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Thanks, everyone! Pine EO sounds like a cool idea! Helps to blend in with the woods!!

Hi everyone! I have a friend who wants an all-purpose soap - good for showering, shaving and shampoo as well. What do you think of this recipe? 30 percent coconut oil for rich, bubbly lather 30 percent palm oil for a stable, creamy, hard bar (can substitute lard or tallow) 10 percent castor...

Hi everyone, does organic extra virgin coconut oil lose its scent when it has been saponifed? It has a very strong odor of coconut. I have a friend who wants unscented soap, so that he can go hunting and not have a scent on him. Thanks in advance, for your help!

Thank you, Saranac and jcandleattic! :)

Thank you, Shunt!

http://www.essentialdepot.com/product/SS-MOLD-NATURAL-PLUS-BASKET.html How do you like it for hot process? Does it keep its shape well? Thanks for any help that you can give.

Thank you, PSFred, for giving me a recipe. That gives me a much better understanding!

Thank you! I don't have Kaolin....would bentonite work as well? So, if I reduce the beeswax, what would I sub the other 3% with? Clay? Or more of one of the oils?

Hi everyone! I have a recipe that I would like to make more slippery, so that it can be used for shaving as well as full-body use. 6% Beeswax 3% Palm kernel oil flakes 7% Shea butter 20% Coconut oil 40% Olive oil 17% Castor oil 7% Sweet almond oil...

OooOOOhh! There's a "dreaded ______" in every category, huh? There's the "dreaded orange spot", and now, the "dreaded soaping effect!" :( Any others that I don't know about??

The crazy part of it is that it sells for around $7 for an 8 oz tube! How could any handcrafted lotion maker even compete? I like it heaps better than the goat milk lotion that I made! It glides on, doesn't go on whitish streaky, doesn't drag, and my hands feel moisturized, whereas my...

So, what was his final answer?

I have this lotion by Acure. I really like it. But, whew!! What a HUGE list of ingredients!!! Are all these ingredients necessary? And what's with all the "stem cell cultures?" Is there anything to it, or is it just marketing hype? Would it be possible to simplify the list of ingredients...

LOL!!! VERY cool idea!!! No, don't have any leggos...

Thx everyone! Sooooo helpful to hear all of your insight!