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Really? Baking baking soda? I can handle that. And I think I have some ph adjuster for my hot tub that I never use (I replaced the water when it went out of range) as I don't like soaking in chlorine. April: No, there is nothing left. That is why everyone is sick all the time. It is...

It turns out that Arm and Hammer washing soda in Canada also contains strong fragrance and surfactants!! When I first called they said it was only sodium carbonate, but it turns out that is the American product only. It is a main ingredient in making laundry soap. Does anyone know where I can...

You might start here: http://competitionbureau.gc.ca I believe they are the ones you complain to if something is mislabeled or just non-compliant.

I made my first attempt at a shaving bar last week. It turned out soft, but not too bad. It was a 2 bar test batch. I used 11% castor, 20.5% coconut, 54.8% olive, 13.7 palm. I added 5% sweet almond, 1% tea tree, and a few drops of rosmery right before (hot) pouring it. I put 1 table spoon of...

My machine gives me some control. I have short, medium and long wash, spin and temp control. I can add a prewash if the main wash is powder, I can add am extra post rinse. I have a regular cycle, heavy cycle, delicate cycle, silk, wool, handwash, whitest whites and sanitary. Each cycle has a...

I didn't think to look at it that way, I see it differently. ALL Soaps/cleaning products leave SOMETHING behind. First off, they can never ever be rinsed completely. Some leave dirt behind, some dissolve the dirt better but they stay behind. They can leave trouble by getting the lighter dirt...

Because then I will smell like a pig in a flower shop. Its like the clean dog smell, nice and orange but still wet dog. Aside from that I want to use my best soap in the shower. I think it is a pig thing for me. I rarely eat it either. I don't mind the tallow or the emu smell. Hate that...

Ok, so it's kinda easy to make a low cost powder, but what would you put in if your clothes were as important as your skin? Does anyone have any ideas? Has anyone ever made luxury laundry powder? How can wash powder be improved? I'm thinking of starting with a base of...

Good call MorpheusPA. I made another batch. I didn't want to give up till the lard is all gone. 1lb to go. Can anyone save me by suggesting something (fun) to do with a pound of lard and some time to kill? I really don't want to soap it. At heavy trace there was no pig smell, I almost...

Silicone is usually made with some sort of filler. You can test this by bending it sharply and if the stressed area "gets white", it uses filler. The white is separation. Some fillers migrate. Some absorb. Either way, it is porous. It is rare to find 100% silicone and if you do and it will...

Hi Steph. Before I started making my own, I was using a great soap that was palm/palm kernel(very close to coconut) and it was fine., so you CAN go outside that range and get a great bar. What is it for? The recipe you have there seems like a good all around bar. You could use it on...

I am looking to purchase a nice selection of stuff from MMS. Can I freeze them all? Are there any I cannot freeze? How about FO and EO?

Ok, I got more advice that may or may not be helpful. I called Majestic Mountain Sage because I always like to talk to a person and get the feel of a place before placing an order. I spoke to a tech support rep who advised me to make the lard/coconut soap cold process and 4% superfat. Then at...

I guess I could use olive instead of the lard. The cost isn't that much more. $2/lb VS $5/liter(about 2 lb?). I wonder if the coconut or olive smell will rise to the surface. I don't mind smelling like a cookie, but do mind smelling like a barnyard. I think that is to cover up whatever is...

Hi Mandolyn. I am sure that I did get all the soap rinsed out. That is not the problem. I tried washing the comforter again with 15ml of powder and an extra rinse. Still piggy. Then I washed with tide HE powder and an extra rinse. Better, but I could still smell the lard on the comforter...