Recent content by Apothika

Hi All! I have finally worked out a castile recipe I like, but I wanted to add a water discount to my recipe so that it helped the curing process & when I did this, the soap wanted to gel! I'm not really a fan of the gelled look in this soap & wasn't able to achieve a full gel anyway. I...

I'm in northern NSW, which is much closer to brisbane than sydney, so lots of macadamias here too!! :) Thanks very much for your input DeeAnna! I was looking up your suggestions & read that Macadamia oil has 4 times as much vitamin E as olive oil So maybe this is the antioxidant? I am also...

Thank you KiwiMoose! I thought it may have been a reaction with the lye, I left the oils at room temp and poured the lye at 78 C - maybe that was too hot & scorched the oil or something? I do know a little about the stearic & palmitic qualities, but am still experimenting, I saw a soap company...

Hello fellow Soapers, I just made my second batch of soap ever! It was a pure macadamia Soap ... and as you can see it turned purple! What might have caused this? No Essential oils added, No colourants. Only Macadamia, Water & Lye. Recipe was a small batch 176g Macadamia Oil 21.52g Sodium...

Ok, well I guess it's still a luxurious idea to put them in anyway, one can only hope they are doing their magic!! Thanks for your input :)

Haha Hi Fellow Kiwi!! I Am actually Originally from the Waikato Region too! 😄

Thats cool! I will probably do the same, but just wondering if you find they make a difference for your skin? or the texture/consistency of soap other than potential exfoliative or colour properties? :)

Beginner Soap Maker here! Thanks for having me on your amazing forum, so much fantastic information! I'm From Australia and am currently learning all about soap to be able to add some beautiful CP soaps to my market stall in future. Peace and carrots Everyone! Happy soapmaking :)

Hello all! I am a beginner soap maker, I am wondering if anyone has any scientific research to back up or not that Herbal infused oils keep their beneficial properties when added to CP soap? Thank you!