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True, just not sure where to start. This is the stuff I'm trying to make my own version of: http://www.dandy-lions.co.uk/category/beard-balm This stuff leaves my beard soft and nourished, yet not oily at all Was just wondering if anyone had any ideas is all

Noobie question alert: what is IPM?

Thanks, but I'm after something that is generally less oily.

Hi all. Just wondering about the above. Anyone got a half decent recipe they don't mind sharing? If possible, from these ingredients: Castor oil Tallow Avocado oil Shea butter Grape seed oil Coconut oil Sweet almond oil This way i won't have to buy anything in Ta all

Thanks guys. I have a new scale that weighs to 0.1 of a gram, which should certainly help things. We will see. I will not be making soap for a while as I am designing a milling process (its handy being a manufacturing engineer/hobby motorbike and car fabricator and having all the tools)...

Extremely interesting! It's going to take me a while to read and digest all that. Thanks!

Thanks for the input. You are right, scales with higher accuracy certainly can't hurt. You mention superfatting at the end - why? I just add all the oils at the beginning and then add all the lye. from the soap calc that allows you to select your superset level, it tweaks the lye amount...

OK guys, let me start from the top. Firstly, let me thank you for replying. The level of smell of 2.5ml of EO is right (to me and my nose at least). I struggled with scent levels at first because the recipe uses unrefined oils so has its own basic scent. I have found through experimentation...

Hi guys and girls. So I've been working on a real good shaving soap and I'm getting close. Went to add menthol to it today and the lather was still there, but didn't explode with lather like it usually did. I can only think it could be 3 things: Adding the menthol Adding a different...