Recent content by VonnieDeak

One thing when I am using www.soapee.com lye calculator I don't superfat any or use 1%. I have noticed when I superfat at high amounts that my hair is greasy. Here is a good recipe that I use for liquid shampoo that isn't greasy: www.suchsoaps.com

Does anyone have a suggestion for a fragrance oil (and company that sells it) that is similar to Gain Original fresh scent? I want the cheapest one for soapmaking. Right now I can buy 4 oz. of it on one site for 9.95. Anything cheaper? Von:bath1:

Fellow Georgian here, too!!! Welcome aboard! You will love it here...lots of helpful people. Where are you at in Georgia? I live in Augusta, Georgia. The home of the Masters Golf tournament. Was wondering if there are any soapers in my area. Von :bathtub:

Keeping Coconut Oil at 60 % I have terribly oily skin and hard water so I usually keep my coconut oil anywhere from 50 to 60 percent in a recipe. Here is a tried and true simple recipe: 4 oz. castor 10 oz. coconut 2 oz. shea butter 8 oz. aloe vera gel 2.34 oz. lye Both shea butter...

Neem Oil Soap Recipe Anybody? Well, I recently bought some Neem Oil. I wanted to make a shampoo bar/bodywash bar. Here is the recipe that I came up with in the lye calculator that has perfect 165 INS but wanted to know if anybody has a better recipe: Total oil weight 18 oz Water as...

Red Palm Oil I don't know whether I got a bad batch or not but Red Palm Oil stinks to high heaven and I refuse to use it. I don't like Lard or Canola either. I use lard in biscuits (yes, Southern American girl here) but that is about as far as I go. My favorite oils for soaping is coconut...

Aloe Vera/Shea Butter Soap again... I loved the way my last batch turned out so I decided to make some more aloe vera/shea butter soaps. This time with sunflower oil and coconut oil with the aloe/shea and castor oil. I had bought a soap online that had sunflower in it and loved it so much...

To Zany_in_CO Yes, you can substitute Aloe Gel instead of the water to get a more conditioning soap. I added the castor, shea butter and aloe vera mixed with lye to cut down on the coconut oil's harshness when using so much. So far so good. They are curing perfectly and smelling wonderful!!!

Made soap for Rheumatoid Arthritis Supposedly (tried it and it works great) lemongrass essential oil is great for arthritis so I made coconut oil superfatted 10 % with shea butter, castor oil and aloe vera gel into a soap and I am now waiting for it to set. Made my whole kitchen smell...

Foamy Bath Butter What a novel idea for your kids. I would love your foamy bath butter recipe. I love collecting recipes for soap and such and have never tried a bath butter before. What soapy thing have I done today? Well, yesterday early in the wee hours of the morning (5 am)...I woke...

I have rheumatoid arthritis really bad and know that lemongrass oil works wonders when applied so I made some lemongrass sunflower oil soap today. Here is the recipe: coconut oil 8 oz castor oil 3 oz sunflower oil 6 oz. water 5.7 oz. lye 2.7 oz. essential oil 1.0 oz.

Acne Facial Bar Recipe Here is my recipe for the perfect facial bar for acne/oily skin. It is rather drying but using an aloe vera gel and witch hazel toner afterwards will condition the skin. Grapeseed oil and jojoba oils are the secret in this wonderful soap. Jojoba oil is the oil closest...