Recent content by SudsandLather

What about making lotion bar? It's more of a beeswax solid lotion that melts a little on your skin when you use it. This could be a good 'light' lotion that is also made without water so there is no worry about it going bad so quickly. It's pretty travel friendly too so can handle some travel as...

Lard and Hydrogenation I know that grocery store lard is hydrogenated to make it shelf stable but is hydrogenated lard a concern for anyone? As far as it also is often treated with bleaching and deodorizing agents, emulsifiers, and antioxidants, such as BHT... I've made grocery store lard...

Thanks everyone for the input and honest discussion. I really appreciate that this is an area that others have thought about too. I've tried to look up where these 'soap safe' or 'cosmetic safe' glitters come from but I can't find manufactures that list what they are made of. Are cosmetic...

I'm all for independent soap makers right to create and express their abilities in the soap they make, especially if your customers want it... but my question is: Can you call yourself 'natural' if you are making soaps with glitter on top and neon colors? Again, go for what you want to make...

Lye Calculator for Shave Soap Is there a lye calculator that will do a mix of NAOH and KOH. I have some idea now of the shave soap I want to formulate but beef tallow is a hard product to get. I wanted to sub in lard for now... so I need to run it through a lye calc to make sure I have the...