I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to assemble everything and find a time to do this yet, but its on my agenda for the weekend. Couple of questions for anyone:
1. Anyone put fragrance in? Like for example something citrusy or lavender maybe? I have some dried lavender from the summer.
I put in some tea tree oil, it's fresh smelling and a natural antimicrobial.
2. Blissful, is there an amount for the glycerin? And are there different types of glycerin?
I haven't used glycerin in my laundry soap yet. Glycerin forms as a by product to making soap, so it's already in there. I don't know if there are different types of glycerin, never heard there were.
3. Cold process? Can you post your soap recipe somewhere? I'd love to try that too. I think bethzaring makes soap too so I'd love to see that thread get going.
Cold process is very well described here:
http://www.millersoap.com/
It's where I learned everything I needed to know. She has hundreds of recipes and pictures.
Cold process is adding lye to water, heating your fats and oils, combining at the right temperature, stirring until it reaches trace and putting in molds.