Recent content by Maaki

So finally another update on this topic! Ive entirely ditched the cactus mucilage idea. Sounds good. Doesn't work . (Only in cold process and using sugars in the recipe. Otherwise ends up being mushy and wont ever dry. Honestly.... 3 months into curing and still soft). Anyways. Ive finally...

Well I'd say that the time you should quit will be when you stop enjoying doing it :) And every batch is a a great opportunity for learning. I will actually just start selling this year and at this moment i am waiting for materials for production. I started doing soap just for fun but decided to...

Thanks everyone for your enlightening words. It does seem like one should follow the voice of experience in these matters. This could be a great idea for a science fair experiment though.

Hello @TAS , I can definitely find coconut milk, however the one in the stores have a lot of additives and preservatices that I didnt want in my soaps so I could try making my own, which I think would be better. Theres actually a coconut store a couple of blocks away from where I live :D. I am...

So, I have been been thinking of some ideas; especially that since the human skin has a ph of around 5.5 then in theory an acidic soap would be better for the skin? I know that some citric acid is usually added to liquid soap to balance the ph, but I have been thinking of making an HP batch and...

Hey bro. I have actually made lengthy post with my experiments using avocado oil instead of olive oil. However avocado oil makes a very soft bar, so I mix it with coconut oil and cocoa butter in high percentages to make it harder and will actually try incorporating waxes since my bars dont tend...

So, back on the forum after some time letting soaps cure. My results have been quite successful and I have found a local producer of avocado oil for a great price and quality and I ended up changing the recipe to as follows: 20%coconut 15%cocoa butter 65% avocado oil (did end up being a 3...

So this time I just wanted to share my results with rebatching soap. I really dislike the mess that rebatching usually means. I tried rebatching in crockpot, in the oven and boiling soap in a ziploc back and there was always soap all over the place and a not-so-attractive bar of soap at the end...

So just adding some thoughts here. I have just finished making a couple of batches experimenting with agave syrup and cactus slime. I am now attempting the recipe as follows: 20%coconut 20%cocoa 60%avocado I used a 15% water as a percentage of oils (recipe called for 13% lye as percentage...

Actually, at the same time of my first experiment mentioned in this post I also made a salt bar version of the recipe that is quite similar to yours. I made it as follows: 75%coconut 10%cocoa butter 10%avocado oil 5% castor oil 15%superfat and 50%salt added at trace Needless to say I got...

@Alfa_Lazcares , any chance youd like to share your providers? haha but yes, I know you can probably find the supplies online, its just that the price-benefit doesn't seem worth it, adding to shipping costs and everything ends up being more than twice the price when I can just go walking to the...

That definitely looks like an agave. Although a species I'm not familiar with.

@KiwiMoose I think that unlike aloe vera, the leaves of agave are very fibrous and can only be used for feeding livestock. ( But we do use them for cooking sometimes). What I could definitely use for soap is agave juice (which is very sweet and is what tequila is made of) instead of water...

Wow well I guess there is only one way to find out. Time to start making some soap :P. I will definitely try your suggestions. Its annoying that I cannot easily find shea/mango butter in this country. But will try experimenting a bit with the resources at hand. One thing I havent tried and I...

Thanks a lot for your wisdom. Does seem like I would have ended wasting some valuable EOs in the process.