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I had a friend ask me if I could try to make him something to help him with hair loss, and all the research I've done indicates that Emu is a great carrier oil for hair growth serums. Anyone have a good source?

I infuse about 1/4 cup of madder into about 2 cups of OO and let it sit for a couple days, stirring often. Then I double strain it and put it into a glass container. When I want to use it to color, I usually use 1 - 2 T of the infused oil, in place of the olive oil in my recipe in a 5-lb...

I LOVE madder root! Are you using it straight into your soap at trace, or are you using an infused oil? The first time I tried it I added it right to my soap, mixed with a bit of warm oils and it was a bit scratchy and had a slight tinge to the lather. Using it in infused OO, seems to get...

I use 34% shea in one of my recipes and it's awesome.

Um. Yeah. I meant to say, it will definitely add AIR. Not bubbles. :wink:

A whisk is going to put even more air into your soap. Might not give you bubbles, per se, but it will definitely add bubbles.

I might have just had an "AHA!" moment. When I melt my wax, I've only melted it until is was just liquid and hot enough to melt my color blocks. I just read somewhere that CB Advanced should be melted to 185 in order to allow the FO to full dissolve. I've been adding my FO when the wax...

I'm no chemistry expert, but I've used pureed carrots and cucumbers in my soaps and I think (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), that once it goes through saponification and meets the lye monster, they're basically in a state that they won't spoil as quickly as you might think. Now, I will...

Oh, don't get me wrong...I still use BB for a lot of FO's. I LOVE their Beau Brummel for men, and I use Kentish Rain and Bonsai for shampoo bars. Their Ginger Pear is awesome, especially mixed with coconut, and I've got other favs too. I just hate that they're packaged by volume. It also...

Thanks, Carebear. Yes, the FO's I've used got good reviews for their HT in soy, so I was thinking my culprit might be the wick. I did make one two days ago, and scented at about 1.2 oz ppw, so I'm going to do a test burn tonight on that one and see how it does. Are HTP the way to go in soy...

I like WSP's Patch FO for mixing, and their EO is also really nice. Like honor said, it's not all that pricey to use Patch EO and a little seems to go a long way for me.

I've had great luck with WSP's Caribbean Coconut. Soaps like a dream on its own (I made a soap I call Coconut Dream with coconut milk, this FO and toasted coconut on top and it really flies!). I've also had it mix really well. My favorite blend is with ginger and citrus FO's. Tends to mellow...

That is one of my pet peeves with FO suppliers! Since in this business we use weight, not volume, it irks me when they sell FO/EO's by volume. I understand they might run into some issues with heavier oils, so you might not get the whole amount, but generally, the bottles are not what I'd...

I use a Braun that, yes, was pricey, but I am hard on it, and have probably made over 100 batches of soap and about 15-20 10 lb batches of lotion and it's still working like a charm. It does get hot, but so far, no burn out.

I've recently been playing around with soy, using CB advanced wax. I'm using 6 oz travel-type tins and used a HTP 62 wick, as recommended by WSP for those containers. I poured at different temps, just to see how it worked out. Some at 130, some at 120 and some when the mixture turned a...

Funny he should mention camel milk. I've been mulling it over in my mind since I live in Kuwait and, well, there are camels everywhere! I didn't realize it's close to human milk. Hmmm...might have to hit up a farmer for some milk soon. :D

Thanks for sharing, Bayougirl. I don't think it looks bad at all! What did you use to color the purple part? Or does it just look that way in the pics? It's nice soap!

Nope, i'ts the low flashpoint oils. Anything under 200 F the USPS won't (or isn't supposed to) ship.

Anyone used it in CP? I ordered some yesterday b/c I was already placing an order. It does say that it's not a true as some other vanillas, but I'm wondering how it will blend. I want to do lavender vanilla, but don't want brown soap or to have to load up on TD to get it to be white. TD is...

I have some of their oils, and I like most of them. Their Backwoods Baby is one of my favorite Baby Grace dupes (like it better than SOS or WSP's). I like their Amazingly Graceful too, but I find it doesn't stick very well in CP. Lilac and Linen has been a big seller for me too. Overall, I...