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I'm Asiza and I've just recently found the courage to dive into the scary world of lye. I've been researching everything there is on soap and soap making and now I think I should stop procrastinating. I went to the dollar store and thrift shops for things I could use and bought lye at Ace hardware. I figure, if there's not much money into it, I can spend those bucks on ingredient, which I have.  :buttrf:

My children and several other members of my family have very sensitive skin and I have a chemical sensitivity (the reason for my fear) so, I am motivated to make soap good enough for newborn skin. If I can do that soon enough, I'll make some soap for my newly born grandson who's 13 days old. Lots of motivation here to make the gentlest soap possible :) I can't wait to glean all of your wisdom.

Hello and welcome :hi:

Hello and welcome,

Lots of info here and in Resources - you might not be able to see all of it until you've made more posts so ask as many questionas you need.

thanks to both of you. I have been looking around. This seems to be a very nice place.

Hi and welcome!  :buttrf:

thank you very much. I love these butterflies  :buttrf:

Hi and welcome from me too  :buttrf:

thanks  :)

So, I messed up my first batch of soap ... broke a glass candy thermometer in the lye. Stupid me  :-[

The first of many mistakes you'll make, just like the rest of us! The good batches make up for it, welcome to the forum!

hi and welcome from me. Lye isn't that scary when you get used to working with it quite a bit. The main thing is wear protective glasses, wash anything that splashes on your skin straight away and keep it well away from kids. Locked if you can!

I don't use thermometers for soap making.

Hi and welcome :buttrf: :buttrf:

Hi Asiza and a very warm welcome to the forum  :) :buttrf:

Sorry to hear about your oopsie with the first soap  :(

Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome to the mad house :)

Thanks guys! I will have to get a new thermometer; the soap turned out too well to wait any longer. I already have people asking for soap (rep. transferred from cooking I suppose). Nearly 100% coconut oil, coconut water and coconut cream is a fantastic soap!  ;D

It's okay to share with friends and relatives at this point but it will be a while before you're ready to sell.  Your family and friends and so going to love your new addiction hobby. :buttrf:

Yeah, family and friends are the ones asking. As for selling, nope, not until I understand a whole lot more (and even at that, just in my small town).  :)