I bought a bottle of Sandalwood FO from WSP, and it's been sitting around here a couple months. I've decided to put it to use - I'm going to split a batch and use straight sandalwood on half and (in case that is a little too "manly" smelling for me and I have to give all that to my husband) I'd...
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The soap was saved! Just cut.
I was so excited to use this fragrance - BB Pineapple Papaya. I got a sample a while back, used it in a sugar scrub and fell in major love with it, so I ordered a bigger bottle. It accelerated a bit so I did the layers, and it says it discolors to a...
Thank you! This board is so helpful. If I've learned a lesson tonight it's to not go so long between batches - forget what I'm doing! Even as I was portioning out the coconut I was thinking to myself, sheesh, am I not done with the coconut yet? *face palm*
These are fantastic-looking, and I'm one who doesn't usually care for "frilly" soaps! They remind me of those cream cheese mints you get at graduation parties - they're making my mouth water!
Hey everybody,
It's been a while since I made soap and haven't been around much. I'm getting low so I was making a big batch of my go-to recipe tonight and did a boo-boo.
Here's the recipe:
50% lard (38 oz)
28% OO (21.28 oz)
17% CO (12.92 oz)
5% Castor (3.8 oz)
34% lye concentration, 5% SF...
Shea or coconut butter make a bar creamier IMO but I've never tried them with a mainly olive oil bar (I'm a lard gal myself) - 10 butter may be a good place to start. You'll have a hard time getting more bubbles without coconut or other "cleansing" oil - but you can try adding 5% castor and/or...
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