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I do apologize for asking this question, Do you mind if you could please share what oil do you prefer for soap makings instead of olive oil? I always make soap with olive oil more than 40% ,Cocoa butter or palm, coconut oil and castor oil and a little bit shea butter. Rice bran oil and high...

Thank you for your response, I used silky emulsified wax from naturegarden. The thing is for first batch I used less Ewax and there is tiny layer of oil but my second batch I used more Ewax and there is more liquid oil left compare to the first one and I have no explanation for that. Susan...

Hello everyone, I made two batches of emulsified sugar scrub several days ago and here is the first formula Beeswax 4.6% Oil (combination of coconut, cocoa butter, palm, ostrich) 74% Stearic acid 7% Fragrance oil 2% Emulsifying wax 10% Color 1.4%...

Thanks a lot earlene for your reply. Did you face any problem when you use Iodized salt in large quantity for salt bar?

Hi everyone I have a question about salt bar. Why should I use non Iodized salt for making salt bar? Most people here mentioned that and I don’t understand the reason behind that? I checked the ingredients list on table salt and it has sodium chloride, potassium iodide, potassium Iodate...

Hello everyone, I faced a big problem while diluting my soap paste. I have read the thread for liquid soap making and used the formula and instructions that Irish Lass provided followed every steps but I failed when it comes to dilute the paste. According the formula the dilution rate is 1 part...

Hello Dahila, I would like to learn how to make lotion and cream and I have started reading swiftcraftymonkey blog but I have not made a good progress. would you please help me in this field? what books or websites do you recommend for me? any advice? Thanks in advance

Hi IrishLass, Just a quick question about the smell. which one does it smell more than others? and do you have to consider using more or stronger fragrance oil or essential oil to cover the smell or not? Thanks a lot in advance

Hello, I just tried this recipe and found out it is a bit greasy and melting easily compare to Burt'sBee lip balms and EOS lip balms. I don't want to hijack Luviesmom's post and sorry for asking question here but I would like to know what parameters should I consider for a good quality lip...

Happy Friday everyone, I have a question about scenting soaps. If it is possible would you please tell what scents are more popular and more you like in soap making. I am not sure if already there is a post about this topic. If yes, please provide the link. Thank you so much

Dear Candybee, Thanks a lot. What a bout your soap formula, have you tried the same formula without aloe vera juice and get the different result? is there a chance your formula works well for dry skin by itself without aloe vera? would you please let me know?

Dear earlene thanks for your comment. I use pH meter to check the pH but you are right it was better to tell the pH is between 9 -10.

Dear IrishLass thanks a lot for your comprehensive answer and the link.

Hi everyone, I plan to use Aloe Vera juice in my soap, but I would like to know does it bring special benefits to soap or not also for skin? I understand soap is a wash-off product and we use lye so it is a harsh condition with high pH for amino acids in aloe vera juice. I found other thread...

Dear DeeAnna, thank you so much for your comprehensive post. You are right, I did not check the molecular structure of liquid Germall Plus, it is formaldehyde donor. Seems both have the same issue and same usage rate (lotioncrafter). Does any of these have advantage over the other? Which one is...