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Love this thread. I tried Seascape (rosemary, lemongrass, eucalyptus, cedarwood) and I only made it a few days ago but the cedarwood is dominant but I do also smell the lemongrass. To me it smells more outdoorsy than a seascape scent but I still really like it. I used it at 5% ppo. Can't wait to...

I haven't been on in awhile and was just searching to see if anyone had experienced the same thing between cocoa and shea. I am testing a couple recipes and the only difference is one has cocoa and one has shea. I tested them both and feel like the one with the cocoa butter is silkier with a...

I haven't used this recipe in a long time, but I remember it being a hit with my family. Here is the recipe I used with the GV shortening: 35% Olive Oil 33% GV Shortening (you can choose this oil in soapcalc) 22% Coconut Oil 5% Shea Butter 5% Castor 5% superfat I may give this recipe a try...

Those EOs sound heavenly!!

I almost picked some up at the grocery yesterday. My Walmart actually had it in stock on the shelves. I believe they have changed the picture on the front of the package but I checked and the ingredients were still tallow/palm. I haven't used it since I first started several years ago and it was...

Don't know if this will work but here is the link to the Lavender 40/42 that is 100%: https://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/msds/QR_Lavender4042NatureIdenticalEssentialOil.pdf There is also another Lavender 40/42 that is .30% - just make sure if you want the 100% it's the one that says...

Just wanted to give a little update on the latest information I saw on NDA's site regarding this essential oil. Looks like they have updated the IFRA certificate and now it's 100%. I just wanted to tell you in case anyone had seen this previous/older thread I thought I would provide this update.

Yes! Excellent point, thank you so much.

I received an email back from NDA confirming it is .30 percent. Very interesting considering that toothpaste is at 2.5% as jules92207 pointed out.

Very interesting Dr. J, thank you so much for this information and digging! So fascinating. Unfortunately I have not received a reply from NDA yet. I will reach out to them again. If I do get a reply, I will definitely follow up. Thank you again!

This is exactly what I am going for also! And, I just treated myself to a planer!

That's a good idea, I typically pour at a light/medium trace also. With the lid, the person who sells them says to line the lid and then it would go on top but now I am wondering if it would still be hard to remove or otherwise mess up the top of the soap. I've used a shoe box to put over top of...

Do any of you have the kind of slab mold where the wooden lid sits directly on top of the soap? I'm thinking of getting one and I like the idea of a smooth top and wondered if this would do the trick.

Yes, I thought so too. I've sent a question in to them to see if they can help me figure it out. I will update you with their reply. Thanks!

Hi all, I just bought some New Directions Aromatics Lavender 40/42 and on their website in the pdf it says for category 9 soap the usage is .30 percent. I wanted to see if I have it correct that .30% would mean that if I made one pound of soap, so 16 ounces of oils, I should use 1.3 grams (.048...