Ahhhh thank you for posting that link SimplyMadison :)
I have since tried adding some store bought fake tan to my solid body butters and they seem okayish
You have a point there. Never really took into consideration 99% SH could have 1% impurities!!!
I initially bought it on the prospect of having enough to make a good few bars under my belt seen as i'm new to cold process soap making.
Thank you for bringing that to mind :)
You know what, i am the dumbest soap maker on this planet.
Yes i have been heating up my lye water (stupidly thinking that's the way to dissolve SH)
Correct me if i'm wrong, but i think i've just realized YOU DON'T actually need to do that. you just pour ur measures SH
into distilled water and...
Hmm did post but seems the post has gone.
I'm using distilled water
Stainless steel pot
and lye: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1kg-Sodium-Hy ... 336409d7b7
I threw the label for the pot but i think i may go back to the shop where i got it and read the labels there to see. Won't plastic melt? Even on low heat?
Thanks for the advice, when i was very very new to cold process i stupidly used an aluminum pot, to which i had to throw the pot out.
But a...
FFS
This has never happened before, measured out my water and lye correctly and was dissolving my lye water
UNTIL it went green!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:
Using a stainless steel pot. Used this recipe without any hassle before. Any ideas why this could be happening?
So P***ED OFF :evil...
Has anyone ever made any solid body bronzers like Lush?
I'm familiar with making massage bars and solid body butters but would like to look into making
solid body bronzers/ tans.
Anyone got any recipes to share? Or some advice on ingredients you could use to make body bronzers/ tans?
I've been...
Hey yeh i measured everything to exact after going over and over my recipe in the soap calc. It's only shea butter and coconut oil.
Asked again how to do the zap test and all seemed ok!!
Ohh it was cold process soap facebook page. They said it doesnt matter about superfat and who ever told me...
Hello everyone,
I'm really new to cold process soap making.
The first 2 batches i did seemed to work out ok and the whole process went well.
They are in their first week of curing.
However because i did not superfat these batches i have been told that
they could be too harsh and/ or drying to...