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Confused about the citric acid and extra Naoh for reducing soap scum/hard water and adding bubbles. Please help. Is there a formula?

If Isopropyl Myristate is used in an anhydrous formulation such as body butter or a balm, do we need to add a preservative? I couldn't find the answer everywhere I've searched so far so thanks in advance if anyone answers. :bunny:

I thought I saw a post made before about suppliers for Butter EZ and Captex SBE but now that I need to order some, I can't find the post in the search. Does anyone know of a cheaper supplier than Lotioncrafter for either of these? Also needing 100% Cetearyl alcohol if anyone knows of one...

What is the best way to dry out sticky vanilla beans and how many do I use per 16 oz oil for a fragrant infusion to use in perfume, balm, or other formulations please? I know if I use it in soap the scent won't stay but was hoping to use it in other things. Thanks so much in advance if you...

I bought some African Black Soap from SC and it has some lil stick or shell looking pieces in it and I'm concerned that they may scratch people's skin up. Would it mess the soap up if I ground it up, melted it, and strained it to try to get that out or should I just try to squish it up and feel...

Has anyone on here ever used Bittercreek North's EZ Parasoy before? I will be making tarts in clamshells and they also said I can make candles with it also. If you have used it, do you have any advice for me because it will be my first time ever making tarts and candles. I read their site and...

1501 molds call for 28oz oils. When I put 33% water in soapcalc, it will make the batch too small to fill the molds. How many oz oils do I need to put in the calc to fill this mold?

Wanting to make some shaving soap. I would like to sell some brushes along with it. Does anyone have a source for a wholesale order of them that wet shavers like? I don't really know anything about which to order other than not to order synthetic bristles.

Can Fuller's earth clay be used as a substitute for kaolin clay in my bath bombs and bubble bars? I don't have any kaolin and want to make some tomorrow. I have a bunch of fuller's earth because it was on sale :) Will it work the same?

I would like to make a shaving soap tomorrow and all I have is fuller's earth clay. Can I substitute this for the bentonite clay that the recipe I have calls for? Now to ask the same in the bath bombs section because I don't have any kaolin :/

Before I go buy a bunch of olive oil, I would like to ask if you use walmart olive oil, is this the one you buy? At my store, it's pretty dark green colored. Don't that mess with your colors? In this pic, it isn't as dark as the same brand same size in the store.

Tomorrow, after going to buy some lye at the hardware store, I would like to try this recipe. It's a shame that I have to go buy lye when I have like 30lbs of it that I can't use due to batch failures. I've never used more than 5% castor because I'm afraid of dos. Do you think this will be ok...

Well, the beautiful soap I stuck in the oven to cpop is a total failure! I went to see if it was anywhere near ready to cut just to find out that it totally separated. Not just separated, but it looks like it was never even stick blended! I poured it into my crock to try and save it, stick...

I bought 2 8 lb pails of coconut oil 76 and they melted a bit and became slushy while waiting for me to finish using up my other coconut oil that I already had before I ordered them. Since they were mostly melted, will that affect my soap like palm oil does when the stearins go to the bottom of...

Do you think this recipe will be a slow enough tracer for cpop swirls? I want to try swirling for the first time today. I'll be adding sugar and sl to it along with silk. Sorry for the copy/paste recipe. Every time I try to upload a recipe, it says "invalid file," driving me mad. SoapCalc ©...

I bought a hygrometer to check the humidity in my room before making my first bath bombs because our humidity is ridiculous. I have a dehumidifier that I can put in my soaping room from my curing room to get the best humidity I probably can. What is a good humidity percentage to shoot for when...

I bought these scents and looked all over the internet to find whether they seized, riced, or accelerated. All I could find out was which ones were skin safe and which had vanillins. If you know which of these do any acting up, please share with me any notes you have. I'm scared to even soap...

I want to build some wooden molds tomorrow. Would you please help me figure out something? If I'm wanting to build a 1lb oil weight mold that is 3.5" wide, and make my bars 2.5" tall, how many inside inches would the length need to be? All inner measurements. What would the length need to be...

My loved one wants me to make some baby soap for a girl that's staying at her house. I've searched the forum and didn't see anything about my question so here goes. A lot of the baby soap recipes I've seen contain goat's milk. I had planned on making an hp 98% olive oil, 2% stearic acid, and...

I'm changing the name of my soap business and trying to trademark my new name. On the trademark fees page, there are 3 different categories of fees listed. There's Fees, Small Entity Fees, and Micro Entity Fees. If I am the sole proprietor and my business is just starting out, which one do I...