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Figures.. lol I knew there would be atleast 1 miss spell. Spell check was giving me a hard time not correctly correcting.. Should have used google.. Well, atleast they are just being sold to friends and family mostly :)

Thanks :) This was the cheapest label option for me. Little photoshop and about a hour or so and this was as good as I could get. Simple, but neat and nice to look at :)

After a few months of making small 1lb batchs with a final recipe, they are all done, cured and ready for sale. Took a long time, but I think they all turned out very well. Now we will see if they sell

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I got enough Glycerin. I've added Bentonite Clay. Silk added. High ammount of Steric Acid. High level of SF Tollow, Kokum, Shea.. What can be done to take the slickness to a super high level? Or is that pretty much it? Would like to try Duck fat, but not sure how much that would add to the...

I been making 2 batches per week to get a good stock. On break now :) That first one is coconut lemongrass, smells super good.

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Just showing off the soaps I made this year. After all the testing, I now have a master recipe and these are my creations. Olive Oil, Babassu Oil, Palm Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil, Cocoa Butter, Avocado Oil, Fregrance Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Sodium Lactate, May contain...

I was just thinking. . Lanolin is not "SLICK" So would it create more of a sticky drag type feeling rather then a smooth slick feeling? Also, since the lanolin needs to be on the skin and left on for any possible benefits, the such small ammount that's in a shave soap is suspended in the soap...

Here's a soap from a local soap makers business that has Glycerin added on the list of ingredients, so I'm assuming it's extra added in. Doesn't do any good at all for my winter hands and it looks weird as shown in the pictures. I thought about adding extra until I tried this soap.

Was thinking about using Apricot Kernel Oil at around 12% to 14% with a 6% or 7% SF in CP recipe. Anyone use this oil in soap at this high of % find it adds a little extra goodnesss to your soap or no difference at all compared to using a oils? I'm not worried about cost since I don't make...

ngian - Excellent video you made, one of the best lather test videos I've seen so far. I enjoyed reading your response to the topic, that is great information, especially on how your hands felt durring testing. I had no idea about the palmitoleic (C16:1), I will be looking into this further...

I just used up the last of my oils a couple days ago for a 1lb batch. Non scented HP with 2 tsp of Colloidal Oatmeal. Has a nice nutty Oatmeal scent to it.

cmzaha - Yup. I've even had people impressed when they see Olive oil and Cocoa Butter on the label and AC.. lol I make no claims it does anything, but if they ask, I tell them AC is only good for color and the other oils are just what makes a good soap.

earlene - I will keep a eye out for that book, thank you.