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What do you all use for colorant in peppermint soap? I would really love to get a bright red color to swirl with. Thanks!

Here is my website if anyone would like to see my sheep milk soaps! www.GracefulEwe.com

I've never posted to this part of the forum before...don't even know if this is the right place to ask something like this.... :D Have any of you folks heard much about Monsato and their GM seed, Bovine Growth Harmones, and all the ways they are trying to take over the word's food supply? I...

I have been looking into using essential oils in my soap, and since they are so expensive, I am wondering if I can make my own. I have searched the web and found a lot of helpful sites, but am just wondering if anyone here has had experience with this. I am wanting to try it in a crock pot...

I have been buying from Gelluminations so far, and I have to use about 4 ounces per 100 oz batch. They are SO cheep, but I am wondering if I would use less of other company's fragrances, because they are stronger. Does anyone know if it would come out to be about the same price to buy a...

Are there any Vanilla scents from Gelluminations that don't discolor? I would like to try out Vanilla Bean, Vanilla Cupcake, and Warm Vanilla Sugar :D I tried Vanilla Creamy an it tuned a VERY dark brown:( Thanks~

I just wanted to ask and see if any of you know what the problem is with my soap. It's been a week or so and it's still pretty soft. It's just not what I'm used to. So here's the recipe 15oz coconnut 36oz Olive 35oz lard 32 oz milk 11.7 oz lye It's pretty simple but I wasn't sure...

Well, the last couple of batches I did were really out of proportion. I didn't have enough lye in my recipe. I used MMS lye calc, but then I lost the recipe and THOUHGT I remembered it enough to make soap. :oops: Anyway, my last batches are REALLY soft, and I am wondering if there's...

What do you think is the best citrusy smelling essential oil to use in cp? I just want one that won't fade quickly...if there is such a thing :D

I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas about some other products I could make with sheep's milk. I am doing CP right now, but wondered about something else to add variety :) Would any kind of hand lotion or something work? I don't think I should do hand soap because I was given advice...

Hi everyone, I am wondering if it is ok to make my lye solution a day or so before I make soap. I know you can do that with water, but I wasn't sure I could do that with milk. Would it spoil? Thanks! :D :D :D

...will anything I have around the house make a nice light pink color? Purple? Any other colors? I am doing CP Thanks!

...this is what happens when you try to melt soap in a thin plastic container for 6 min. and forget to stop it before then! :oops:

Are these just adorable or what! :D I was wondering though....will adults actually care to use cute little sheep shaped soaps? (Oh my that's a tongue twister there. Say it ten times fast, it comes out as sheep shaped shopes :D ) Anyway, are these too much of a kid thing? I just ordered 5...

Can you find Palm oil in Wal-Mart or any other grocery stores? (The only reason I ask is we live quite a ways from the nearest town...can't exactly just take a little drive and check :D ) The only thing I found online was somboddy that said "they have everything at Walmart" I am quite sure...

Hi, I would really like to make a batch of milk soap with just coconut, palm, olive and castor oil. I haven't been able to find any recipes for this, and I don't feel like I know enough to make up my own. I would really appreciate some help to figure out what are the best percentages to use...

Hi. I wasn't quite sure where to put this question...hopefully this is right....anyway... I am wondering if it is possable to make milk shower gel. Or shower gel with milk...however I should say that :) Has anyone tried this before? Does anyone have a recipe? What about hand soap...

I made my first batch of milk soap last Saturday (CP), and I have a couple questions about it...it is really, really hard, it was rock hard after just a couple hours. I tried to shave off some edges, but it didn't really come off in curls, it chipped. Is that normal or not? The other thing is...

Can I use almond extract for scent in cp?

Where should I buy sodium hydroxide? I got a small bottle of it from a hardware store, but I really wanted to buy it in larger ammounts. A chemical store here had a 50lb bag of it, but I didn't think it would be good to have it in a bag....couldn't it like absorb moisture every time I open it...