Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 Hi ! Don't worry - there are no stupid questions. We all are learning and are happy to help. =o) I don't over insulate my soap. All I do is put some cling wrap over the mold and then put a kitchen towel loosely over it. Never had a problem, never needed extra insulation. As for why - well, I personally don't think it's necessary. I know that if you use PVC piping, you should hardly insulate at all because it gets sooooo hot in there that you could probably have the soap volcano on you. And, if you make milk soaps, the soap gets hot enough during saponification that you shouldn't over insulate as well. When my soap is in it's mold, I put it on my hutch or on my kitchen table. There shouldn't be any problems with you putting yours on your kitchen table either. Basically just make sure it's out of the way and it's good enough. Colorants ... do you want the natural (I think you leaned towards that, didn't you?) or " unnatural " ? For the natural, you can use things like cinnamon (sparingly as it gets scratchy if you overuse it), cocoa powder, paprika, turmeric, chlorophyll and they will turn it colors. The cinnamon and cocoa powder turn it brown, paprika is a orange, turmeric is yellow and chlorophyll is light green. Of course, you can always do the " unnatural " and use pigments - check out our links & suppliers portion of our page (http://www.angelfire.com/mi/Soapmaking101/index.html) for The Pigment Lady. Her prices are nice and delivery is quick. HTH! Holler if you have any ??. We'd be most happy to help! To the list: Yeah,. No one get on me for the natural and unnatural stuff - some folks call pigments unnatural some call them natural. I think it depends on your interpretation. ~ ..:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. A Garden of Soap: http://www.GardenofSoap.com A Place for Tulips: http://Tulips.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 Hi ! Don't worry - there are no stupid questions. We all are learning and are happy to help. =o) I don't over insulate my soap. All I do is put some cling wrap over the mold and then put a kitchen towel loosely over it. Never had a problem, never needed extra insulation. As for why - well, I personally don't think it's necessary. I know that if you use PVC piping, you should hardly insulate at all because it gets sooooo hot in there that you could probably have the soap volcano on you. And, if you make milk soaps, the soap gets hot enough during saponification that you shouldn't over insulate as well. When my soap is in it's mold, I put it on my hutch or on my kitchen table. There shouldn't be any problems with you putting yours on your kitchen table either. Basically just make sure it's out of the way and it's good enough. Colorants ... do you want the natural (I think you leaned towards that, didn't you?) or " unnatural " ? For the natural, you can use things like cinnamon (sparingly as it gets scratchy if you overuse it), cocoa powder, paprika, turmeric, chlorophyll and they will turn it colors. The cinnamon and cocoa powder turn it brown, paprika is a orange, turmeric is yellow and chlorophyll is light green. Of course, you can always do the " unnatural " and use pigments - check out our links & suppliers portion of our page (http://www.angelfire.com/mi/Soapmaking101/index.html) for The Pigment Lady. Her prices are nice and delivery is quick. HTH! Holler if you have any ??. We'd be most happy to help! To the list: Yeah,. No one get on me for the natural and unnatural stuff - some folks call pigments unnatural some call them natural. I think it depends on your interpretation. ~ ..:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. A Garden of Soap: http://www.GardenofSoap.com A Place for Tulips: http://Tulips.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 In a message dated 02/02/2000 3:56:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, KraftyKin@... writes: << I tumeric, cinnamon, powdered sage,annato seeds, alkanet,parsley, & dill for CP & HP soaps >> Irene, what color does the powdered sage turn out in CP soap? thanks, Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 In a message dated 02/02/2000 3:56:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, KraftyKin@... writes: << I tumeric, cinnamon, powdered sage,annato seeds, alkanet,parsley, & dill for CP & HP soaps >> Irene, what color does the powdered sage turn out in CP soap? thanks, Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 Get yourself some of those flat soda boxes and line with wax paper. You can slide these under the bed. You can also cross stck them on the floor. You should have no problem putting them in the dining room.I use food colors in MP but they don't seem to hold up as well as the colors made for MP. I tumeric, cinnamon, powdered sage,annato seeds, alkanet,parsley, & dill for CP & HP soaps. Food coloring just goes away and does not stay. irene Kazikiewicz wrote: > > > > Hello. I'm very new at this and have a few questions to ask, please be patient if I ask what are probably stupid questions. I have read in a couple places that during the molding phrase you are to insulate the soap with cardboard and blankets and in other sources it just mentions blankets. Which one do you do and why? Is this only in cold areas? > Where I live I don't have a lot (if any) of extra rooms or storage space. Does anybody have any suggestions on where I could place the soap during curing time? I have a linen closest with a couple shelves that are empty. Will that be enough ventilation? I don't have a garage. I could place it on a table in the dining room that we don't use, but that is right next to the kitchen. Is there any problems with that, do you think? > Last question I promise. What is a good colorant for CP and M & P soaps? I would prefer natural colorants but realize that is probably limited. If someone could privately e-mail me with some suggestions and maybe some suppliers? Thanks so very much in advance, . > P.S. I apologize if I over did it. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 In a message dated 02/02/2000 8:04:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, KraftyKin@... writes: << I grind up dried parsley and add it to the sage and it comes out greenish. Not a bright green but a drabber color. Have not used sage alone. I will have to try it. >> thanks Irene, I'm using straight parsley and like it so far...didn't know what help the sage offered. thanks. steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 I grind up dried parsley and add it to the sage and it comes out greenish. Not a bright green but a drabber color. Have not used sage alone. I will have to try it. Maybe someone else has. i bought some spirulina capsules but I have not tried them yet. Someone on one of the lists said it makes the soap green. irene Rustdpearl@... wrote: > > From: Rustdpearl@... > > In a message dated 02/02/2000 3:56:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, > KraftyKin@... writes: > > << I tumeric, cinnamon, powdered sage,annato seeds, > alkanet,parsley, & dill for CP & HP soaps >> > > Irene, what color does the powdered sage turn out in CP soap? > > thanks, > Steph > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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