Recent content by Mr_Dove

This kind of sucks. Well, I have this stuff. Is there any harm that could come from using it or is it just not going to have much scent when used in CP?

I was in Hobby Lobby for something else last night and I decided to pick up some "soap scent". It was $2.99 for .5 oz. The packaging says not to scent more than 1%. The web site claims that a bottle has enough to scent 10 pounds of soap. Perhaps that is the different between the...

thank you. I did find some additional info on lemon peel although not everyone has the same experience with browning. I guess I'll have to experiment and see.

I've been wanting to make a lemon soap for a while. I'm pretty now still but it's a favorite smell for me. I love the smell of my hands after rubbing lemon peel on my skin. Is it viable to add lemon peel to the recipe? Should i use fresh or dried and ground? Will this really have an effect...

I'm still a noob to soap making. I've done three batches and they've all been successful. My friend is anxious for me to make some stuff for her though. She purchased .5 ounces of Lavender EO and 3 ounces of full lavender flowers. She also bought what I think are rose buds. I have no...

I'll keep that in mind next time. I gambled and won this time but I may not get so lucky next time.

My first batch of soap is in it's "curing" stage. I put it on my tongue and didn't get zapped but I guess it probably still needs to cure. It's been sitting on a cooling rack in my kitchen for the last week. I should probably move it out of the way. Can it go in a box in a cabinet or the...

I've read that oatmeal will act differently in soap depending on how finely it is ground. Coarser oatmeal will act as an exfoliant while finely ground oatmeal has some sort of moisturizing or protecting effect on the skin. How finely ground should it be? I have a wheat grinder that grinds...

My wife suffers from eczema. Part of the reason that we're getting into soaping is to find an effective soap that doesn't cause her skin to flare up. I've only made one batch but she really likes it despite the fact that I put in corn meal, which her skin will not tolerate due to its...

I don't understand this either. I've only done one batch but it looked hard after only 2 hours. I pulled it out and cut it. It was perfect. I expected it to take 24 hours. Why was it done so fast? It could be because it was 80% tallow, which i hear makes for a very hard soap.

I can't comment on people negative reaction to animal fats. I assume that it is part of the media push that animal fats are unhealthy. I get beef fat locally and I render it myself. I made my first batch of soap today with 80% tallow and 20% coconut. It still has to cure but I'm very happy...

I made my first batch and it seems to have gone well. 80% tallow (20 oz) 20% Coconut (5 oz) 2 TBS corn meal Peppermint Oil for Scent I soaped at 110% and mixed everything in a 2 gallon bucket. I used a power drill and a paint mixing attachment. It did splatter quite a bit but it eventually...

for about 6 months I've been using a popular combination online that uses 1 bar of grated Fel Naptha Soap Borax Washing Soda It makes 5 gallons of laundry soap for a cheap price but the texture is bad. Now that my wife and I are making soaps we thought it must be possible to make a liquid...

I picked up some coconut oil for my wife today and I was very surprised to see that it was actually cheaper than olive oil. I didn't expect that at all. We're new so we're still doing small batches and buying our oils at the grocery store where possible. Olive Oil: $4.50/17 ounces Coconut...

I'm attempting to push the bounds of frugality for my first batch of soap. I get tallow for free and lye is $3 a pound at my hardware store. I could leave this batch unscented but I'd like to add "something". What's the cheapest EO or FO I can add to this batch?