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Hi all, I'm looking to make a soap for my aunt who has extreme dry skin from thyroid issues. I just wanted to see what you would suggest before I take a hack at it based on my own research. So far for the oils I've come across apricot, avocado, evening primrose, jojoba, olive oil, then I thought...

Hi there, my brother and his wife are in the process of adopting a two year old boy and his six month old sister. I am super excited for them, and havent been able to meet the children yet as they live out of state. I had the idea today of making them little gifts of fun bath time soaps...

Ok, so a recent visit from my mother with her five times in three days statement of " you're looking like a mountain woman, you need exfoliation" got me to thinking about this. I need a good exfoliator :). i'm in my 40's, spend a lot of time outside, have combination skin, and am dealing with a...

Ok, so i have been MIA for a long while. When the weather gets good, my first love of gardening kicks in. I am always outside, and seldom on the computer anymore, till winter comes that is. So i hope you all are doing well. I havent made any soap in a while, i need to, otherwise my hubby and i...

Hi there, Hazel mentioned this oil to me, she had come across it in reading. from what i have read it works on a variety of issues when injested, but i am more interested in using it topically for hair loss. it sounds pretty interesting so far, but i wanted to see if any of you ever used this oil?

I just made an order to restock alot of stuff i am out of. It is so fun doing that! but you sure can run through that hard earned cash very fast!!!:shock:

hi all, a local bee keeper sells his honey to the general public. I LOVE his system, in that it is a complete honor system. I have never met the man, or a person for that matter when going to his land, stepping into his little 10x10 store, and buying honey. I slide my cash through the slot in...

Hi there, i have been asked to make soap for my husbands grand mother, who is 94 years old. I plan on making a simple hydrating soap with a rose scent. To my knowledge she has no health issues that can be affected by what little essential oils i may use. My question to you is, do you have any...

Hi there, I have made this recipe twice, the first time i went based off of the original recipes measurements of tablespoons. The second time, i weighed the tablespoon measurement and converted them to ounces. And something went wrong. The oils separated, and the chapstick is grainy. Here is...

Hi there, i have made two or three batches of milk soap (Its been a while now) and they flopped. I dont remember how they did, but they did. So i would like to ask you how to deal with milk. please tell me a step by step how and what to do. I have some coconut milk that i would like to use...

So i made a 5lb batch of oatmeal soap, i used .5 ounces of cypress eo and .5 oz of juniper eo, they smelled great together when i placed them side by side and smelled them. Last i cut the soap, and my 4 month old walker hound was at my feet at the time. I smelled a horrible smell, and was...

I just made a batch of oatmeal soap with beeswax, and used beeswax at 5%. that got me to wondering what percent you all normally use in cold process. thanks!

I have a request to make a sake' soap and wondered if any of you have ever made it? I found a recipe but am unsure what percentages i should use? the ingredients are: olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, castor oil, shae butter, jojoba, sake and lye. Any tips or ideas? Once again, thanks!

My friend Susan runs a part time business where she sells stamps, packaging, all sorts of crafty little things that we homemade makers can use. Check out her website, or feel free to contact her, she can send you a catalog. email: [email protected] website: needstamps.stampinup.net

Hi all, I currently have a recipe for a two pound mold, and i want to use my new 5 lb mold for the first time. Summerbeemeadow.com resize calc is not drawing up on the web page for some reason, so i would like your help on this. any other suggested websites? is it safe to simply multiply my...

I just reached 100 posts, now i can join in on future soap swaps!!! ha ha. just thought i would share!!!! :)

Ok all you wonderful teachers, I am still learning. I want to know about superfatting. 1. What exactly is it? 2. How do i determine what percent superfatting to use? for example if you follow my thread http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=39423 "I now have deer and elk tallow" you...

My husband and i both were blessed enough to fill our bull and buck tags. So now i need recipes! I have no idea how to make my own recipe, as i am very un-learned about the subject and soapcalc.net. would any of you be willing to share your recipes with me, or teach me how to create my own...

Well, Christmas is coming around, and i thought i would experiment with colors on my soaps. So far i have stuck with being as natural as possible, and leaving non-important things like color out. But, sometimes i have a hard time remembering which bar of soap is which, and well, i'm bored. ha...

Well, thanks to many of you, i have found molds, and a scale. Now for a soap cutter. Do any of you have tips or suggestions as to what to look for? brand name? where to buy? Also, do any of you know of a web page, etc where soap supplies are sold from users. For example, an ebay for soap...