Recent content by Lin

D, I think you're going back too far in history. From the 90s upward what's been most known and used as saddle soap was pucks of glycerin soap in tins. Around the 00s liquid leather "cleansers" became popular. Including ones that claimed to clean and condition in one step, claimed to restore...

Thanks! I haven't been great but working on it. Short version of the story is my GI system shut down due to my genetic disorder. Became malnourished and required IV fluids and had a feeding tube placed. I couldn't tolerate the formula either since it's not just my stomach (the tube bypasses the...

Bump? Even if you know nothing of leather and cleaning it, how about cp vs homemade glycerin soap?

I hope this is an OK section to use. First up, are there differences besides the adding sugar, glycerin, and alcohol? What changes in the soap does this make outside of translucence and higher glycerin content? Especially physiologically and in use. Glycerin soap was the original saddle soap...

One of the big preventatives of bacterial infection is the good bacteria in the body. Being too obsessive with being clean inside and out will get rid of the healthy bacteria that your body depends on and allow pathogenic bacteria to take over. Anyone on oral antibiotics should take probiotics...

Lol, guess I don't have to feel bad for not directly linking them.

Check out your local Dollar tree. That's where most of my supplies are from. Large pitcher bowls, multiple plastic 4 cup measuring cups, silicone spatulas, etc. You won't want to use the same plastic or silicone items for soap and cooking. Fragrance oils or essential oils leave permanent scents...

Ditto on the difference between the essential oils and other products. If you want Coffee Lip Balm you can make it from infusing Coffee into your ingredients.

Sorry, I'm on my phone so I can't help too much. But you can Google fat bloom, or chocolate fat bloom to learn more. Basically parts of the cocoa butter separates from the crystalline structure and moves it's way to the surface. There are different theories on exactly what is going on within...

Sorry, my post had nothing to do with registering formulas, I was responding to the first page of discussion on if trading is considered income and is/should be regulated by the government. I didn't realize it was unclear or I'd said anything that sounded like it was referring to registering...

Shea Butter seems to be similar in results to Palm. Personally my Shea Butter I buy in bulk (need it for my other products) is also cheaper than purchasing sustainable palm locally so I use it a lot.

It resembles a fat bloom to me, that you get on chocolate for example from the cocoa butter. Since the recipe is butter heavy and it happened before on your Shea Butter soap I wonder if that could be it. I personally wouldn't throw any out. Curiosity, why so much Coconut oil and then added...

I haven't sold any Lip Balm yet, but have made it for gifts or to repay people helping me out. Like the amount of soap I've given to my roommate lol. So I usually buy those small packs off eBay so far, and of course reuse my own tubes. For selling you can get them even cheaper in bulk amounts...

I personally disagree with the government being involved in something like a personal trade, or selling personal possessions on eBay. I say personal to distinguish between those using it as a business. For example, a few years ago I was downsizing and selling a bunch of stuff on eBay. I moved...

What difference does freezing make? I want a salad shooter. My roommate has one of those hand crank attach to the counter salad things. It makes my Parmesean shreds too thick though, at least for my pesto cream sauce. I ended up having to take the stainless steel shaft Stick blender for...