Recent content by sara.runs.wild

Thank you! I have reformulated adding Avocado oil to the recipe, and then also adding more avocado as a superfat at 3-5% added in after the cook.

Thank you for your responses! I am having huge doubts now though, I went crazy and made a bunch of soaps. Now I am worried I made them all wrong. I researched and everything, apparently I went to the wrong sites. This is where I got the basics for the recipe...

Hi! I made this soap and have been testing it out. It seems really drying to me but this also could be just my own skin as in the winter my hands get really red and dry. So I was just wondering if someone could look at the recipe and see if there would be anything that you could think of that...

Thank you! I am sure I will learn quite a bit!

Thank you! It is great to be here.

Hi & Thank you!

Thank you! I have been there. Beautiful down there. I’m in Colfax.

Where abouts are you? Im just north of Menomonie.

Thank you!!!

Hello! My name is Sara. I am so happy I found this forum. I own a small herbal apothecary (Wild River Apothecary) and herbal magazine (Home Herbalist) in North West Wisconsin. I made soap about 10 years ago when we were trying to grow our homestead. But gave it up because I decided to focus...

I third the comment on lavender buds looking like mouse poo. I made some soap a while back and took it to a craft fair. No one bought any but there were many comments asking if it was mouse poop. If you could grind them you may get away with it, but I personally wouldn't use lavender buds as a...