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| Ladytrapper |
Posted - Aug 01 2008 : 08:56:23 AM
THis will be a first for me, but after smelling the oils of the evening primrose and peppermint, I am fervently wanting a homemade bar of soap of the same scent.
Who here makes this? and advice I would appreciate.
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran
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| Elizaray |
Posted - Aug 23 2008 : 7:29:31 PM
www.millersoap.com is a great site- also the women over at the Farmgirl Connection seem to know a lot about soap making. www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz
Elizaray |
| Ladytrapper |
Posted - Aug 23 2008 : 06:29:21 AM
Thanks everyone ! It is prime herb and wildflower collecting time. I got a porch full of wild herbs hanging upside down already....hubby calls me "witchy woman"
I will let you all know the path I choose to take on this project...and thanks again.
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran
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| June Bug |
Posted - Aug 15 2008 : 11:00:53 AM
So, I just googled lye and answered my own questions, but I also found a really cool soap making site for materials....thesoapbarn.com....pretty neat. Let us know how it goes Juanita!
 Traci |
| June Bug |
Posted - Aug 14 2008 : 7:55:12 PM
What exactly is lye? What purpose does it have in soap? Could anyone fill me in a little?
Traci |
| Jen |
Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 1:43:04 PM
I've always wondered that too, Michelle - lye is scary stuff!
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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| HuckleberryWine |
Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 10:05:59 AM
That's neat! I'll have to copy the recipe and give it a try some time. Wonder what kind of reaction happens to make the lye okay for skin once it is incorporated into the soap mixture? Makes me kind of nervous, not knowing much about lye. |
| Jen |
Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 06:41:10 AM
I know NOTHING about this, Juanita, but I did find a neat website that has directions on how to make castile bar soap - with photos:
http://soapchix.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/how-to-make-cold-processed-soap-in-13-steps-a-tutorial/
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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