Recent content by sudsynewby

Thank you everyone!! Needless to say, the person didn't seem too pleased with what another lady and I said, but at least I put the information out there. Oh well, you can only control yourself :) I almost want to try it with a preservative, too.

I have spent the last year doing research on lotion and body products. I'm in a crochet group and a lady brought up making soaps and lotions to sell. I immediately chimed in and told her to do her research first (like I said, a year researching and doing a random test batch here and there)...

That's awesome! I will definitely be looking those over while I have a few days off this weekend!

Thanks so much!!! I have a few, but I'm looking to expand my collection :)

What essential oils are necessary in your arsenal? If you could only pick ten, what would they be?

Thanks so much!!!

I'm wondering if I called if NDA would have clear answers for us?

I was looking on NDA at their clays, and almost all of them said that the clays are shipped to california with labeling for proposition 65, which led me to research it. It says that it's for chemicals that may cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm. What is in the clays that make them...

This is hilarious. I actually do remove the pit and the skin before I eat an avocado. Just sayin :)

Not to high jack this thread, but I've been doing a ton of research and I've noticed that a lot of people on etsy and the like use essential oils that are on the IFRA banned list. Why would they do this? Is it dangerous?

That's what I was worried about, making more of a mess than its worth, but I have enough to let it set and see what it does, and maybe rebatch it if I decide to. Honestly it's just been sitting there curing because I'm frusterated, lol. But I did make a batch of lotion last night to see what...

You guys are so awesome!!!! Seriously. I knew soaping would be a challenge, especially once I started lurking around here, but I appreciate all of the feedback :) I stumbled across a thread about making scrub bars, and I was thinking I could rebatch it, add in more oil and the sugar and maybe...

Thanks so much everyone!

So I used 36 oz CO 6.26 oz lye 13.68 oz coffee Like I said, after doing more research I realize this was not a good idea, but it was a good bonding experience for my person and I, and now I know I have a TON more to learn about soap. I even zap tested it, fully expecting to get a zap, and I...

Would it be okay to do that in this thread? Nothing about the recipe I used is correct, I downloaded a soap calculator and decided I was going to use just coconut oil, it wasn't until a day or two after I poured it that I found a thread on here that you shouldn't ever use just coconut oil in a...