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  1. Alvonia

    Tea as a fragrant?

    Oh my. I meant 500 dollars.. :lol: I dont need a strong cents, but any cents at all would be grate. Ill have to search their catalog to see if there is anything else i would like to try. (And then I need to try a small batch of tea/herbs infusion in my base, just to try it out. )
  2. Alvonia

    Tea as a fragrant?

    Yup, thats my question for today. If I make a strong herbal tea and use it instead of my water in soap - will it then make any fragrant to my soaps? My wholeseller wont ship unless i buy for over 50dollars and that`s allot for just some EO`s. (and they dont have the EOs i want in...
  3. Alvonia

    Spice Infused Shea Butter

    My book are from Susan Curtis, I havent found one exactly like it but i do belive it is this one from Neals Yard remedies: http://shop.nealsyardremedies.com/produ ... _Oils_Book Its the same content - but mine is from 1998, and is written in norwegian. It says safetyinformation on the bottom...
  4. Alvonia

    "Anti-Bacterial"

    I`m scared of the effects from triclosan. I allso read the other day that hand sanitzers where no-good in the antibacterial perspective - its better with plain water and soap. (think it was our government saying it, in all this swineflu hysteria) On the other hand, there are ingredienst we...
  5. Alvonia

    Spice Infused Shea Butter

    Cinnamon can be potential irritating. My book says: do not use in consentration over 0,5% I`am thinking about using it in a soap, but Ill make sure it is a small amount, and that it is tested befor selling.
  6. Alvonia

    Body scrub with clay?

    Yesterday I made a body scrub containing sea salt, almond oil, EO`s and green clay. It was a really lovely scrub, but I wonder how much use there will be for the clay. Does it actually get to work for the few seconds/minutes it takes you to scrub the body? It will of course be really nice if the...
  7. Alvonia

    organic.....everything!!

    Im using organic ingredients as far as I can. There are a few things I am having a hard time finding, but ill keep on trying. I have managed to get all my oils and waxes organic, the EOs are a bit harder to get here in Norway. Did you actually know that the sitrusfruits are amongst the most...
  8. Alvonia

    Burning in the eyes

    I did not use any eo`s or fo`s - only some chamomile oil, wich is made by ectracting the chamomileflowers in almond oil. She got it in her eyes. hmm, so I have to say to not get it in the eyes. Thanks for the answers.
  9. Alvonia

    Burning in the eyes

    I have been sending some of my products out for testing. And one of the testers told me that the Shea and chamomile soap where burning in the eyes. Are there any specific ingredients that burn in the eyes or is this just bad luck. It is worth mentioning that the soaps had not been curing enough...
  10. Alvonia

    Newbie from Norway

    Hi all you soapmakers. I have been lurking around the forums for some days now, and finnaly get my self together and registered. I am a young Mom living in Norway, together with my two kids and husband. I am a skincare therapist and I have always been burning for natural cosmetics, nothing...
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