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You Know You’re a Soaper When…

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You Know You're a Soaper When...

Last week I made this gluten-free bread recipe. After pouring it in the pan, I immediately tapped it on the counter to get rid of air bubbles. I had to laugh because that is such a “soaper” thing to do. Knowing other crafters have similar experiences, I asked how others know they’re a soaper on the Bramble Berry Facebook page. There are so many hilarious responses. The team and I had such a fun time reading through them all. You can see all the responses here, and check out some of our favorites below.

  • You try to type “soup” but it keeps autocorrecting to “soap.” -Betsy D.
  • You are making pancakes and stop stirring because it starts to hit trace. – Tracy W.
  • When your soap volcanoes and you run to get the camera to share on FB. -Cindy L.

You Know You're a Soaper When...Cindy L. knows she’s a soaper because her recipe volcanoed and she grabbed her camera to snap a picture! Learn the cause of soap volcanoes and how to prevent them in this post.

  • You’d rather watch soaping videos on YouTube than the latest Netflix series. -Rachel W.
  • …When you make excuses to take extra showers just so you can try out all the fun new soaps you’ve made. – A.c. T.
  • You have a whole array of kitchen utensils that you never use for food. -Hexen E.
  • You find yourself haunting thrift stores and yard sales looking for items you can repurpose into interesting soap molds! -Patti P.
  • When you can pick up that 5 qt. glass bowl filled with soap with one hand…such as A-M is doing in the picture. -Sarah P.

You Know You're a Soaper When...Working out my soaping muscles making the Palm Free Vertical Twist Soap!

  • When you stay awake at night thinking of new recipes and variations. -Connie A.
  • When you carry a handbag large enough to hold the soap samples strategically labeled with your contact info for whatever networking you may run into that day! -Andrea E.
  • You have made enough soap to last till the year 2020. -Tonya T.
  • You dream about making soap and design soap in your sleep! -Sandra D.
  • When you can’t look at pudding the same way again. -Alison M.
  • Everyone in your family mistakes real cupcakes for soap cupcakes!! -Lori W.

You Know You're a Soaper When...We recommend a “Do Not Eat” sign for these Sparkling Champagne Soap Cupcakes.

  • All your cabinets are filled with soap molds and fragrance oils rather than food! -Jacquelyn P.
  • You go to work with soap chunks in your hair and stuck to your sleeves!!! -Ellie T.
  • When you make your babies muffins and instinctively reach out for the RA (rubbing alcohol). -Toyin F.
  • When your daughter tells you, “mom, this ice cream tastes bad,” and you realize that what she actually ate was the coconut oil that you had stored in an ice cream container! -Marina P.
  • When you practice textured tops while making your kids PBJ. -Susan L.
You Know You're a Soaper When...Fresh soap does look a bit like peanut butter…so creamy!
  • You always ask yourself, “can I soap with this?” -Dawn F.
  • Every time you see a print blouse you think, “those colors would make an awesome soap.” -Sherry F.
  • You “force” soap on your friends so you can make a new batch. -Kenzie N.
  • When you have more bars of soap than drawers to keep them in. -Patricia S.
  • You get excited when you have sodium hydroxide coming in the mail. -Kristie B.
  • You look like a mad scientist. -Sharla W.
You Know You're a Soaper When...It’s totally normal to see a soaper in goggles and gloves!

And finally, “When you read EVERY COMMENT in this thread and laugh til you cry!! 🙂 Thanks y’all, this has been fun!” -Stacie K.

Thanks so much for all the hilarious comments, they were so fun to read! How do you know when you’re a soaper?

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48 Comments

  1. LOL…
    1. My husband started introducing me to people as my wife the chemist.
    2. When he asks why are there coffee grounds in my Soap? Then he realizes he is testing a new formula.
    3. If you ever make a soap that I try to eat……

  2. #youknowyoureasoaperwhen… Halloween edition: when you make your son’s zombie costume “dirty” by rubbing it with activated charcoal and French clay.

    • So true! I have definitely incorporated some micas and LabColors into past costumes. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  3. This is such a hilarious and true post! I am so guilty of scouring thrift shops (… well any store really!) with a soaper’s eye. Not to mention my already small apartment is stuffed with soaping supply boxes and bottles. Or when you have curing bars on every dresser top/available surface. (I recently bought stackable cooling racks to use for soap and was SO excited) Thank you for the laughs and convincing me I DONT need therapy. Unless its SOAP therapy! 😉

    • Ha, you’re welcome Desiree! We had a lot of fun reading all the answers. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  4. ..When you have more soap ideas than time

    ..when everything becomes “I wonder if I could use that as a mold”?

    ..when your significant other claims that you spend more time with the soap

  5. When your husband comes home with wood for some project, and you gleefully ask if he’s making you a new soap mold!

    • There’s nothing better than a new soap mold to experiment with! 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  6. Hahaha, you know you’re a soaper when being in the best answers list makes you proud as an olympic gold medalist! I love your posts!

    • Absolutely! Your answer was so funny. I can’t imagine straight coconut oil tastes too good. 😉

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  7. WHEN YOU ADMIT TO YOUR SELF, THE NEED FOR A SOAPERS ANNAMOUS! Because you can’t even live a normal life, beacause all you can think about is SOAPING! plus, you need to slow down, because you live in a two bedroom apartment, and you have 18 boxes of soap in the front living room, and buckets of oils, 12 boxes of molds, additives, colors in the corner of your kitchen!

    • Isn’t it amazing how quickly soaping supplies build up? 😉

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

    • I figured it out when I was looking for a new house and would turn everything down because there was not enough room for my soap business. I had to get a house with an extra room just to store my business ingredients, tools, and finished products! Phew…

      • I know, right? What we really need is a house with an extra kitchen(a commercial one) just to make soap and store supplies!

  8. You husband automatically checks to see if the oven is empty before he starts preheating. He turned on the oven one time to preheat after I had left a batch of soap in the oven to finish gelling. It was a smelly mess, so he always checks first now. 😉 He was very apologetic and we get a laugh out of it now. I had only been soaping about 8 months at the time.

    Also my kids first question when I buy kitchen utensils is whether it is for soap or cooking. 😉

    • Ha, that’s too funny! You never know what may be hiding in a soaper’s kitchen. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  9. You know you’re a soaper, when you’re confiscating everything in the kitchen to use it for soapmaking!

  10. I’ve only been soaping for 3 months but I’m hooked and I think I have done most of the things that have been mentioned already!

  11. Especially to soap videos part… You know you’re a soaper when you get up at 6:00 in the morning to see if SQ has anything new!

  13. I don’t know that it’s funny, but two years ago my wall oven died (it was a 1959 GE original to the house) . I’ve decided I don’t need the oven so I removed it and I use the empty space in the wall to store my soap oils and ingredients.

  14. I sacrificed the ice cream & vodka in my freezer (the only things in there) so I could stop the soap from gelling. It’s a small freezer, & an either-or situation.

    • Good thing too, I bet the soap looked nice and even in color! 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  15. Hahaha! My kids warily approach my finished soap stuff and ask with hope..” Can we eat that mom…, or is it soap ?”
    lol

    • Haha, it’s a good question to ask in a soaper’s house!

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  17. Are there different bars of soap in your washroom for each member of your family?

  18. Your close family zones out when you begin to talk about soap techniques and ingredients–but appreciate the finished products.

    • I have definitely had some long (one-sided) conversations about soaping! 😉

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

  19. Oh Yes! I’ve done (or thought) a lot of these!!
    And one more that happens for me:
    I look at the funky socks I have on (wear them everywhere but work – only because it’s not allowed) and I want to make soap in those colors and/or design.
    Today especially – with dark turquoise, purple, radiant plum (just like BB!) & lime green in a feather design! (I’m seeing a new soap – just need to match a scent with it!!)
    Thanks BB!

    • This morning I saw a paint colors scheme on Pinterest under the “Home Decor” section and pinned it so I could make a soap with those colors! XD

      • Ha, you never know where you’ll find color inspiration!

        -Kelsey with Bramble Berry

    • So glad you enjoyed them Louise! We had a lot of fun reading through them all. 🙂

      -Kelsey with Bramble Berry