Recent content by dggriffi

thanks. thats good advice. Its the base oils i want to adjust to get the color so it reflects even in the basic soaps.

yeah, its hard to explain but i cant small a difference. Thanks, honey sounds interesting.

do you mix the lye up before hand and let it cool or do you mix it before putting it in?

by only adjusting the base oils. For example, i love the smell that coconut brings and i wish my soaps where a little more tan in color. White is fine but a tan appearance would feel more natural. How can i bring a tan color with base oils and which base oils do you feel add the best aroma?

well, of course not. even if i where to make lye its still really just a harsh chemical.

well i think i need to check out that board. My soap making "goal" is to make completely natural soap with Essential oils as many people i know believe in the effectiveness of these oils for topical application. This draws a bright light for me in regard to things like titanium dioxide and...

what im curious about is how much damage the lye does to the EO. for anyone who has done both, does it seem like half of the EO's are diminished once the soap is cured or less?

for those of you who do CP or perhaps have done HP and CP with EO's, how much do you feel the reaction breaks the EO's down?

you rock. Thanks a ton.

does anyone have a link to a tutorial for rebatching? Im trying to save some overcooked batches.

seems like it would only measure surface temperature.

once again, thanks for the help you give.

thanks for your help and as usual, there is no reason to be rude.

this is very interesting. I tried cooling my lye water some this time and my results, while not complete, where much better.

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