Recent content by ChristinaOlivia

Sometimes your hair needs to adjust. I notice that when I make a new shampoo bar with a new formula the first time I use it my hair will feel strange. Try it for a week and see if it changes. I used that same recipe but for curly hair. Only difference is an oil or protein

Thank you for that chart! That is very helpful!

Thank you everyone! Sorry for the VERY late response. My son ended up getting Covid and I completely forgot I asked this question 🤦🏻‍♀️ Normally my lye concentration is 50% so maybe with the grapes having a higher water content, that wouldn’t be a bad idea?

Hello, has anyone tried making soap with grapes? Either as a total water replacement or added some puréed grapes with water or at trace? I tried to research it but haven’t found anything besides grape fo. My cousin has a little homestead and grows tons of grapes and asked me if I could make a...

Hi, I’m new to soap making and completely obsessed! I’m already trying crazy things (to me) like putting fruit and vegetables in my soap lol. I wanna try everything!! Currently starting a book on liquid soap making. Hopefully I can find future advice and friends here! 😊

Thank you!! Sorry about that. Christina from Pittsburgh, Pa!!

Hello! I’m a new soaper and I’m having a little trouble understanding something. I want to add cucumber purée at light trace. Not to my lye water. My water amount in my recipe is 344 grams to 125 grams of lye. I have 200 grams of purée. Do I deduct the 200 from the 344? I guess I’m scared that...