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Good job biarine! Looks nice!

Today i bought some fractionated coconut oil to use on a face cream recipe... I am a little bit hesitated about the result, but i want to experiment...

Hi all! As we all know herbs introduce bacteria and other germs to products. But do we have to avoid infused oils with botanicals (calendula,lavender etc) to our creams/ lotions/liquid soap even when adding a preservative? I dont think it has to do only with water systems, but also for a...

Hi millerson! Keep in mind what other members wrote... Your problem reminds me when i started liquid soap some mounths ago. My first try was a bit failure. The soap came out beautiful and crystal clear following IL's method (its a must recipe you have to try it) but its lather was poor and...

I dont like straight oils or butters on my face and i generally don't recommend it. Some years ago i used to apply coconut oil on my face and ended up with irritation and dry skin, so i stopped it immediately... Its a miracle oil on hair though... I think it could be better idea to make some...

I also spritz with 99% isopropyl alcohol my soap tops. I wouldnt say it really helps. Few times happened to prevent serious amounts of soda ash, but i usually get ash on my soaps... On my first cp castile batches i made a soap using milk instead of water and after mold i put my soaps on the...

If you want to use these oils its ok but you have to lower coconut in my opinion... My favorite recipe is 1 part beeswax, 1 part butters (cocoa or shea) and 1 part liquid oil (almond oil or jojoba). its really firm and hard. I tried one like yours and ended up with a soft cream for lips... I...

First of all thank you all for your time to answer my questions. This is the first time i am opening a topic like this on this sub-forum section i think... I am really sorry if i made any incovenience... Yes, the olive oil i am talking about smells rancidity so its better not to use on...

Hi all! I have a ton of old pure olive oil which gone a little bit rancid by time. Its production date was 2-3 years ago... I am not gonna use it on food... If i use that oil on CP for castiles and bastiles is it sure that my soaps are going to develop DOS or other oxidizing problems? I ve...

Good to know that Susie... Thanks for sharing!

I ve never used Dr Bronners liquid soap as it is difficult to be found in my country. I read that many love it but I 've also read others find it harsh on their skin and mainly a marketing trick soap... I would like to try this soap only to check its lather ability and how it feels on my...

Most of the time lavender EO caused trouble to my gls. But when i used pine sylvestris EO and orange EO there wasnt any problem. Both of them didnt thin or thicken soap.

Really interesting posts! I am wondering if sodium citrate can build up some viscosity to a full water (3:1) or on 1 part glycerin LS amount...

Thank you all for your valuable posts! Next time i m gonna try the canning jar method using a double boiler...

So could we use a double boiler and a washcloth in the bottom of the jar (so it doesnt meet the pot) ? In IL's method she put the canning jar above a cake rack into a large soup pot...