Guest guest Posted December 22, 2001 Report Share Posted December 22, 2001 Hi Guy's Okay. M & P soap. I really like it, because it's quick, easy, looks pretty in molds if you use artsy molds, which I have become recently addicted to. M & P has some limitations, you can't do all the great artsy stuff that you can do with Hp and CP soaps, but you get some pretty soaps. However. M & P has a few things to reccomend it. It's easy (Just stick your blocks in the microwave, nuke them and then pour them in the molds). You can add your colors and your oils to them and because they cool quickly you don't lose as much of the oil in the process. Therefore you don't need to add as much either. Also, I make a Sea Salt soap, with the M & P. Because it cools down so quickly, the granuals don't have much time to melt, unlike the CP and HP soaps One draw back is the humectant factor. It can be drying for the skin. If you buy the pre-colored and/or prefragranced stuff, you are asking for trouble. You don't KNOW what kind of garbage that they put in it. I would go for the pure glycerine soap. I hope that helps a bit! Cheers! Kathleen Petrides SmeLLeNNiuM: 101 Aromatic Stories http://www.101aromas.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2001 Report Share Posted December 23, 2001 Hi! I've always been sort of wary of the M & P soaps for my use since I have such dry skin. Are all M & P soaps drying to the skin? I know glycerin soaps like Nutragena don't work well for me. -- " Kathleen Petrides " <petrides5 Sat, 22 Dec 2001 13:53:06 -0800 Melt and Pour Hi Guy's Okay. M & P soap. I really like it, because it's quick, easy, looks pretty in molds if you use artsy molds, which I have become recently addicted to. M & P has some limitations, you can't do all the great artsy stuff that you can do with Hp and CP soaps, but you get some pretty soaps. However. M & P has a few things to reccomend it. It's easy (Just stick your blocks in the microwave, nuke them and then pour them in the molds). You can add your colors and your oils to them and because they cool quickly you don't lose as much of the oil in the process. Therefore you don't need to add as much either. Also, I make a Sea Salt soap, with the M & P. Because it cools down so quickly, the granuals don't have much time to melt, unlike the CP and HP soaps One draw back is the humectant factor. It can be drying for the skin. If you buy the pre-colored and/or prefragranced stuff, you are asking for trouble. You don't KNOW what kind of garbage that they put in it. I would go for the pure glycerine soap. I hope that helps a bit! Cheers! Kathleen Petrides SmeLLeNNiuM: 101 Aromatic Stories http://www.101aromas.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 Kathleen If you add some aloe to each batch of melt and pour that will make it good for softening the skin. Also a bit of bee's wax per batch will make a harder soap too. Happy Holidays Helaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 1 TBSP per lb of aloe and bee's wax Helaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 Not that I noticed.....I make them both clear colors and opaque colored. Helaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 Hi Helaine, Do you notice those additions make the M & P noticably cloudier, or less transparent? *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com herbandteas wrote: > Kathleen > If you add some aloe to each batch of melt and pour that will make it > good > for softening the skin. Also a bit of bee's wax per batch will make a > harder > soap too. > > Happy Holidays > Helaine > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 How much of each do you add per pound? Dorene www.gingerbreadhousedc.com www.journalwriters.com Childcare Professionals on Suite 101 http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/childcare_professionals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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