Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

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>

> Hello Everyone,

> My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been with

his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live in

Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and decided on

melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all of

my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

>

> I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

everything last night!

>

> Thanks so much for having me.

>

>

Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

Anita B.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group, You'll enjoy it here, Lots of great people and

info. What part of Pa. do you live in? I'm also from Pa. don't see to

many folks on the groups from our neck of the woods. I live in the

Southeastern part, little town called Aston.

Glad your here

DJ in Pa.

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> > My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been with

> his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live in

> Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and decided

on

> melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all

of

> my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

> >

> > I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

> cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

> everything last night!

> >

> > Thanks so much for having me.

> >

> >

>

>

> Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

>

> Anita B.

>

[Guest guest]

Aloha , Carol, and Nikeya,

Nice to meet you!!!

Here are a couple things you should know befor making lye soap. I

make old fashioned lye soap almost every day so if you need any help

just ask.

#1. Make sure you wear rubber gloves, plastic eye goggles and hold

your breath or stand upwind when mixing the lye with your water. The

fumes can burn your eyes, nose and lungs.

#2. The glass holding the mixture of lye and water will become very

hot, do not hold it with bare hands, instead place it on a safe

surface outside your house and stir with a wooden spoon.(never mix

lye inside your house or a closed in area)

#3.Also always have a wet towel handy incase of acidental spilling on

skin, wipe of with towel where it burns and head for the shower.

Mahalo,

Liea

Hawaiian Soaps R Us

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> > My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been

with

> his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live

in

> Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and

decided on

> melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all

of

> my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

> >

> > I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

> cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

> everything last night!

> >

> > Thanks so much for having me.

> >

> >

>

> Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

>

> Anita B.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It is not very difficult, but the only thing I am never be sure of is , am I in

the trace point?, is it OK? well if you reach the point, stop inmediatly, or you

must to rebatch, that's not nice, and add your E0's or fragances, and

preservatives or antioxidants (never ever forget the last one), I use Vit E. and

use a wood spoon. To the mold and cover it with plastic paper, (that for wrap

the meals), and insulated them for slow down their temp. slowly, those were my

main problems. If something goes wrong, well, I always have the chance to do it

HP, or liquid soap, or detergent or dishwasher, never trow away my nice oils, or

my work..... LUCK Ruth

Carol Chandler <smiley@...> escribió: Hi ,

I am also in your perdicament, I have made melt & pour soap, lots of bath salts

and I am going to make my 1st batch of lye soap within 2 weeks when I recieve

all the rest of my products to make it, I'm a little nervous as I have no one

around that has ever made soap, and you guys are so far away, but hopefully I

can lend your ear from time to time to get me on the right track, again good

luck.

Carol

Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

>

> Hello Everyone,

> My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been with

his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live in

Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and decided on

melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all of

my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

>

> I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

everything last night!

>

> Thanks so much for having me.

>

>

Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

Anita B.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am also in your perdicament, I have made melt & pour soap, lots of bath salts

and I am going to make my 1st batch of lye soap within 2 weeks when I recieve

all the rest of my products to make it, I'm a little nervous as I have no one

around that has ever made soap, and you guys are so far away, but hopefully I

can lend your ear from time to time to get me on the right track, again good

luck.

Carol

Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

>

> Hello Everyone,

> My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been with

his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live in

Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and decided on

melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all of

my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

>

> I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

everything last night!

>

> Thanks so much for having me.

>

>

Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

Anita B.

[Guest guest]

Hi! and always some vinegar near just in case!!!!!!!, and some cornstarch or

flour if some oil wants to jump to your clothes, lol, happened to me just 2 days

ago, and well you know those stains are difficult to get rid off, so I wash my

apron with......lye, so I suppossed it will become soap, dont know but my

clothes are clean now, I think it is not a good way to wash but it worked....lol

Ruth

Hawaiian Soaps R Us <MyWickedDolls@...> escribió: Aloha ,

Carol, and Nikeya,

Nice to meet you!!!

Here are a couple things you should know befor making lye soap. I

make old fashioned lye soap almost every day so if you need any help

just ask.

#1. Make sure you wear rubber gloves, plastic eye goggles and hold

your breath or stand upwind when mixing the lye with your water. The

fumes can burn your eyes, nose and lungs.

#2. The glass holding the mixture of lye and water will become very

hot, do not hold it with bare hands, instead place it on a safe

surface outside your house and stir with a wooden spoon.(never mix

lye inside your house or a closed in area)

#3.Also always have a wet towel handy incase of acidental spilling on

skin, wipe of with towel where it burns and head for the shower.

Mahalo,

Liea

Hawaiian Soaps R Us

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> > My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been

with

> his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live

in

> Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and

decided on

> melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all

of

> my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

> >

> > I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

> cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

> everything last night!

> >

> > Thanks so much for having me.

> >

> >

>

> Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

>

> Anita B.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for writting and giving your tips which I think sound good, I

would never have thought about picking up the bowl that the lye was in being

hot, thanks again, anythings that you think would be helpful I would sure

appreciate hearing about them, hope that you are having a super day, take care.

Carol

Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

Aloha , Carol, and Nikeya,

Nice to meet you!!!

Here are a couple things you should know befor making lye soap. I

make old fashioned lye soap almost every day so if you need any help

just ask.

#1. Make sure you wear rubber gloves, plastic eye goggles and hold

your breath or stand upwind when mixing the lye with your water. The

fumes can burn your eyes, nose and lungs.

#2. The glass holding the mixture of lye and water will become very

hot, do not hold it with bare hands, instead place it on a safe

surface outside your house and stir with a wooden spoon.(never mix

lye inside your house or a closed in area)

#3.Also always have a wet towel handy incase of acidental spilling on

skin, wipe of with towel where it burns and head for the shower.

Mahalo,

Liea

Hawaiian Soaps R Us

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> > My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been

with

> his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live

in

> Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and

decided on

> melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all

of

> my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

> >

> > I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

> cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

> everything last night!

> >

> > Thanks so much for having me.

> >

> >

>

> Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

>

> Anita B.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Am I understanding this right, if your soap does not turn out you can turn it

into something else? Interesting how can I find out just what it can be turned

into?

Carol

Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

>

> Hello Everyone,

> My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been with

his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live in

Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and decided on

melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all of

my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

>

> I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

everything last night!

>

> Thanks so much for having me.

>

>

Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

Anita B.

[Guest guest]

Hello Carol,

Either the soap soponified or it did not. If you suspect that your

lye did not mix well or you see crystals forming inside or on the top

of your soap. Dump it. Unmixed lye or a chemical process that has to

much lye it in can cause serious skin burns if the soap is used.

If on the other hand your soap soponified and has too much water and

is runny or to much oil and is sticky. Lye soap can be rebatched easy

to make perfect bars from messed up batches.

I am an expert at messing glycerin soap from scratch. In the last

month I have ended up with three pots of GOO... Just add water to

sliced soap peices let it sit for a day or two mix with blender or

hand blender till smooth use for cleaning everything from laundry,

your dishes to your bathroom you will be surprised how well it cleans

thinned down to a dish soap like liquid. For the thick liquid type

for every bar you set soak add 1 1/2 cups water. Also can be softened

just enough to be a jello type and cut into small chunks and used for

other items such as foot scrubs or bath bubbles (add cocobutter or a

lotion to bath soaks from glycerin cause it cleans really well).

I myself have three very clean pet rats, two fluffy clean kittens and

a Spick and Span Sparkle Puppy.

I always test my pet shampoos on myself first to make sure the oils

are not too stong as to bother my animals or give them itchy skin.

Mahalo

Leia

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> > My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been

with

> his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live

in

> Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and

decided on

> melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all

of

> my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

> >

> > I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

> cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

> everything last night!

> >

> > Thanks so much for having me.

> >

> >

>

> Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

>

> Anita B.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I make tons of castille soap. as I used to make shampoos, creams,

cleansers, and if I have scratchs, I just add water, 1 cup of scratchs, 2 liters

pure water, 1/3 cup borax, add vodka if there is for dishes, or at the time of

wash my clothes, I add some papaine (enzyme out of that fruit, sell them in

drugstores),and vinegar in the final step of washing, or gliceryn for liquid

soap, many things, or rebatch and do some new soap.....Ruth

Carol Chandler <smiley@...> escribió: Am I understanding this

right, if your soap does not turn out you can turn it into something else?

Interesting how can I find out just what it can be turned into?

Carol

Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

>

> Hello Everyone,

> My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been with

his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live in

Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and decided on

melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all of

my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

>

> I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

everything last night!

>

> Thanks so much for having me.

>

>

Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

Anita B.

[Guest guest]

when you are talking about glycerin soap do you mean melt and pour soap? Or is

it a type like lye you can sure tell how new I am at this, its nice to know that

if you mess up it is not always wasted, again thanks for you help, much

appreciated.

Carol

Re: Not sure if I introduced myself

Hello Carol,

Either the soap soponified or it did not. If you suspect that your

lye did not mix well or you see crystals forming inside or on the top

of your soap. Dump it. Unmixed lye or a chemical process that has to

much lye it in can cause serious skin burns if the soap is used.

If on the other hand your soap soponified and has too much water and

is runny or to much oil and is sticky. Lye soap can be rebatched easy

to make perfect bars from messed up batches.

I am an expert at messing glycerin soap from scratch. In the last

month I have ended up with three pots of GOO... Just add water to

sliced soap peices let it sit for a day or two mix with blender or

hand blender till smooth use for cleaning everything from laundry,

your dishes to your bathroom you will be surprised how well it cleans

thinned down to a dish soap like liquid. For the thick liquid type

for every bar you set soak add 1 1/2 cups water. Also can be softened

just enough to be a jello type and cut into small chunks and used for

other items such as foot scrubs or bath bubbles (add cocobutter or a

lotion to bath soaks from glycerin cause it cleans really well).

I myself have three very clean pet rats, two fluffy clean kittens and

a Spick and Span Sparkle Puppy.

I always test my pet shampoos on myself first to make sure the oils

are not too stong as to bother my animals or give them itchy skin.

Mahalo

Leia

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> > My name is . I'm 31 years old. I have one son and been

with

> his father for almost 14 years. I am a teachers aide and I live

in

> Pennsylvania. I recently decided that I needed a hobby and

decided on

> melt n pour soap making. At the present time I am waiting for all

of

> my stuff to be delivered so I can start.

> >

> > I also just decided that I was gonna give lotions, lip balms,

> cream, liquid soap or shampoo, and body spray a whirl. Ordered

> everything last night!

> >

> > Thanks so much for having me.

> >

> >

>

> Welcome, !!!!!!!!!

>

> Anita B.

>

>