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After searching and researching further, I discovered that the Melt and Pour Soap Base would be the easiest and safest the way to go, especially for this beginner...NO LYE! I went over to Michaels, and they suggested that the Shea Butter Soap Base (5 lbs) and Sweet Almond Oil works with any...

For sodium citrate, I researched I need to add 1 part sodium citrate (or citric acid) to four parts distilled water. How do I measure that 1 part sodium citrate and measure four parts distilled water? How many teaspoons or cups?

@AliOop - I'll just make the basic gentle soap using these ingredients you gave me. 60% lard 20% coconut oil 20% olive oil 3% super fat 33% lye concentration Dissolve the following in the water before you add the NaOH: -colloidal oats at 2% total oil weight -goat milk powder (or both) at 2%...

Looked online, did research, and found powders for KDF-55 powder: removes chlorine, heavy metals and bacteria - click here KDF-85 powder: removes iron, sulfur, bacteria and more - click here sodium citrate of course If I put those water filtration powders in soap, can it remove all the...

33% Lye and 67% water How many ounces or cups are in 33% lye? How many ounces or cups are in 67% distilled water? How do you measure it on scales (like the KD 8000) until it's the right ounce?

My Story on WHY I Wanna Make the Ultimate Bar Soap, even for THIS Beginner: Colorado's air and water quality makes my skin feel like I got bugs crawling all over me. Cold snowy conditions hold less moisture, which can cause my skin to itch. Worse, the Rocky Mountain water may not be as clean as...

@AliOop mentioned using sodium citrate at 1% total oil weight. @QuasiQuadrant also mentioned using sea salt to the lye water (as in mineral dead sea salt for bathing, I assume) Soapmaking friend suggested adding citric acid at with the liquid (1% of oils) When dealing with dodgy water...

Aloe vera juice to replace distilled water?

Yep, new to this soap making game, as I said in the introductory post. After years of buying "commercial" soap that doesn't stop the itch after I get out of the shower, and seeing there's no access to water filtration system when I'm out and about, It's time I made soap that gives me (a)...

Now, what ingredient should I use to add some extra lather and eliminate body odor to stay fresh all day?

Can I incorporate calendula infused oil into making bars of soap? If so, how? And can I combine that oil with finely-ground oats?

Just saw this just now from CleanO2 website - Click Here Not just sodium citrate acting as a chelator... I also found out about spearmint essential oil, activated charcoal and Vitamin C solution helping neutralizing chlorine Can I add those ingredients along with sodium citrate? and what do...

so ground loofah, pumice (fine or extra fine), finely-ground oats, and fine coffee grounds combined together? To act as a extra gritty natural scrubber to relieve the itch as I wash? And what about ingredients to remove impurities from shower water as I wash? After hitting the gym, or traveling...

Serious scrubbing without the need for body scrubber or loofah Colloidal oats poppy seed ground loofah coarse fine pumice or finely-ground coffee Is it possible to combine together those listed ingredients?

So, when it comes to providing extra grit to relieving itch as I wash, now I know epson salt and baking soda are out. Besides colloidal oats, what other natural scrubbing ingredients do you recommend, so I can scratch the itch as I wash without the need for bacteria-laced body scrubber? And...

Hi, my name is Brian Nemeth from Denver, Colorado. I'm totally new to this idea of making my own soaps. That's because no matter what soap I buy, it does wash away body odor, but it doesn't do the job of relieving pesky itching. I end up using either in-shower body lotion or after-shower lotion...