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Thank you for all your wonderful suggestions. I am going to buy Pine Tar soap, hopefully my local Whole Foods sells it. I want to try it first before I purschase Pine Tar online (I don't live by many (animal) farms, so access to it is limited). I kills me to buy soap b/c I have a ton of it at...

How do you make pine tar soap? I've heard about it, but know absolutely nothing about making it. I've tried GM castile with 7% Sf & still had the same problem.

No shaving?! I would like baby #2 :P Thanks for your thoughts...I don't use anything abrasive on my skin just plain old soap & water, and no fragrance in anything (laundry soap, no perfume, fragrance free moisturizer, etc...). I'm pretty much at a loss, but I am going to try making a batch...

What is the effect of a higher SF, lets say 10-12%, on the pH of a bar of soap, I'm trying to understand the chemistry of it.

Again, I can't thank you all enough for taking the time to resond. I'll try to SF at 11% for the next batch & see what happens. I don't take many hot baths & my showers usually only last about 10-15 minutes. Any other ideas?

Wow, thank you to all who responded! You gave me lots of food for thought. How do I lower the pH of my soap? I have in the past used commercial soap with no problem, but don't want to go back to it b/c of all the chemicals. I have made a batch of pure castille soap & get the same reaction...

Thanks for your reply. I have tested for allergy, my SF is 7-8% not higher b/c I don't want to get DOS. I do the zap test before using each batch. Any other thoughts?

Hi All, I have been on hiatus since my baby was born a year ago. Before I took off some time from soap making, I posted a question about itchy skin from handmade soap. The skin on my legs would itch so bad after using my handmade soap that I had scratch marks that would bleed. I always use a...

Seaturtle, I just received an email from the company saying they are selling both the wood molds along with the silicone inserts. I had inquired quite some time ago & was pleasently surprised to hear back from them now! I am trying to decide what size log mold to order that would fit about 5...

Thanks to all who responded. Congrats on your 500 posts!

I am thiking about ordering a mold from Silver Moon. What is the standard size (height, length, width) of a 4 - 5 oz. bar from a log mold? They have so many different size options!

I used organic EVOO...I hope it turns out OK b/c I used a lot of oils to make the double batch. I normally let this recipe cure for 4 - 6 months. It's hard to find the time to make soap with a 4 month old :)

Has anyone ordered molds from Silver Moon? They have wood molds with silicone liners. I'm just wondering if the molds are a quality product or not.

I made a double batch of a recipe I've made before for my baby. The recipe is 73% OO, 22% Co, 5% castor; SF 8 % , no EO/fragrance, & I used only distilled water as my liquid. I placed the heavily traced soap (in WSP silicone logs) into a 170 degree oven for about 10 minutes then turned the...

I have very sensitive skin, that tends to be on the dry side. I use no more than 23% CO, and usually SF at 8%... works great for me! GOOD LUCK!

I purchased $150 of Eo's about a year ago, then found out I was pregnant! I did not use the EO's while pregnant. Today I went on to Rainbow Meadow's site to look up EO recipe blends, but that function is no longer running. Does anyone know of a similar EO blending calculator or web site with...

Thanks Carebear. I do soap with Goats milk, but I'm trying different recipes with mango butter. It's been curing for 4 weeks.

I made a test batch of soap with mango butter... 35% OO, 25% CO (which is high for me), 30 % PO, 10% mango butter. I forced gel with a 170 degree oven (turned off). The final bar is very moisturizing but a little tacky feeling & doesn't later well. I usually use 5% castor in all my bars, but...

I don't think it's the weather. My legs seem to be the most sensitive to products.