Recent content by forestedge

I agree with your Clary Sage comment - love the scent but hate the $$$. I've made it without and have used other EO or FO in place. That's part of my 'make up a new blend'!

I've played around with the EO Calc Gentleman's Lavender a few times, moved the % of various EO around, and have one of my fav blends of all time! I have a bottle premixed so I can use a bit and add a different EO to make a totally different scent for special projects. Sometimes I even remember...

Jazzy looks just like our Beastie (RIP). We adopted her at 10 years old and she passed just before her 22nd b-day! And yes, she was named perfectly.

Re your question ideal conditions for cp soap for dogs: Any soap used for dogs must be within a pH range of 5.5 to 7.2. Suggest reading the attached info from Chemists Corner...

Prior to my 'adventures in soap making', I purchased a dog-specific liquid oatmeal shampoo. It worked fine but I figured that I could make an even better one... I used pH strips and everything, it should work - right? No, it didn't. A trip to the vet for a shot to calm the reaction and some...

Canine skin is more alkaline than human skin, with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.2. I have tried a few different CP soaps on my furbaby and it's a BIG no go including a rash about 15 min later and another time, trying to chew paw-pads off. Even with an 'acceptable pH'. Syndet has worked although I'm...

Grapefruit and Patchouli - YUM!

Gunnar, Kahless and I love your story.

I couldn't crochet if my life depended on it so I'm in complete awe of anyone that can. It's absolutely stunning!

I really like to be pen-to-paper (post-it notes rule!) but lost some of my fav formulations that way... :( With help from my tech-savvy sons, I still have my base recipes on paper (in a 3-ring binder) - and copy exists online. Easier to track batches & keep notes too.

Quite like this - well done!

My username is because I live at the edge of a forest. The picture was taken while hiking the mountain behind the house with one of my 2 border-boys.

Initial idea to making the first batch - years. The delay was 'life' getting in the way and my being a research every-little-detail geek.

After being a multi-year lurker - time to introduce myself… Hello everyone, my name is Erin. I live in Vancouver on the wonderful ‘wet’ coast. My soaping journey began began back in 2000 during a conversation with the sons about stuff we could to do together. A comment about soap making (a la...