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luckily I work at home so I haven't been tagged for being a spent coffee hoard by any co workers. However my family, another story. I will save in a paper back our spent coffee then set it outside to dry spread out on a non windy day before putting it in the oven to finish drying. They...

I have found out that Babassu is nearly Identical to coconut oil. I have it on my next order, as I know some people are allergic to coconut oil. The properties are also just a little bit harder, and a little bit more lather. I can't wait to try it out, but next order isn't until next month so...

I only use silk brand coconut milk. I always have that on hand, it is also great for cereal, my sons favorite drink, and excellent for making curry. lol The only canned milk i have used was goats milk, didn't like the smell or the color. I have has the real thing so that may have helped my...

It depends what I do with my scraps. When they are of my tried and true and I will be making the same batch then I grate them and add them to the oils right before the lye. I take my trusty blender and blend the soap scraps and oils till mostly smooth then add the lye. Also another way.. I...

roflmao when I add beer i do the same thing. The first time i did that my hun was like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" bahahaha just love the reaction when you use their precious beer for so much better uses. hehe.

My sugars that I add to my soap, are honey and agava. both give a nice warm honey color. sometimes I swirl it when a white soap with no sugars it. Have not used regular sugar. But I do like how much whiter the bar with regular sugar was. Considering white sugar is cheaper then agava i really...

OMB What an awesome find... I have that shelving set (mostly) I had bought from organized living store before it closed in my area.

I absolutely adore this thread.. and I am relieved to know I am not the only one. I have my soap oils in a separate cupboard to avoid anyone cooking with my good oils. I buy a separate extra refined virgin olive oil for cooking only (mostly) so that no one even thinks of poaching my oils...

for my shampoo bars I use beer, all of my soaps I make sure they gel, my favorite method is cpop (on the non overly heated soaps anyways) I have not had any harm from any of my soaps going through gel phase. I adore my shampoo bar, it is a nice creamy tan/white bar and it has a lovely long...

last night I saw the post, and kept the page up when I closed my laptop. This morning when I opened the laptop, it was missing. I got the standard error message. no doubt the op or mod deleted the post.

I almost always add coconut milk and or aloe vera(juice) to my soaps. I have ice trays that always stay in the fridge. my current get is espresso, aloe vera and coconut milk. When I add my liquids they are frozen, and if not enough liquid for the batch I add enough water per my recipe. to...

Getting out of many months of lurkdom, and finally going to start contributing... My must have oils have just recently had an addition. Before my mainstay was olive, coconut oil, and grape seed, I have added Lard, safflower, and castor to the list. I adore the hardness of the addition of lard...