Re: need help with receipe

February 22, 2001

Thanks for the information Kim. I got some more oils today from Kae, and I

am going nuts because I want to use them all, but am having hand surgery on

Tues, so any soapmaking will have to be done this weekend. Thanks again.

Kathy

February 22, 2001

Hi Kathy,

Don't use any more than 25% coconut oil in your recipe.

I would go heavy on the olive oil . And have fun making up your own recipe

on the lye cal.

Kim

Kim Fuoco

www.honeybearsoap.com

need help with receipe

> I just got some coconut oil today and would like to add it to my soaps.

I

> have

> coconut

> palm

> olive oil

> crisco I want to use all 4 of these, but don't know what

> percentages for 40 oz

> of crisco. I know the coconut can be drying if you

use

> too much, so

> what do you suggest as far as oz. of each of these.

> Thanks Kathy

>

February 22, 2001

Kathy,

Keep us posted about your surgury.

And yes keep your coconut to 25% or less and you'll be fine. I can't

believe the lather it added to my soaps. I don't make a batch without

it now.

Terri

> Thanks for the information Kim. I got some more oils today from

Kae, and I

> am going nuts because I want to use them all, but am having hand

surgery on

> Tues, so any soapmaking will have to be done this weekend.

Thanks again.

> Kathy

February 22, 2001

Well, I still am not geting any mail, but Im gonna put in my 2 cents

for what its worth. I make cp and until recently did only goatmilk

soap. a few years ago I did rebatch with milk... I have always

wrapped in saran (stretch tite) when I package my soap. I let it

cure for at least 6 weeks and Hve never never had any go bad by being

wrapped. And you can still smell the soaps thru the wrap. AND for

any lurkers that may be out there that think crisco makes a low

quality soap because that is what someone told them. Total Bunk!. I

use crisco along with olive, palm and coconut. AND it is as good a

quality soap as any others out there.

Certainly dont need any " My way or the Highway " attitudes out there,

and htey know who they are if htey are still subbed on this list.

ok off my soapbox and back down to earth with the real people.

Oops almost burnt dinner! Gotta go!

Shaye

The Soap Shack

www.mysoapshack.com

> I just got some coconut oil today and would like to add it to my

soaps. I

> have

> coconut

> palm

> olive oil

> crisco I want to use all 4 of these, but don't know what

> percentages for 40 oz

> of crisco. I know the coconut can be drying

if you use

> too much, so

> what do you suggest as far as oz. of each of

these.

> Thanks Kathy

February 22, 2001

Well said about the crisco Shaye!! Feel free to pull that soap box

out at anytime hun...specially when it comes to crico! One of our

list members makes totally crisco soap and I started out with the

exact same recipe she uses. Tonys no fail recipe. In fact it is the

best " starter " recipe I can think of. It traces within a few minutes.

It will really give a new soaper a good feel for the soap making

process without breaking their bank. One other thing about this

soap...it is the only soap that I have ever made that I had to turn

off the jet in the hot spa because the bubbles started to overflow

the tub LOL

Terri...still reading and posting from *sigh*

February 23, 2001

Oh, Shaye!

I laughed so hard at your end comment here! Sorry, but

I oftentimes tend to get carried away, and end up messing

up things like FOOD all the time.....hehehe!

I have only tried using shortening one time and the soap

I made turned real dry and crumbly. It was awful, and I

never tried another batch again. That was about 2 years

ago, I think. The one thing that I can't quite get, though, is

*how* you calculate for the lye. Do you figure like 1/2 and

1/2 on the oils in the shortening? That is, the shortening I

have is soybean/cottonseed...

Well, don't let the gators get'cha! Many people are VERY

opinionated without really knowing *why*! <G>

Kae

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Olive Tree Soaps

Web Site: http://olivetreesoaps.com

Email: kae@...

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Re: need help with receipe

Certainly dont need any " My way or the Highway " attitudes out there,

and htey know who they are if htey are still subbed on this list.

ok off my soapbox and back down to earth with the real people.

Oops almost burnt dinner! Gotta go!

Shaye

The Soap Shack

www.mysoapshack.com

February 23, 2001

Terri?

You have a hot tub?

WAHHHHHHHHH!!!! I want one so bad!!!

Ooops, I haven't posted about my

reasoning here for NEEDING a hot tub,

have I?

Well, since Mark has had the injury,

I have had to do " man " jobs...That is

what I call all the jobs Mark used to

do. The last " man " job was..........

(don't laugh) cutting firewood. Yup.

Just call me Sven! (I have even fallen three

trees) We live in the woods and when our

supply of firewood was looking a little

lean, we went out in January (remember how

warm it was then?) and I cut up a bunch of

wood to get us through to the end of March.

Oh, and the trees I cut were seasoned on the

stump...ie, more dead than alive!!!

So, I NEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDD a hot tub.

Ah, I feel better now.

Thanks for listening!