Re: The Secret's in the Cure?

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In a message dated 3/18/00 7:44:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, pnqt@...

writes:

<< I came across wonderful book today on melt and pour soap making with lots

of

recipes and tips for " embedding " items >>

Would you mind sharing the name of the book? I'm always looking for a good

book on soaps and/or toiletries ;-).

Thanks!

Lori in PA

[Guest guest]

I'm also curious about letting your soap cure..I've made a number of

different recipes recently but never leave the bars to cure, I just wrap

them in saran wrap. Seems o.k. so far.

I like to use a white glycerin soap instead of purchased bars of soap like

Ivory in the hand milled soap recipes. The bars of soap seam firmer/harder

than using ivory. I made a recipe for hand milled soap and used both Ivory

and white glycerin to see which I liked better. I put tea bag leaves in

this recipe and the leaves stayed evenly throughout in the resulting bar of

soap but when I used white glycerin the leaves just sunk to the bottom

(top)! Also, can anyone tell me why the leaves turn brown? I've used mint

leaves, tea bag leaves, and lavender flowers and all three times the bars

were ruined. (Very ugly!)

The Secret's in the Cure?

> From: pnqt@...

>

> Hello, List Buds:

>

> I came across wonderful book today on melt and pour soap making with lots

of

> recipes and tips for " embedding " items (you know the Internet is great but

> give me a book to really, really learn -- oh no, I see a controversy

> brewing!

>

> At any rate, the author made reference to letting your soap " cure " for two

> weeks. I thought this wasn't necessary with melt and pour. Does anybody

do

> that? Right now my idea of " cure " is two days before a crafts show, not

two

> weeks.

>

> Also, does anybody hand mill soap for gifts and retail? This book has

some

> great recipes for that, as well.

>

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Press

>

>

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