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Thank you all, I will use these great tips. What I normally do is pretty close to this already, I just wanted to see what you suggested! Thank you! I wouldn't even begin to know to how to work with salt! But that sounds so interesting! Thank you for sharing your recipe. Now when you say lard...

Hi all, I'm looking to make a soap for my aunt who has extreme dry skin from thyroid issues. I just wanted to see what you would suggest before I take a hack at it based on my own research. So far for the oils I've come across apricot, avocado, evening primrose, jojoba, olive oil, then I thought...

im thinking along that route as well when it comes to lye. I think i might look into m&p for them, and then the crayon soaps look fun too. I wont be able to much money into it, so it may have to be made out of what i have, or it will have to wait a while.

Sorry that it has taken so long to write back, but thank you all for your responses. The snakes and ducks sound like such a fun idea. im going to have to do some creative thinking as to how to implement fun things like that. I like the idea of a liquid soap with icky critters in it. I think he...

Hi there, my brother and his wife are in the process of adopting a two year old boy and his six month old sister. I am super excited for them, and havent been able to meet the children yet as they live out of state. I had the idea today of making them little gifts of fun bath time soaps...

bwahahahahaha!!!!!! thanks for the tips!:smile:

nevada, i finally got to read this, im going to try it tonight! thanks!

The avocado oil and sugar i have been using doesn't work for me. The oil has caused acne, and the sugar is a bit too rough. I am researching jojoba beads and will try it in another oil, maybe just olive oil, my skin does well with that. If that doesn't work, i keep reading back through here and...

oh nothing happened. no irritation was caused, i could just tell it would be too harsh to use regularly. :) i wouldnt have a clue how to make a salt bar. i havent ventured that far. it does sound interesting though. So do the jojoba beads. can you get those through WSP?

Well last night i used kosher salt in castile soap to wash with. I knew all of you would be right in that it would be too harsh, it was, but it is a good wash to do every once in a while. Tonight i will try sugar in avocado oil and see how that feels. Thanks everyone!

i have to smile because as soon as you said "Myths in soap making" i knew exactly which book you were talking about, the same Anne watson i read when i started soaping. The same one that caused me to ask the very same questions you asked, and these wonderful people here steered me in the right...

im just chiming in to follow this post. sounds like it will be a nice soap, and it will have that sentimental aspect attached to it :)

thank you both very much. I think i will try the salt and olive oil tonight. i will see how that feels, and if it is too rough, ill tone it down to the sugar and olive oil. i think i will add some essential oils to aid in the acne and cell rejuvenation as well. Thanks again!

Ok, so a recent visit from my mother with her five times in three days statement of " you're looking like a mountain woman, you need exfoliation" got me to thinking about this. I need a good exfoliator :). i'm in my 40's, spend a lot of time outside, have combination skin, and am dealing with a...

if i may ask, why do you prefer your skin to be so dry? your answer may aid in helping to form a recipe. Feel free to NOT answer if it is too personal of a question. :)