rebeccajo99 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I've been making and testing my favorite soap recipe of mine and my testers with scents and I'm starting to get bummed. For some reason the palms of my hands feel dry after washing my hands, but the rest of my body still feels soft and wonderful. My husband thinks its because my hands are touching the uncured soap and just getting a little "raw" from it (even though I'm doing cphp and there isn't a zap before I test a small sample) and my body is getting soap that has cured for at least a week or more. Would you agree with my husband and I don't have anything to be concerned about or do I need to start tweeking again.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 It could be the raw soap. How often do you wash your hands? During cold & flu season my hands get raw from washing upwards of 12 times a day... and it doesn't matter what type of soap I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 it could just be from handling the soap so often, washing your HP pot... it doesnt matter how great the soap is.. if you are washing over and over and over again your hands will be stripped of some natural oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 My hands do the same thing. I started wearing latex and powder free disposable gloves, it makes a major difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccajo99 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Thanks, that makes me feel better. I do wash my hands a lot since I still have a child in diapers and I keep the small sample by my sink. The weather is changing here as well, so the air is a lot dryer on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 If you're like me, I hate to use gloves and wash everything up after a session. The raw soap makes my hands look like I'm 100 years old but that's what I get for not wearing gloves. I hereby promise to buy a box of gloves and will wear them from start to finish. Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccajo99 Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 If you're like me, I hate to use gloves and wash everything up after a session. The raw soap makes my hands look like I'm 100 years old but that's what I get for not wearing gloves. I hereby promise to buy a box of gloves and will wear them from start to finish. Amen.wow, I need to go back to school and learn to read. I thought you said season instead of session. I was like... you have that many pot and enough storage to hold them all to wash them up every few months:)I hate wearing gloves too. They are on while I'm soaping, packaging and stuff, but they are off as soon as I can. Maybe if I get some dishwashing gloves that are not as tight and clamy feeling when they get wet and/or hot.I didn't make soap at all yesterday and washed my hands only with fully cured soap and they are looking and feeling a lot better. So, I think if I don't soap today, tomorrow they will be back to "normal", but I don't want to take another day off. I'm going through withdrawls:laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 If you're like me, I hate to use gloves and wash everything up after a session. The raw soap makes my hands look like I'm 100 years old but that's what I get for not wearing gloves. I hereby promise to buy a box of gloves and will wear them from start to finish. Amen.I should be sent to the corner as I don't do gloves either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopsgirl Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 gloves? what are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Do as we say.. not as we do... ... I havent worn gloves in years:lipsrseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yes, listen to Luminous LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMori Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I don't wear gloves either, but was thinking of starting. Not sure why. Maybe a moment of delusion or clarity, I'm not sure which.I was watching a video tutorial on swirling yesterday and the soap maker wasn't wearing eye protection. Well, she was. Her safety glasses were on her head holding back her hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccajo99 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 at least I know that I'm not the only one that doesn't like to wear gloves. I will try to do better and do what Luminous said... but I'm so bad at that. I just hate the water getting into the gloves when I'm washing up those dishes. I wear the gloves while I'm washing out my containers that held the lye and the lye water, but at soon as those are all washed up... those gloves are off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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