Recent content by gestmte

Soapmaking Forum

Help Support Soapmaking Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. G

    Goat's milk soap leaves terrible-smelling residue... like hair perm/burning almost?

    Has anyone had this issue with goat's milk soap? I am wondering if goat's milk soap is more trouble than it's worth or if I just messed up in general somewhere. I left my goat's milk soap to cure for about a month now and tested a bar last night. Washed my hands and arms with it to see how it...
  2. G

    "shelf life" of soap with carrot puree?

    Hi everyone. I have a quite a lot to learn before I'd feel comfortable trying this, but I was browsing soapqueen and saw a recipe for a buttermilk bastille soap that contained carrot. I am intrigued! It looks lovely however I really wonder if adding carrot puree would have an effect on the shelf...
  3. G

    2 week old soap still very harsh.

    Shoot! I think I might have screwed this one up. All a learning experience but I'll be sure to stick to a tried and true recipe next time. Thank you very much for the recipe, I'm going to try it again using these oils!
  4. G

    2 week old soap still very harsh.

    I just ran this through soapcalc's calculator, unless something is off it came back with 23 cleansing and 48 conditioning. This was the recipe: 23 oz recipe: 40% olive oil 30% beef tallow 30% coconut 1.2oz orange eo 6 oz water 3.15 oz lye What do you think? Would different ingredients have...
  5. G

    2 week old soap still very harsh.

    You guys are probably rolling your eyes and saying "duh" right about now, but I really am curious about the timeline from harsh to mild and when these changes take place. I made a lovely tallow, coconut, and olive oil soap about 2 weeks ago scented with orange EO. I could not resist washing my...
Back
Top