Hi KiwiMoose - Have you tried Woolworths/Safeway for Safflower oil. I get it there for $AUD10.66/L ($AUD8 for 750ml bottle). It's just called "Heart Smart"....Safflower Oil in fine print.
Supplier is a Queensland company, Plentyfoods.
You're probably right @Catscankim about mine needing a bit of sun...it gets plenty light and air but no sun. In fact....I've just gone and moved it out into my fernery... 😄 🤞. I measured it while I had it unravelled too...nearly 5 feet so hopefully halfway to flowering !!
I haven't been on the forum or made soap for months.... too busy gardening ! Today I decided I've got to get back to it before I run out.... so login... to get back in the mindset, and what's the first thing that pops up....a gardening topic ! Soooo have to have my 2 cents worth here :)
I'm...
I've made a couple of batches with alkanet. I infused it in olive oil for about 6 weeks. The lighter one (10%) I only made about 10 days ago and it was that lovely smokey blue colour...it's now quite grey. The round one (20%) was made on the 25/7 and hasn't changed at all. Same formula btw...
Thanks DeeAnna.... really appreciate your response and advice. I'll definitely leave out the sea water first time around and will also add a touch more stearic acid. I'll be using Germall Plus in this recipe....but maybe if I cut out the aloes & honey another time, could I get away with just...
I'm about to make some face cream/moisturizer for my daughter....she finally trusts me !! She's all of 36 and says she wants something for her "ageing" skin :rolleyes: I must add I'm pretty new to this lotion game....only really made it for myself but have been quite happy.
I'm using WSP to...
I made 2 different formulas and used 10% pine tar in one and 15% pine tar in the other. Using them, I honestly can't tell the difference between the two (No added fragrance to either). The 10% one was REALLY slow to trace and the 15% one was "normal". I prefer the darker colour ... but depends...
Thanks again for your help Dee Anna...have taken all that on board and will look forward to trying my next batch....which I definitely will do as I don't like to be beaten !!
Although....I had decided that it probably wasn't worth the trouble after I costed it out. I wanted to do it because lard...
Thanks DeeAnna, yes it sounds like water must have been the problem. So you're saying after I strain it I must reheat again until the crackling stops ie. any water remaining evaporates ?
What I did was....after straining, pour it into a big lined tray and put it in the freezer until it was...
Wondering what I could have done differently then with the lard ? I'd strained it through a double layer of muslin and it was pure white...no visible sign of any impurities.
Lard was purchased fresh from the outlet of a big abattoir...so was very clean. Maybe I just kept it too long ?
Should I...
Speaking of lard.... I home rendered some a couple of months ago. I packed most of it into the freezer but kept some out to use....didn't get around to it immediately, but this it what it looked like after about 4 weeks in the butter compartment of fridge. 😫
I was going to ask that question when I got back into soaping after 4 years....but I was afraid to because I thought I'd be told "NO WAY" :shakinghead: I didn't want to throw everything out as I had such a lot. So I just used my nose instead of looking at dates. The only ones that had to go...