Re: Intro to soapmaking101

[Guest guest]

--- Dan & Kelley wrote:

>

>

> Hi all, I'm Kelley, a fairly new soap maker. I hope

> to be able to learn and

> share with the group here.

> I do have a few newbie soap questions I have been

> looking for the answers

> too,

> Is Caustic Soda the same as Lye? If not, what is

> caustic soda used for?

> and what is a good soap book with small to medium

> sized batch recipes? I

> have " The Natural Soap Book " by Cavitch, but the

> recipes are huge to test.

> If I'm going to try a new soap, and it fails, I'd

> rather waste a smaller

> amount of oils etc.

> Thanks in advance

> Looking forward to enjoying this list

> Kelley @

> Misty Meadow Farm

>

Good Morning!! You might check out the homepage

listed below. I believe there are some recipes there.

If they are to big, just divide it down to what size

you want, and plug those figures into a lye

calculator-I use the one at MMS.

hth

donna in co

>

>

> Check out our homepage at

> http://www.angelfire.com/mi/Soapmaking101/index.html

>

>

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[Guest guest]

--- Dan & Kelley wrote:

>

>

> Hi all, I'm Kelley, a fairly new soap maker. I hope

> to be able to learn and

> share with the group here.

> I do have a few newbie soap questions I have been

> looking for the answers

> too,

> Is Caustic Soda the same as Lye? If not, what is

> caustic soda used for?

> and what is a good soap book with small to medium

> sized batch recipes? I

> have " The Natural Soap Book " by Cavitch, but the

> recipes are huge to test.

> If I'm going to try a new soap, and it fails, I'd

> rather waste a smaller

> amount of oils etc.

> Thanks in advance

> Looking forward to enjoying this list

> Kelley @

> Misty Meadow Farm

>

Good Morning!! You might check out the homepage

listed below. I believe there are some recipes there.

If they are to big, just divide it down to what size

you want, and plug those figures into a lye

calculator-I use the one at MMS.

hth

donna in co

>

>

> Check out our homepage at

> http://www.angelfire.com/mi/Soapmaking101/index.html

>

>

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[Guest guest]

--- Dan & Kelley wrote:

>

>

> Hi all, I'm Kelley, a fairly new soap maker. I hope

> to be able to learn and

> share with the group here.

> I do have a few newbie soap questions I have been

> looking for the answers

> too,

> Is Caustic Soda the same as Lye? If not, what is

> caustic soda used for?

> and what is a good soap book with small to medium

> sized batch recipes? I

> have " The Natural Soap Book " by Cavitch, but the

> recipes are huge to test.

> If I'm going to try a new soap, and it fails, I'd

> rather waste a smaller

> amount of oils etc.

> Thanks in advance

> Looking forward to enjoying this list

> Kelley @

> Misty Meadow Farm

>

Good Morning!! You might check out the homepage

listed below. I believe there are some recipes there.

If they are to big, just divide it down to what size

you want, and plug those figures into a lye

calculator-I use the one at MMS.

hth

donna in co

>

>

> Check out our homepage at

> http://www.angelfire.com/mi/Soapmaking101/index.html

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome aboard, nice to have you join our lovely family. Hope you

enjoy our list?

Now for caustic soda, yes that is the same as lye. And I

think that one of my best starter books I received when getting my hands

wet, (excuse the pun), was The Handmade Soap Book by Melinda Coss. Some

pretty basic recipes, and much smaller then the ones by Cavitch. Any others

out there that can steer to a good starter book? I know The Handmade

Soap Book was my favorite.

Cricket

[Guest guest]

Hi !!

I just went to the website and I clicked on Tips and Tricks and do not

see the recipe for the one bar batch of soap??? Am I just not seeing

something right or did I click on the wrong thing?

TTYL

Cindi L.

Vicksburg, Mississippi

/Garden of Soap wrote:

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> Remember guys -

>

> We have a recipe for a one bar batch of soap on our web page. It's perfect

> for testing FO's, colors, etc. Click under Tips & Tricks.