't help there but I do like the natural look as you've mentioned!
Hopefully we will cross paths, perhaps I will take up soapmaking to get to know the newbies :mwaha: Title: Re: Hello Post by: michaela on December 04, 2009, 05:25:38 PM I have made a nice olive green hemp soap that lathers amazingly....used hemp as super fat....try it out on soap calc ;D
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Hayley on December 05, 2009, 11:39:37 AM Hiya Finbar
Nice to meet you x :buttrf: Title: Re: Hello Post by: Lulu on December 05, 2009, 04:42:57 PM Hi Finbar & welcome
Title: Re: Hello Post by: Scott on December 05, 2009, 05:11:07 PM Hello Finbar - welcome!
Title: Re: Hello Post by: zuriua on December 12, 2009, 01:44:52 AM Hiya, welcome to the forum!
Title: Re: Hello Post by: polly on December 12, 2009, 10:50:47 PM Hi, Finnar - Welcome :buttrf:
Title: Re: Hello Post by: danielle on January 19, 2010, 11:43:51 AM hi finbar :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:
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