Recent content by kasandrashy

Lush owns a patent on “Shower Jellies” I highly recommend reading through the entire terms of the patent and ensure you aren’t violating it before you sell it.

I have spoken with other soapers with national customer base who do not make bubble bars because it’s not possible to do without violating the patent in some way. I am not saying that it’s impossible but I am saying others have looked into and decided it wasn’t worth the risk.

Just realized this is an old post

my best combination which my youngest uses regularly (she has much worse eczema than I do) is mild baby soap with coconut oil and cerave moisturizing cream morning and night!

By stabilize I mean that the end result will in fact be saponified oils as opposed to separated acids, oils and soap. It is true that I use ph strips which after this thread I am reconsidering. I have made soap that reads in the 8 range and this was by adding acidic ingredients after...

Thanks for the great info! And I’m the same way with long explanations. I think I will make a soap that’s butter heavy and see how it goes!

It has been my understanding that soap with a ph 8 and above can stabilize and most soap has a ph of 9-11.

If it’s not for sale you could always use liquid shampoo and a reusable container. I’ve thought about this as well. I even thought about using a reusable container for customers and have a “refill” price for sending it back in. But I realize the likelihood that most would do that is very low.

Also Citric acid would be a good ingredient for ph! Remember skin has an acidic ph and soap by nature is alkaline. Any acids like citric acid, yogurt, acidic milk will help keep ph lower. More alkaline products will raise it. Check the ph of your additives, remember that processing changes the...

Its my guess that there is too much coconut oil in this recipe I would strip it back to about 10% you can replace it with olive oil but it will need to cure for a few weeks longer. Also how long are you curing your soap? Make sure you cured the recipe you gave for a minimum of 6 weeks and if you...

Hi I was wondering if you could elaborate on the Shea Butter industry or what you meant please. My goal for my soap is to be vegan, sustainably sourced with eco-conscious packaging and practices and using organic ingredients. As someone with sensitive Dry skin I also aim to create a soap that...

The first recipe has a lye and water discount in order to obtain a 5% superfat. The second recipe doesn’t include the discount because you will add the 1.5 oz after the lye and oils cook.

Oh Please update here about how they’re doing! If you have your notes and would like to post that recipe I might Like to try it!

Hi my name is Kasandra and I am from Massachusetts US but I currently live in SC. I have been soaping as a hobby for about ten years (off and on) I am planning to take my soaping hobby to the next level in 2020! I like to make my soap organic, vegan and eco conscious. :)

I think your recipe sounds so good for the skin and I’m glad it works well for you! Unfortuantely, I don’t use animal products or palm oil in my soaps. Thank you for the idea though!