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    Rosin soap

    Hi Belinda, I can't answer your question with regards to CP or CPOP, but you can read how to make HP rosin soap below...
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    Pine tar ls

    It looks good to me, Seven. Anyone who wants a tar soap will likely expect for it to be dark in color. Did you add any fragrance? Essential oils of Rosemary, Thyme, Lavender, Clove and Cassia (or Cinnamon leaf) blend particularly well with tars.
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    Rosin

    Hi lady, my knowledge largely comes from research on botany, perfumery and historical soap manufacture. I'm in the process of writing a detailed report on Pears soap, which is a rosin based soap. I've also been working as a consultant for a couple of manufacturers, who wish to bring a Pears type...
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    Rosin

    That's the one, Dorymae. That particular company sources their Honduran rosin from PDM Chemicals, who in turn source it from Industria Resinera Bahr S.A, in Honduras. I can't guarantee that it will be anything like the rosin from Pinus palustris but it's well worth testing. Either way, it's...
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    Rosin

    The rosin from Diamondgforestproducts is produced from Pinus elliottii var elliottii (Slash pine). I've tried it and it's okay but it doesn't produce that deep aroma in the soap, which you might prefer. It's on the lighter, fresher side, which may or may not be what you're after. Historically...
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    Sandalwood FO

    Hi Lisa, as Fata Morgana mentioned earlier, the one that AHRE stock is from Tradewinds. http://rusticescentuals.com/Hawaiian-Sandalwood.html
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    Sandalwood FO

    It's worth mentioning that some people are anosmic (insensitive) to particular Sandalwood aroma compounds. If a Sandalwood FO smells weak to you, it may be because you're anosmic to one or more of the aroma compounds that it contains. Another Sandalwood FO may contain compounds that you're not...
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    IFRA Guidelines for Fragrance Oils

    I've also checked the EU regulations and there's no mention of a 3% maximum limit in cosmetics. It's almost certainly a limit imposed by a safety assessment company, for one of their off the shelf packages. Cosmeticsafetyassessment.com offer a package like that. It's a basic framework for you to...
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    Fragrance usage limits

    Scroll half way down either of these pages. http://pellwall-perfumes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/ifra-standards-international-fragrance.html...
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    Sandalwood FO

    I haven't tried it but you can buy an essential oil blend that contains various Sandalwood oils. It's still expensive compared to FOs but it's nowhere near as expensive as pure East Indian Sandalwood oil. It contains oils of East Indian Sandalwood, West Indian Sandalwood, Indonesian Sandalwood...
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    Fragrance usage limits

    If the numbers are from 1 to 11, then yes they are for the different product categories. Category 9 is for liquid and bar soap, among other things. "9 Bar Soap (Toilet Soap); Bath Gels, Foams, Mousses, Salts, Oils and Other Products Added To Bathwater; Body Washes of all types (including...
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    IFRA Guidelines for Fragrance Oils

    I don't think that 3% is the IFRA maximum. It's probably just the maximum set by certain safety assessment companies, for their basic packages. They may have set a maximum of 3% to increase the likelihood that the components in a client's chosen fragrance oil don't exceed the IFRA guidelines...
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    what am i doing wrong???

    Jayjay, I'm not particularly experienced so don't take my word for it but it sounds as though the sodium cocoate was too aggressive and stripped your hair of any natural oil. Sodium cocoate is more aggressive than other soaps. The superfatting may have also left behind too much oil on the...
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    Looking for a particular soap mold

    The same mould is available on ebay.co.uk, if you happen to be in the UK. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soap-Mould-6-cavity-half-round-moulds-very-sturdy-/271133931728?pt=UK_Carfts_Candle_SoapMaking_EH&hash=item3f20d778d0
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    Rosin soap

    This is a quick update for those who are interested. I melted 1.5 grams of rosin in 0.75 grams of coconut oil today and it dissolved quite easily. The consistency once cooled was soft and workable and the addition of a little hot water made it about as runny as honey. So half as much coconut oil...
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