That’s good to hear about the smells. I tried cocoa powder once and got a nice light brown color from it, but same experience as you regarding the smell, there was no chocolate smell in the final product at all. I guess the same would probably be true for spinach or spinach powder, any smell...
The basics have been very easy for me. I have a lot of lab experience and use sodium hydroxide solutions all the time so I think the basic safety elements were maybe less intimidating for me than someone totally new to all this. I learned about saponification reactions and sap values for oils...
Hello everyone, I’m excited to find this forum. I’ve been making soap at home for about two years now. I’m a chemist and work in the cosmetics industry and thought this would be a fun and easy hobby for me with my science background. I don’t sell my soap but I like making big batches to give...
Hi all, I’ve been making lye based cold and hot processed soaps for about two years now and I’m starting to explore more options to add colors to my soaps. I’ve used charcoal powder to make black/gray soaps and turmeric for orange ones. Now I’m trying to make a green soap, preferably a lighter...