Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

[Guest guest]

Hi Kae, This is Kathy. I have talked to you several times , and you have

been very helpful with all my problems. I am glad to see your name here. I

just joined this group a couple of weeks ago, and spend most of my time here.

The people have been great, and I am sure you will love it. Hope to talk to

you soon. Kathy

Marva is the one that gave you my name.

[Guest guest]

Kae, Still having problems with that olive oil soap. I guess I will just

give up on it. I have been using some Palm oil lately, and having better

luck. And I just ordered some coconut oil, so I am anxious to see if I can

make a mess out of that too. Somedays I get real discouraged with it all,

but I still can't seem to stop. I am sure I will get better with time, at

least I hope so. Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy!

Good to see you! Gee, I haven't talked to you

for awhile...So nuts around here. My computer

time is sporadic and short, at best. Even with

two networked computers, there is little time,

as Mark uses one a lot, and my daughter, ,

homeschools and uses the other! UGH!!!

How is your soapmaking coming? I had to make up

a couple of small batches this morning to help

fill an order. First I have made soap in some

time!

Marva is really great, isn't she? I met her a

couple of years ago on the Milksoaps list.

Kae

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Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

Hi Kae, This is Kathy. I have talked to you several times , and you have

been very helpful with all my problems. I am glad to see your name here. I

just joined this group a couple of weeks ago, and spend most of my time here.

The people have been great, and I am sure you will love it. Hope to talk to

you soon. Kathy

Marva is the one that gave you my name.

[Guest guest]

Kae, I tried the milk last night in my olive oil soap instead of water, and

instead of that horrible gel ball I had before , I got a gel that was at

least pourable. They still look good this morning, so today I am going to do

the other batch. I have been hanging on to them hoping something would work.

Thanks for all the advice. Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy!

Sorry to disappear for days at a time...

So much happening around here!

Making soap is so much like learning to

cook. It seems like you have your winners

and losers. Hate the losers! But, as time

you on, you begin to get better and better

at it!

So, when you make your castille style soap,

you are making it to rebatch? The first soap

I ever made was Castille a la Norma Coney.

I spend three days slowly stirring down the

oil into the soap. But, it was one of the most

beautiful soaps! And, I did rebatch it, too.

Soaps that don't have some milk in them are

pretty tough to rebatch...least for me, anyway.

Kae

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Web Site: http://olivetreesoaps.com

Email: kae@...

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Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

Kae, Still having problems with that olive oil soap. I guess I will just

give up on it. I have been using some Palm oil lately, and having better

luck. And I just ordered some coconut oil, so I am anxious to see if I can

make a mess out of that too. Somedays I get real discouraged with it all,

but I still can't seem to stop. I am sure I will get better with time, at

least I hope so. Kathy

[Guest guest]

I started out rebatching my olive and soapcrafters suggested to use milk in

100% olive rebatch to eleviate shrunken head syndrome as well as pliability

and dry time.1/2 cup to a pound of noodles.

HTH

Deb

Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

>

>

> Kae, Still having problems with that olive oil soap. I guess I will

just

> give up on it. I have been using some Palm oil lately, and having

better

> luck. And I just ordered some coconut oil, so I am anxious to see if I

can

> make a mess out of that too. Somedays I get real discouraged with it

all,

> but I still can't seem to stop. I am sure I will get better with time,

at

> least I hope so. Kathy

>

>

[Guest guest]

One more question about the milk, there is no chance it will spoil , will it?

Also, do you do M & P? I can't remember if you did or not. But I wanted to

make some oatmeal and honey, and I don't know if the honey has to be mixed

with something first, so that it mixes with the soap . I think I have read

before that some people had trouble getting the honey to mix with the soap.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

That is great! The animal fats seem to make a

difference in the rebathing process. Do

remember that adding milk to the soap will darken

the color a little.

Kae

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Email: kae@...

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Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

Kae, I tried the milk last night in my olive oil soap instead of water, and

instead of that horrible gel ball I had before , I got a gel that was at

least pourable. They still look good this morning, so today I am going to do

the other batch. I have been hanging on to them hoping something would work.

Thanks for all the advice. Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hey!

No the milk should not spoil. Never has on me anyway. Also, I have never

mixed honey w/ soap so I cant answer that one.

Have a good one!

Shaye

Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

One more question about the milk, there is no chance it will spoil , will

it?

Also, do you do M & P? I can't remember if you did or not. But I wanted to

make some oatmeal and honey, and I don't know if the honey has to be mixed

with something first, so that it mixes with the soap . I think I have read

before that some people had trouble getting the honey to mix with the soap.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

I have done little M & P, but milk shouldn't go bad

in it. As far as the honey and oatmeal, I am not too

sure about those, either, but I think it takes a

little tinkering to get the oatmeal to suspend and

not sink to the bottom. Anyone else know about M & P?

Kae

<============================>

Olive Tree Soaps

Web Site: http://olivetreesoaps.com

Email: kae@...

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Re: Good Afternoon/Into Kae

One more question about the milk, there is no chance it will spoil , will it?

Also, do you do M & P? I can't remember if you did or not. But I wanted to

make some oatmeal and honey, and I don't know if the honey has to be mixed

with something first, so that it mixes with the soap . I think I have read

before that some people had trouble getting the honey to mix with the soap.

Kathy