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The white soap I make with Titanium Dioxide as colorant, I freeze overnight so it doesn't gel to prevent glycerin rivers. My question has to do with fragrance. It seems with frozen soap the scent is lost and sometimes very little. So far in a soap I've used kaolin clay to hold fragrance...

I'm looking to make a thin facial lotion. I've read that lotionpro 165 is used for thin lotions. After finding a lotion with it, Neutronena Oil-Free Moisture - Sensitive Skin, it felt waxy on the face. My question, is there any ingredient that will get rid of the waxy feel from emulsifiers like...

I bought rendered beef tallow from essential depot. When I received it Feb. 2016 it had an off putting faint odor to it. I made some cold process soap with it. There was still half a container (16oz) left, so I stored it in the fridge. I went back to it today to make some more cold process soap...

I have an insert in a bar, which is melt and pour. What's your best success to harden melt and pour. The insert is much softer than the bar itself. Here's a pic of the soap. The only part that is melt and pour is the mustache. The other part is cold process.

Has anyone used bulkapothecary.com for CP fragrances? What did you think of the results? How much FO did you have to use PPO?

What is the minimum water to lye ratio to melt NaOH or KOH? Some where I read water to NaOH is 1:1, is this correct and what is the min. for KOH? Thanks

When calculating a shave soap I wanted to make one that has both KOH and NaOH. If I wanted 75:KOH and 25:NaOH would I just calculate the recipe using both KOH, then NaOH and multiple the LYE total by the percentage? I've uploaded a pic of both KOH and NaOH to verify if my calculations would be...

I would like to make a soap black in color. My last attempt was using activated charcoal, but my suds were black. Can anyone give suggestions on making a black colored soap that won't color everything it comes in contact with? Here's the picture which I think is beautiful.

I have the red essential depot soap mold. I like the size bars it makes, but I'm the only one using the soap. I usually make 2-3 loafs at a time to get different scents. By the time I get through all the bars the essential oils have faded. Does anyone know of a soap mold that is half this size...

Lotioncrafter.com has stated you can you BTMS-50 as a co-emulsifer with Polawax. Has anyone used both these emulsifiers together? What ratio would I use them if I wanted to use both in one lotion recipe? I know that they are both used at 25% of the oils, do I use each 50/50, or do I need more...

I've made soap with lard and like it's characteristics. If you have soaped with both, could you tell a difference between using tallow instead of lard?

I'm wanting to test my lotions (personal use) and have read a lot of non reliable complaints about digital pH testing meters in the less than $100 price range. Therefore, I thought maybe I could go the route of using pH testing strips. Are there any successes with strips, if so what are the...

I'm going to use carrot juice from a juicer to make an orange colored soap. If I substitute all my water for the carrot juice, will the lye burn the carrot and change its color?

When I make my soap all my batches are made with 100% goat milk, but I have a problem. I soap below 80 degrees, pot in ice water, so the goat milk doesn't stink and stays white. After trace, I take the soap pot out of the ice water so it will come back up to a warmer temp. to continue stick...

My current formula soap bar is: olive 39% lard 28% coconut 15% shea butter 12% castor 6% superfat 6% water percent 33% goat milk was used instead of water The soap bar is nice and moisturizing, but after I was the deodorant off my underarms at night my underarms feel sticky after I dry off...

I have done searches on embossing soap stamps. What I've found is that embossing soap stamps press the letters into the soap. I'm interested in a soap stamp the gives raised letters. What would this be called, so I can do research on this term? p.s.- I contacted Dave at lasercutz to ask about...

I need a few suggestions... I'll be making a round facial soap of x-mas gifts this year and wanted some color options for a face soap. I'd like it to be a soft, light, calming color. I will be giving it to both male and female, so something like a light pink wouldn't do. Any ideas?

How could I duplicate a scent if I can't recognize all the smells? FYI- I have a pre-shave cream by proraso, which I like the scent and wanted to make a facial bar with this same scent. The ingredients actually lists eucalyptus oil. I purchased eucalyptus oil from WSP, but it has a strong...

I have ordered Eucalyptus E.O. from Wholesale Supplies Plus to use in a face soap. I've can't seem to find a good usage rate ppo, as I have read different things such as, "Eucalyptus E.O. is very strong." If you use this E.O. successfully, could you give me a starting point on how much to use in...

If I let my soap cure for 6 weeks, don't need to do any color swirls. Is there a difference in the soaps outcome if I were to use 38% water or 33% water? After curing would both soaps be the same, or would one preform better because of the amount of water? Info. this is not considering a...