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  1. thessalystra

    How to blend fragrance oils?

    I'm thinking about making a fragrance oil mix in batch. I have already worked out the ratio and all that, have tried using it in CP soap. Now that want to mix them in large quantity and store them, how do I start? Is it as simple as pouring one into the other and stir it? Is there any...
  2. thessalystra

    Is it possible for a normal CP Soap to be super drying on the skin?

    Maybe, although I still can't figure out what. I recently changed my body lotion tho. Ironically that's to moisturize my skin. 😅 It's 2.5%. And I've used that previously with no problem. 😞
  3. thessalystra

    Is it possible for a normal CP Soap to be super drying on the skin?

    So, I've been using a bar of CP soap from my 4th or 5th batch (I'm new to all of this) and for the last 2 days I've got dry skins on my arm. Just one arm, and just this batch. It's a honey soap with cinnamon FO (not EO) at only 3% PPO. Right before this one I used another soap (from another...
  4. thessalystra

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    I made an activated charcoal soap. Is it just me or AC soap is hard to gel?
  5. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    Thank you.. Yes, it's cold process. But it's still less than a week old. I will show the lather here perhaps after curing. Since I spilled more castor oil than necessary, I'm curious as well.. *fingers crossed* 😁🤞
  6. thessalystra

    What soapy thing have you done today?

    I tried using a new fragrance for my soap and I'm so happy that the FO didn't accelerate at all. I also added some dried peppermint and *fingers crossed* I hope it would gel as well as my honey soap..
  7. thessalystra

    Wrapping several-days-old soaps

    Thanks a lot. I need that.
  8. thessalystra

    Wrapping several-days-old soaps

    Great, thanks a lot. I was worried if there will be oil seeping out or if it will somehow spoil. 🤗
  9. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    I tried making one with castor oil, then, I spilt my oil so that I got 7% castor oil instead of 4% that I planned. I have another batch planned to see if I like castor oil.
  10. thessalystra

    Wrapping several-days-old soaps

    So, I want to give my soaps to a friend who is leaving in a week. I just cut the soap today. Would it be safe to wrap them in baking/kraft paper and then give them away? Thanks in advance.
  11. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    I see. I'll try putting some in my soap and see the difference. Thing is, a lot of CP soaps in the market use it, but I wasn't sure if it really does what it's advertised for or it's more for labelling benefits. 😁😁😁 I bought some soaps with castor oil in them but I can't feel the difference...
  12. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    I see. I got confused because I read that castor oil improves lather but sugar does that as well. It's clearer now. Thank you.
  13. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    I see.. Thank you. 😄
  14. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    Ah, I see. For lather, does it make any difference if I use sugar instead of castor oil?
  15. thessalystra

    Castor Oil

    Hello everyone... Seeing that a lot of people use castor oil in their soaps, I have some questions. How significant is the effect of 5% castor oil in CP soap? What is the main reason to include castor oil? Is it the lather or the benefits for the skin or something else? I'm using only palm...
  16. thessalystra

    Is there a way to fix crumbling soap (not lye heavy)?

    Noted. 👍 I went to lyecalc to adjust the setting. Thank you.
  17. thessalystra

    Is there a way to fix crumbling soap (not lye heavy)?

    Thank you very much everyone. I'll try soaping at higher temp too, because the last two batches didn't even go through gel phase. (And definitely buy a thermometer.) I'll try the water discount as well. My other "good batches" still have soda ash on top, though not as bad as this one...
  18. thessalystra

    Is there a way to fix crumbling soap (not lye heavy)?

    1tsp in 1tbs of oil for both. I used all my TD but not the charcoal since I was afraid it'd be too dark.
  19. thessalystra

    Is there a way to fix crumbling soap (not lye heavy)?

    Thanks a lot. I will try it next time. <3 I was wondering if charcoal is the culprit because the other batches of soap didn't have this problem. But I also mixed them to thin/medium trace for those batches, and only to emulsion for this charcoal one. (Was praying the whole time that the oil...
  20. thessalystra

    Is there a way to fix crumbling soap (not lye heavy)?

    Olive oil 125gr Palm Oil 200gr Coconut Oil 100gr Lye 59.3gr Water 161gr I didn't use any water discount because i wanted to make a wood-grain design. I used charcoal and TiO2 as additive and colorant.
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