I am in Canada, but the soaps I have been making fit your profile and it would be fun to trade! I am not currently soaping but some of the soaps I have are 80% lard, 20% CO with 5% superfat (I went with the default setting). I may have one that is a little lower sf due to slight over weight of...
Well this is a long thread and I haven't read it all but I want to add something. I have always been pretty sweaty and quickly start to smell stinky if I don't use something on my pits. I got a tip from a fb group and decided to try it- it is very simple and has been working really well for me...
Poplar buds infused in oil work pretty well, not a strong scent but nice. I was disappointed with my balsam fir experiment- infused fresh branches in oil and used a strong tea of needles to make the lye solution. It smelled like... nothing much. I do CP, the best scent was poplar bud oil with...
Anyone have any experience using phycocyanin as a colorant? It is the part of the spirulina that gives it it's blue tone. On sale at $10.50 per 14g. How many grams of spirulina would typically be used for this purpose? o_O
Had a quick look at the recipe, it is colored with some kind of dye. Oh well! You would think that blueberries could make a good colorant, since they stain like crazy.
Here's my little shortie bars! Love the tops on yours. I keep wanting to texture my tops but my high-lard recipe takes forever to trace. I did these with lemongrass and tea tree which is sticking so far (cross fingers).
That is a lovely color! May I post a pic for comparison? I just made my first charcoal soap and cut it yesterday- I used 1.5tsp PPO, the color isn't as rich (also didn't gel so may be a factor). The lather is seems pretty white, maybe a hint of grey to it.