Recent content by melonie

Hello, I have some castor oil and canned goat's milk which have gone past their expiration date. I wonder if I could still use them to make soaps? Please let me know. Thanks, Melonie

Thank you for your help :grin:

I never tried to use EO's to make soy candles or votives before. What's the amount of EO that I should use per pound? Please let me know. Thanks for all your help. Melonie

Hi Everyone, I just purchased some Germaben II to make my first batch of lotion. The recommended usage rate is 1%. Would this be for just the oil amount in the recipe or total amount of all ingredients (oils, liquid, emulsifying wax & essential oils)? Please let me know. Thank you in...

Hi Everyone, I'm just curious about whether really cold soap ingredients (lye, oils & liquid) would have an effect on trace or appearance/texture of your soaps. Please let me know. Thanks, Melonie

Hi All, That's wonderful that the Walmart brand is similar to Crisco and costs less. I have a few cans in my kitchen and will make soaps out of them. Thank you for all your help. Have a great day, Melonie

Hello Everyone, Has anybody tried to use the Walmart "All Vegetable" Shortening to make soaps? If you have, is there a difference between the Walmart brand & "original" Crisco (not the new one w/palm). Please let me know. Thanks, Melonie

Hi Dagmar, I will try that. Should I do around 2 oz based on the recipe I gave you? Please keep in mind though that there's no cooking with this recipe. I wonder how that would turn out. I will try a small batch. This is going to be interesting. Thanks for all of your feedback. Melonie

I have made M&P and Cold press soaps (for almost a year), but never liquid. I'd like to start making it with a simple recipe like the one I sent you. That seems fairly easy. I'm just curious if I could substitute GM for the water in the recipe. Should I try first with a small amount? Please...

Hi Dagmar, Thanks for the link. I did come across it, but the recipe was a little complicated for me as it would require cooking the soap for 4 - 5 hours. I'm a newbie, so I'd like to start out with something easy. Thanks again for your help. Have a great day, Melonie

Hi Dagmar, Here's the link for the Liquid Soap recipe http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Soap/Rec ... hor-LIQUID Please let me know what you think. Also, instead of Palm Oil, could I use another type of oil? Please let me know. Thanks, Melonie

Hi All, I have not made any lotion bars yet, but like to get started soon. I looked at some recipes online and none called for any preservative. I'm just curious about the shelf life of a lotion bar w/out some form of preservative. Shouldn't something be added to prolong its shelf life...

Hi Everyone, I've found a very simple recipe for Liquid Soap that doesn't require any cooking at all. I have to say that it was a tough task to search for a simple recipe because most of the recipes I found called for a few hours of cooking. That's too complicated for me. Anyway, this...

Hi GG, Thank you for your suggestion. I will try that. I can find lots of regular lotion recipes online. Thanks again, Melonie

Hi All, Would anybody know a basic GM lotion recipe. I have a hard time finding one on the Internet. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Melonie