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i've played around with multiple recipes since starting this soap making obsession last november but i've noticed i haven't used much of the palm oil. mainly have been using co and oo. i have nearly a full gallon of palm oil :D i have some co, 2L of oo, and smaller amounts of...

thanks for the suggestions! i'll try the plastic wrap and rice method.

my salt bars are crying! why? how do i stop the weeping? 100% coconut oil salt bar with equal weight non ionized table salt. dried fine and was curing with no issues until last week. made on 11/21. live in los angeles and it is normally dry here, but we've been having rain on/off the...

its an electronic scale with tare. had good reviews on amazon :) water/beer 6.08oz lye 2.09 oz not sure if it gelled. i put it in the oven 6-8 hours vs insulating with blankets. i'm definitely going to change it to grams now! should i keep letting it cure or rebatch. never...

this cp shampoo bar was my third ever soap made. stirred to light trace, poured and placed into oven (no heat) around 6-8 hours. a small 1lb batch. superfat 6%, water- subbed with beer olive oil 4oz castor oil 3 oz coconut oil 3oz palm oil 2oz avocado oil 1 oz cocoa butter 1 oz...

ok, thanks. that's what i figured. no sharing :lol: all done! made a total of 176 bars! ran out of the tins but just wrapping the bars up in wax paper and a pastel label looks cute too. of course, i set a couple aside for "research and development" :wink:

nattynoo, yup, i dropped the honey and am using fo- bergamot and fig. goes well with the natural cocoa butter and beeswax. not too smelly, hopefully appealing to all!

my latest obsession is making these lotion bars for holiday gifts. made nearly 100 yesterday :lol: but woke up thinking about what might happen if one bar were shared among multiple users. specifically- the germ factor? i typically share regular lotion b/c they are in a tube or...

ok, honey is out :( thanks.

i'm going thru lots of drama over my solid lotion bars :? the first solid lotion bar was just cocoa butter, shea butter, avocado and jojoba oil and beeswax. smelled great but i wanted something more! plus i'm running out of avocado and jojoba oil... added lanolin into the mix and made it...

well i went to the candle shop today and spoke with the manager (?). they do not make the fo but the fo company has gone thru testing and are skin safe for lotions and soaps...whew! i made a small batch with little bit of lanolin- stunk! and a couple drops of the fo. still kind of...

more confused now! :lol: i have to go back today for more beeswax and i'll ask about their fragrance oils.... i need to ask if they've been tested on lotions/soaps and what the carrier oil is? gonna make a small test batch anyways. also stopping by a candy supply shop! got some...

hi soapbuddy! not sure if they make the synthetic fragrances inhouse or not. here is their website, they don't say much about their fragrances- http://genwax.com/ unfortunately, i don't think there will be enough time to order online so i'm stuck with local stores for now. there are...

i bought some skin safe synthetic fragrance oils at a local candle making shop, but feeling a little nervous about using it for lotion bars :?: i just went in there for the darn beeswax but aisles of fragrances smelled so lovely and lured me in. darn it. but i don't want to screw up the...

Re: best scent to cover the lanolin smell???? i bought some synthetic fragrance along with beeswax at a candle supply shop. it said "skin safe" and i wasn't really thinking, just smelling. is synthetic fragrance an fo? thanks.